PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota House of Representatives has agreed with the state Senate that a summer study on zebra mussel mitigation might not be a bad idea.  Senate Concurrent Resolution 602 passed the 70-member House Wednesday.  Representative Rebecca Reimer of says zebra mussels could have numerous impacts on the rivers and lakes in South… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for South Dakota’s congressional seat is under scrutiny for tweets he made from his personal account before he considered running for public office. Ryan Ryder is an Air Force veteran and lawyer from Black Hawk. He’s running for the seat held by Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson. One of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- While Jon Schumacher was making threats before he was shot in the early morning hours of Jan. 2, 2020, one man who was in the room at the time said he did not feel threatened. That was part of the testimony from Nathan Milstead on Thursday during the second day of testimony… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill that would create and fund Oceti (oh-ched-ee)_ Sakowin (sa-cow-in) or native schools in South Dakota was debated in the House Education Committee Wednesdy. Sponsor, Senator Troy Heinert of Mission told the committee the bill has changed since last year. Representative Erin Healy of Sioux Falls says the full House should have… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A bill to support renovation of the State Health Lab in Pierre has cleared one more hurdle to becoming law.  Senate Bill 58 was before House Appropriators Wednesday.  Interim Health Secretary Joan Adam says while the 26 year-old building is structurally sound; technology has outgrown it. Adam says a renovated health lab will… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Coming up this Saturday, the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the final cracker barrel session of the year.  South Dakota Legislators from Districts 1, 2, 3 and 23 representing Brown County are invited to attend.  It’s an opportunity for people to get the latest updates on what’s happening in Pierre. The… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Thursday, the Brown County Fair announce the concert to be performed on Thursday, August 18th at the Grandstand. Brown County Grandstand Committee Chair Clint Sombke made the announcement. Sombke announce the opening acts for the Craig Morgan concert. On Friday, the Brown County Fair will announce the Grandstand Acts for Wednesday at… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Democrats in the South Dakota legislature are finding that their slim numbers can be critical in moving some major spending bills. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says democrat votes made the difference in passing some bills on crossover day. Cwach says some of the votes in the past week are previews of what… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Late last year NDN Collective, a Rapid City-based indigenous advocacy organization, quietly published a position paper concerning the organizations official stance on militarism. NDN Collective, in this paper, describes itself as an anti-militarist organization, while also expressly acknowledging the various and complex motivations individual soldiers have for enlisting. “NDN Collective’s understanding is… Read more »