PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- While most smart devices already include the numbers, it will soon be mandatory to dial all ten digits when calling any local phone number. South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Chris Nelson says the move is to make way for a national suicide hotline. Nelson says those three numbers have to be able… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Yankton School Board moved to modify their rules on home school students taking part in sanctioned activities at their meeting Monday night. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says that’s in response to upcoming changes in state law. There were some questions about fees charged to students in activities. Kindle says that needs clarification. Kindle… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- The Corps of Engineers is predicting a below normal year for runoff into the Missouri River System. Kevin Grode, with the Corps in Omaha, says mountain snowpack appears to have peaked. Grode says that snowpack figures greatly into the predicted runoff. Grode says most of the runoff for the year will happen between… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Board of Regents has issued guidelines for universities when they reopen for the fall term in August. USD President Sheila Gestring says they are working on a “normal” start to classes. Gestring says they have been controlling on campus infections and also helping students and staff get vaccinated. Gestring says… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- President Biden has come out with his proposed fiscal year 2022 budget and it includes a close to $4 billion increase for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funding proposal is directed toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making farms more resilient to climate change. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke says… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(AlphaMedia)–The nation’s airline industry is beginning to dig out of a cavernous hole left behind by the COVID-19 pandemic. Passengers stopped traveling a little more than a year ago when the virus began spreading across the country, but with more people being vaccinated, the industry is starting a slow climb back. Watertown Airport Board… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Northern State University Music Department is proud to present the “Battle of the Brass” chamber recital this Thursday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center’s Jewett Theater. This recital will feature two student brass ensembles. Northern’s student brass quintet, the Hub City Brass, will share a recital… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Today, on President Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, Governor Kristi Noem sent this letter to President Joseph R. Biden advocating for South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration. “This year, as we mark our independence from [COVID-19], Mount Rushmore would be the perfect place for a national celebration and fireworks show,” wrote Governor Noem,… Read more »