PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee held its first meeting at the State Capitol in Pierre Thursday.  Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz is a law enforcement representative on the Committee and says a lot of information was shared in the four hours of testimony. Walz says the concerns of law enforcement in relation to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at approximately 7:00 AM on Friday, July 15, 2022, water will be off in the following areas to repair a water main: 3rd Avenue SE between Jackson & Congress Street The Public Works Department suggests that residents in the affected area collect and store water for personal and restroom… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Health officials say a man from the eastern part of the state has contracted the state’s first assumed case of monkeypox, a disease that has emerged in more than 50 countries and 41 U.S. states. The state public health lab identified the infection and forwarded the case to… Read more »

GROTON, S.D.(Press Release) –  A 50-year-old female has died as a result of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Monday, July 11, 2022, east of Groton. The name of the person involved is not yet being released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2017 Toyota Camry was eastbound on… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Department of Transportation is holding meetings around the state this week to highlight future projects under the State Transportation Improvement Plan. (STIP) At the meeting last (Wednesday) night in Mitchell, D.O.T. Director of Planning Mike Behm highlighted the new Platte – Winner Bridge project. Behm says they plan to keep… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – A new three-digit dialing code, 988, will launch on Saturday in South Dakota connecting those experiencing mental health distress to compassionate, accessible care and support. “Whether it is thoughts of suicide, a mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress, help is available 24 hours a… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- While the economy is still growing in the nine state Mid America region, that growth is slowing. Ernie Goss, an economics professor at Creighton University in Omaha, says there are some positive signs. Goss says he expects the Federal Reserve to continue to be aggressive in rate hikes to slow inflation. Goss says… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Health care facilities across the country shared in billions of federal dollars over the past two years as they dealt with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Doug Ekeren, President of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton says while those dollars are going away, many of the increased costs are not. Ekeren says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- South Dakota Boulevard, across the street from the South Dakota State Capitol will be home to a two-day abortion rights protest July 23rd and 24th.  Sandra Reid and Cassie Hudson of Watertown have organized two protests there and are trying to organize a protest near the Capitol. Reid says the march will be… Read more »