OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- Missouri River levels both above and below the six mainstem dams will stay low. Mike Swenson with the Corps of Engineers in Omaha says releases from the system aren’t projected to change much. Swenson says water storage is quite a ways below normal. Swenson says the big lakes may show some minor rises… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A group of students got recognition certificates on Friday in Yankton for taking part in two-week courses in certified nurse assistant training and manufacturing technology. State Education Department Secretary Tiffany Sanderson talked to the students and said these are great experiences. Sanderson says the hands on experience helps expand classroom training. Sanderson says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Candidate for District 3 House Emily Meier discussed her candidacy for the House Seat.  Meier is a registered Democrat. Meier introduce herself to the public. Meier talks about how she got into politics. Meier’s platform include looking into the agriculture in the state of South Dakota. Meier is also looking into the issue… Read more »

PIERRE & RAPID CITY, S.D.(KCCR & KBHB)- Severe storms slams through central South Dakota this past weekend leaving plenty of damage and power outages behind.  Susan Sander, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Rapid City says damage surveys have been completed in the Philip area in Haakon County. A number of tornado… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Tuesday, June 14th between the hours of 9:00 pm and 1:00 am. The adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph.  The mosquito control trucks are identified and travel with a flashing yellow light. To ensure spray effectiveness… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- The Alzheimer’s Association of South Dakota will host two, free webinars this month. Executive Director Leslie Morrow says they are open to anyone impacted or interested in Alzheimer’s. Morrow says they will include a lot of information in the webinars. Morrow says they will also talk about early diagnosis. The second webinar will… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The latest round of US aid approved by Congress to Ukraine totaled about forty four billion dollars. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says its needed to help Ukraine fight off the Russian invasion. Rounds say dollars are better than the alternative. The funding is split between military and humanitarian aid.

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- While improving slightly from last month, predicted runoff into the Missouri River system will be well below normal this year. Ryan Larson is with the Corps of Engineers Omaha Division Missouri River Basin Water Management Office. Larson says they watch several inflow indicators. Larson says mountain snowpack fell below normal again this year.… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Jessica Bahmuller of Alexandria finished first with thirty percent of the vote in the five-way District 19 House Republican primary this week. She says she can relate to the people in the district. Bahmuller ran two years ago in then District 21.  She says this was much different. With no opposition in November,… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- This is the time of year when school districts work to fill their open teaching positions before the fall term starts. Yankton School District Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they have filled most of their open slots. Kindle says applicants for open positions have dropped drastically. Kindle says some positions are very difficult to… Read more »