PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill dealing with fees for the Secretary of States office that had been hoghoused in the House to become a bill to do away with the sales tax on food hit the wall in the Senate. A motion was made to send the bill to a conference committee, but Senator Lee Schoenbeck… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House reached final approval on a bill that sets the framework for housing development across the state. Representative Hugh Bartels of Watertown says the bill combines a number of proposals. Bartels says the bill outlines the loan and grant programs. Representative John Mills of Volga made a motion to slow… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The drop in Covid-19 infections is taking the pressure off health care providers. Liz Healy is infection control specialist at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Healy says they now have time to look at what worked and what didn’t during the pandemic. Healy says they are looking at the possibility of another… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A proposed wind farm along the Hughes/Hyde County border will stay just that for now; proposed.  The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission moved last week to postpone an evidentiary hearing for the North Bend Wind Farm.  That hearing was set for mid-April.  North Bend lawyer Brett Koenecke says Hughes County has not taken… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Department of Transportation sponsored four public meetings over the past couple of weeks focused on updating the state rail plan. Jack Dokken, Air, Rail & Transit Program Manager for the D.O.T. says they had some good input. Dokken says they have a consultant that will take the input and put… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Fort Pierre City Council was updated Monday night on progress moving forward with updating the city’s water system.  Public Works Director Rick Hahn says both the Water Task Force and city Utilities Committee have recently met to discuss the latest planning. A narrative needs to be in to the state Department… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA)- The House is finishing the heated debate over work force housing in the state. The House chose to concur with Senate amendments in a vote of 48 to 22. This brings the issue forward to the governor’s desk. After passing the Senate with some amendments, the debate continued on the House floor as… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- The the question for the jury to decide in the murder case against Jarrett Jones is whether Jarrett Jones was justified in shooting his gun. Defense attorney Marshall Lovrien told Brown County jurors in closing arguments Tuesday that Jarrett Jones had the right to defend his life and the life of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A 74 year-old Onida man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison on child rape and sexual contact charges.  Sentencing for Steven West was held at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre instead of the Sully County Courthouse Tuesday.  Defense attorney Rob Conrad asked Judge Christina Klinger to consider departure from the… Read more »