YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Napa to Platte rail line in southeast South Dakota has not seen regular rail service since the 1980s and that probably won’t change anytime soon. State Transportation Department Secretary Joel Jundt says there isn’t much interest from any potential buyers of that state owned line. Jundt says they do get occasional questions… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Hughes County Commission and Fort Pierre City Council have approves resolutions of intent to form the Central South Dakota Ambulance District.  Fort Pierre Adlerman Scott Deal serves on the current ambulance board and emergency medical care leave Hughes and Stanley County without it. The goal is to put the District on the… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Rising interest rates have cooled off a red-hot home selling market and one real estate agent says that may not be a bad thing. Mason Schramm with “The Move Group” in Yankton says the whole selling – buying process has slowed down. Schramm says it has been hectic for the past two years.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem announced today that South Dakota has received a Presidential Disaster Declaration that allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help South Dakota local governments in six counties statewide recover from public infrastructure damage sustained as a result of a tornado, severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and hail that… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- One agenda item, in particular, touched on perhaps a bit of a sensitive subject for some residents, past, present, and maybe even future generations. It’s explained as seeking approval to accept an agreement with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers for a Flood Control Feasibility Study for an estimated $1.8 million. It would… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- Gas prices have been slowly fading downward for the past month or so. Shawn Steward with Triple “A” South Dakota says that trend should continue. Steward says they have been tracking the price drops consistently. Steward says world wide events have an impact on gas prices. Triple “A” says the national average is… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, August 3rd between the hours of 8:30 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 »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota voters will have a third choice for Governor on the November ballot. Tracey Quint of Sioux Falls is running on the Libertarian ticket. She says her interest in politics has evolved. Quint says she wants to reflect Midwest values. Quint says as Governor, she would favor minimal government interference in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The South Dakota Board of Regents has unanimously approved an expanded alcohol sales policy for all regental universities, including Northern State University. The new policy, which will be in effect at the start of the 2022-23 school year, allows universities to expand alcohol sales to general admission areas of athletic events.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at 7:00am on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the following intersection will be closed to thru traffic for a water main repair: 9th Avenue NE & North Penn Street Both North/South and East/West traffic will be impacted, motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work is completed. The intersection is… Read more »