VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- While all members of the South Dakota legislature are up for reelection this fall, not all members will return. Senator Art Rusch of Vermillion is hitting his limit of four terms. Rusch says it has been an interesting time. Rusch, who was a circuit court judge, says compromise in the Senate is everything.… Read more »

AVON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission was appointed as the receiver of the Farmers Cooperative Elevator in Avon last July after the elevator lost its bond. Cody Chambliss, PUC grain warehouse manager, told the commission they have made progress in paying most of the producers that sold grain to the elevator. Chambliss says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Developing and building workforce housing will be a major issue in this year’s South Dakota legislature. Representative Roger Chase of Huron chaired a summer study committee last year that examined the issue. Last week he appeared before the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee. He says Governor Kristi Noem’s plan to spend two hundred… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Summit Carbon Solutions, based in Iowa, wants to build a pipeline to transport carbon dioxide from ethanol plants in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and South Dakota to underground storage in North Dakota. Jake Ketzner, vice president of governmental affairs for Summit Carbon Solutions, appeared in front of the South Dakota Senate Commerce and Energy… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KYNT)- The probe intensifies Monday by the panel determining whether to recommend that the House consider impeachment of state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg regarding the crash that killed pedestrian Joe Boever. The House Select Committee on Investigation begins taking testimony from South and North Dakota law enforcement officials and a Jackson, Wyoming crash reconstructionist. Committee… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Representative Hugh Bartels recapped the legislative session that kicked off last week. Bartels explained the “enhanced carry” background check bill. Hugh goes on to explain just what fees are included to “go away”. We inquired why you would want to get rid of that much potential revenue for the state. Hugh tells us… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- A recent ABC News poll found that over seventy five percent of republicans still have doubts about the validity of the 2020 Presidential election. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he hears about that too. Johnson says a number of states are making election law changes. Johnson says the 2020 election was not… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The recent report on the US economy shows inflation rising to at least seven percent, with prices rises on everything from gas to groceries. David Chicoine, former President at South Dakota State University, says it appears the Federal Reserve Board wasn’t prepared for the report. Chicoine, a former economics professor, says people had… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Department of Social Services is making plans to limit patient capacity at the Human Services Center in Yankton at two hundred and open regional behavioral health treatment centers around the state. Governor Kristi Noem says they are working with a model center in Rapid City. Noem says the Human Services… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- It’s the odd tax that gained notoriety during Governor Kristi Noem’s State of the State address last week. To kill the bingo tax; introduce Senate Bill 37, which in addition to removing a tax on bingo would eliminate licensing fees associated with bingo gaming. Those taxes and fees are in addition to any… Read more »