PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A permit application for a proposed wind farm on the Hughes/Hyde County border is a step closer to restarting now that the Hughes County Commission has approved a haul road agreement with the project’s developer.  County Manager Kevin Hipple says the agreement comes after months of work and months after Hyde County approved… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)-  South Dakota held elections across the state Tuesday night.  Here are some reaction from candidates in the area. Drew Dennert received the most votes in the Brown County Commission race.  Dennert was pleased with the results. Amendment C was defeated Tuesday night.  Dennert was surprised by the margin that it was defeated. Commissioner… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Tuesday night, the people of Brown County & South Dakota voted in the elections for a variety of different positions. Candidates reacted to the results as they were coming in. Governor Noem won her primary against Representative Steven Haugaard.  That came as no surprise to Democratic candidate for Governor Jamie Smith. Smith… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)-  Here are the results of the 2022 Primary held Tuesday night in South Dakota. * indicate who won or advanced to November NW City Council: *Charlotte Liebelt 667 votes(59%) Jon Boon McNutt 470 votes(41%) NE City Council: *Erin Fouberg 919votes(60%) Andy Schaunaman 364 votes(24%) Mark Remily 238 votes(16%) SW City Council: *David Novstrup… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- While this spring saw an unprecedented amount of wind advisories and warnings, things have slowed as we approach the summer months. KELOland Meteorologist Scot Mundt: According to the National Weather Service, Sioux Falls saw a record 15 wind advisories issued through April Last year, nearly all of South Dakota experienced drought conditions… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, June 8th between the hours of 8:30 pm and 12:30 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 »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission will deal with another grain buyer license suspension at their meeting Wednesday. The grain buying license of the Roslyn Elevator was suspended in February and the Commission applied to Circuit Court to appoint a receiver due to financial issues. Commission Chairman Chris Nelson says it takes time… Read more »

HURON, S.D.(KOKK)- NorthWestern Energy commissioned the new 58-megawatt natural gas-fired electric Bob Glanzer Generating Station near Huron. S.D. Monday, which provides flexible, on-demand energy generation to reliably serve our South Dakota customers with affordable energy.  Northwestern Energy CEO Bob Rowe gave credit to getting the project completed. Northwestern Energy President and Chief operating officer Brian… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- Discussions are beginning on the framework of the next five year Farm Bill, which has to be approved next year. South Dakota Senator John Thune says those talks are starting with a potential global food shortage looming. Thune says the war in Ukraine is having a direct impact on worldwide grain stocks. Thune… Read more »

MARION, S.D.(WNAX)- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been warning of possible power shortages, especially in the Midwest this summer. A combination of coal plant retirements, increasing demand and shortage of power line capacity could lead to the short fall. Brad Schardin, manager of Southeastern Electric based in Marion, says they have a variety of… Read more »