PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The Department of Labor and Regulation’s SDWORKS jobs database and virtual labor market information system are back online following a nationwide disruption in service from the site’s vendor Geographic Solutions, Inc. The outage at GSI started June 26, 2022, with service restored to South Dakota systems Monday. GSI has indicated this attack affected… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Missouri River and the upstream big lakes will continue to be on the low side the rest of the year. Mike Swenson with the Corps of Engineers in Omaha says Gavins Point Dam releases will stay pretty stable. Swenson says there has been some reduction in flood storage capacity. That was mostly… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, July 13th between the hours of 9:00 pm and 1:00 am. West Nile Virus has been identified in Aberdeen and city officials urge citizens to take reasonable precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. You can reduce the… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The Watertown City Council has voted to borrow another $10 million to construct a new two-sheet ice arena. Monday’s decision at a special council meeting means the city has now bonded $30 million for the project, and they’ve pledged to use another $5 million in cash reserves. A private fundraising group has… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Brian Bengs, the democratic candidate for the US Senate in South Dakota says he is still working through ideas to help with his campaign themes. Bengs appeared at the Yankton County Democratic Picnic and says he is also focused on raising money for his challenge to incumbent republican Senator John Thune. Bengs says… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Staying focused on state issues is the campaign theme of democratic Governor candidate Jamie Smith. Smith, current Minority Leader in the South Dakota House says he has a broad background. Smith says he has always wanted to serve. Smith appeared at the Yankton County Democratic Party picnic.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s July Business After Hours mixer will be held on Thursday, July 14 from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center, 2905 3rd Avenue Southeast. Sanford is the host and sponsor and will be providing food for the evening. Membership drawing is at $400. This… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota interim Attorney General Mark Vargo says his priority is restoring confidence in the office following the impeachment and conviction of former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Vargo says he wants to get face to face with as many agents as possible. Vargo says it’s the DCI agents that are the prime contacts… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- While the level of the Oahe and other reservoirs on the Missouri River main stem system are low, the system is roughly only half-empty compared to the record all-time minimum low in 2007.  John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division of the U-S Army Corps of Engineers says drought conditions… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- Below normal runoff into the Missouri River system is expected for the next few months. Ryan Larson with the Corps of Engineers in Omaha had the latest runoff update. Larson says Yellowstone flooding added a minor bump to the monthly runoff. Larson says all of the mountain snowpack has melted. The Corps is… Read more »