PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that she is appointing Joan Adam to serve as Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH), effective immediately. Joan has been serving in this role in an interim capacity since January. “Joan has done an excellent job serving the people of South Dakota in her many… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Monday, the Aberdeen City Council received the report from the Aberdeen Convention & Visitors Bureau dealing with tourism numbers for 2021. Executive Director Casey Weismantel talks about new ways they tried to market for the city. Weismantel compares the numbers from last year to 2020. Weismantel looks ahead to 2022 including an… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House Select Committee on Investigation has recommended that Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg not be impeached in connection with the death of Joe Boever near Highmore in September of 2020. The vote of the committee was six to two against impeachment. Committee Vice Chair, Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton, voted for… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- After nearly four and a half hours in executive session the House Committee on Investigation has issued a recommendation as to the possible impeachment of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Committee Chair, Speaker of the House Spencer Gosch then called for the vote to approve the report. That vote was a party-line… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota lottery sales and revenues continue to grow year over year. The Lottery Board heard a report on sales and revenue at their meeting last week in Pierre. Lottery Deputy Executive Director Clark Hepper says scratch off ticket sales show strong results. Hepper says video lottery revenues also continue to increase. Hepper… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KBRK)- According to the USDA, avian influenza has now been confirmed in 12 locations in seven South Dakota counties, including Kingsbury. In has impacted more than 600,000 birds in commercial flocks of chickens and turkeys in the state. In Kingsbury County, that included a commercial flock of 124,000 layers and a turkey flock of… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association shows the expected impacts of the disease in the next few years. Leslie Morrow, Executive Director of the South Dakota Chapter, says there is a lack of medical specialists that can treat people with dementia. Morrow says there will also be a major shortage of direct… Read more »

WALLACE, S.D.(Press Release) –  One person died early Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Wallace. Names of the two people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2017 Ford F150 pickup was westbound on SD Highway 20 when the driver failed to stop… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Firefighters from at least three states met in Fort Pierre at the end of last week and over the weekend (March 24-27, 2022) for the South Dakota Wildland Fire Academy. Training and Aviation Program Manager for South Dakota Wildland Fire Tamara Dierks says over 130 firefighters attended the classes. She says Academy participants… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Last Saturday, Indigenous leaders marched from Roosevelt Park in North Rapid City to the Grand Gateway Hotel. The crowd, comprised of hundreds of mostly native activists, waved tribal government and LANDBACK flags, with dozens of children holding handmade signs. Lawrence Cross, a medicine man from Kyle, promoted a message of indigenous unity… Read more »