SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- The ad war is getting hotter in the campaign over legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota. Sponsor Matthew Schweich of South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws says opposition ads have crossed a line. He says the ads claim other drugs would also be legalized if Initiated Measure 29 passes. Rhonda Milstead, Executive… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Carbon capture pipeline opponents struck out in the South Dakota legislature in the last two years, but they’re riding high on a State Supreme Court ruling that removes eminent domain power from the pipeline builder. They also placed a Referred Law on the ballot…RL-21…that was intended to make a way for the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- There are seven ballot measures on South Dakota’s Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot and at least half of them have some sort of verbiage disagreement between the proponents and the opponents. The result puts voters in the middle trying to sort through messages that spin one way or another to find information… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting,beginning at 7am on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the following road will be closed to thru traffic and water will be off in the following area for new fire hydrant and water main replacement: S. Vivian St. from 4th Ave SE to 6th Ave SE The road is scheduled to be… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The resident-only pheasant hunting season opened last weekend.  Even more hunters will take to the field next weekend as the pheasant season opens for non-resident hunters this weekend.  Getting those out-of-staters here is the job for Nick Harrington, Communications Director for the Game, Fish and Parks Department. Harrington told the Game, Fish and… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(KCCR)- The Drug Enforcement Administration battles illegal narcotics every day and rural parts of the country are not immune from their impact.  Emily Murray with the D-E-A’s Omaha Division which covers South Dakota says use of some drugs are increasing in the Midwest. Murray says while drugs continue to flow into the region, overdoses… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- A case of mistaken identity leaves two people dead in a shooting in Sioux Falls Thursday night. The shooting took place at the Kum & Go gas station near Roosevelt High school Thursday night. It all started when a 23-year old man said he had been jumped in another area of the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting,beginning at 8am on Monday, October 14th, 2024, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for concrete culvert replacement: 8th Ave. NE from Lancelot Dr. to W. Paramount Dr.  The road is scheduled to be closed until approximately 5pm Friday, October 18th, or until finished.  Motorists are advised to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) –U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) joined his colleague Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in calling out U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) failure to prevent illegal aliens from registering to vote in American elections or prosecute those who evidently have done so. “We are deeply concerned by reports of… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- It’s been years in the making, but the City of Fort Pierre and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appear to be moving toward an agreement that will put 40-some lots– scattered around town– back on the tax rolls. At this week’s meeting, Mayor Gloria Hanson said she received good news from… Read more »