PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Senate approved a compromise bill (SB24) that would limit the number of marijuana plants that could be grown by someone holding a medical marijuana card. Senator Brian Brietling of Miller was part of the conference committee that came up with the deal. Senator David Wheeler of Huron was not happy… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- Dry conditions last fall into the winter will provide plenty of flood storage space in Missouri River reservoirs. Mike Swenson with the Corps of Engineers in Omaha details some of the forecasts. Swenson says releases from Gavins Point Dam near Yankton will increase to support downstream barge traffic. Swenson says the lower flows… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House and Senate are on different paths to a final budget, with each having their own bill at this point. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they are trying to reach an agreement. The dispute is over spending authority for hundreds of millions of federal dollars. Hunhoff, Chair of the… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- An irregular winter leads, naturally, to irregular ice conditions – especially as spring gets closer by the day. Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the Rapid City Fire Department, reminds outdoors enthusiasts to be careful late in the season. Jaeger says if a hypothetical person fell into through ice in front of… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- The Davison County Commission on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit and variance request for the expansion of a concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, south of Mitchell.  Jackrabbit Family Farms applied for the permit and variance for their CAFO located about ten miles south and just over a mile west of Mount… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The House Select Committee on Investigation will meet again Thursday. That is now overshadowed by a letter from Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price saying Ravnsborg was untruthful during the investigation and urging the committee to move on impeachment. Committee Chair, House Speaker Spencer Gosch has called that “interference.” Member, Representative Mike… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The federal government will run out of money on Friday if Congress doesn’t do something. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says they are waiting for details on a spending plan from majority democrats. Congress has passed several continuing resolutions over the past few months to keep the government in operation. Johnson says he… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Argus Leader) — Employee protections against private COVID-19 mandates are the latest issue of gridlock at the South Dakota Capitol. Lawmakers on a conference committee of the state House and Senate on Tuesday were unable to overcome disagreement in the Legislature and with Gov. Kristi Noem about whether employers should be able to require… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- The courthouse erupted in shouts of joy from Jarrett Jones’ family shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday. After eight hours of deliberation, a jury of five men and seven women found Jarrett Jones not guilty of not only first-degree murder, but second-degree murder and first- and second-degree manslaughter. Jones, 50, of Bath,… Read more »