PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The general election is just under two weeks away and voters in Hughes County will see a phanton race on their ballots.  Pierre City Administrator Kristie Honeywell says voters on November 8th will see a race that doesn’t count for anything on their ballot. Pierre, Fort Pierre, Hughes and Stanley County had proposed… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Pierre-based BankWest is making another commitment to South Dakota agriculture at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron.  Fair officials announced Thursday an 85-thousand dollar donation for the SHED.  The SHED will be the new home for Open Class Sheep at the State Fair.  State Fair Manager Peggy Besch says the donation means… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Dan Ahlers has been hitting the campaign trail, looking to earn a seat in South Dakota’s House. He’s finding people are upset over political fighting both at the national and state levels, and voters don’t feel their elected officials are listening to them. Another thing Ahlers finds unacceptable is the number of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR & WNAX)- Health officials are expecting a large increase in upper respiratory illness cases as flu season nears.  Jenna Schiefelbein is a physician assistant with Avera Medical Group in Pierre says the lines of people seeking urgent care are routinely extending outside the clinic building. South Dakota, being the middle of the country,… Read more »

GAYVILLE, S.D.(WNAX)- A Gayville man has been arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges. In a release from the Attorney General’s office, David James Brown was arrested on Wednesday. A search of a Gayville home found twenty two pounds of marijuana, 751 grams of concentrated marijuana wax, 95 Nerds Rope Marijuana edible packages, and Suboxone.… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- One of the nation’s leading experts on Emerald Ash Borer was in Fort Pierre Thursday night to give a crash course on the ash tree devouring insect.  State Forester Dr. John Ball says without a doubt E-A-B will end up in South Dakota’s Twin Cities. Ball says ash trees can be saved… Read more »

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D.(WNAX)- Legislative candidates are spending a lot of money and time campaigning ahead of next month’s election. Bill Shorma of Dakota Dunes is running for a House seat in District 17. Shorma, a republican, is running on his private and public service experience. District 17 has been redrawn since 2020 now including Vermillion,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem and First Gentleman Bryon Noem will host the annual trick-or-treat festivities at the Governor’s Residence in Pierre on Monday, Oct. 31, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. CT. “Stopping at the Governor’s Residence for Halloween is a tradition we enjoy being part of,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “We love to… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- While inflation is high in the US, its running much hotter in other parts of the world, as much as eighty percent in Turkey. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says all of that started in America. Johnson says all those extra dollars were chasing smaller supplies. Johnson says some democrats are admitting as… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission addressed party status in two applications to build liquid carbon dioxide pipelines across the state Thursday.  P-U-C staffer Kristen Edwards says Daniel Hoey, the superintendent at West Central School did not want to intervene in the Summit Carbon Solutions project anymore. Hoey was superintendent at Stanley County… Read more »