PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature voted to hold special committee hearings later this month to begin planning for a possible special session this fall. Board Chairman, Senator Brock Greenfield of Clark referred to an email he had sent to board members about the hearings.   Senator Troy Heinert… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is gaining attention across the country as was highlighted by her primetime speech at the Republican National Convention. Tarren Bragdon, President of the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative think tank, says Noem got noticed for protecting her state’s people and economy during the pandemic. Bragdon… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (KCCR) – The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has rated a tornado in Hand County that blew a 30,000 pound RV off State Highway 45 Sunday night an E-F-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Warning Coordination Meteorologist Kelly Serr conducted a preliminary damage survey of the twister Monday. There has been criticism by… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – For her work both in and out of the courtroom, Hughes County States Attorney Roxanne Hammond was given special recognition last week by her fellow prosecutors. Hammond was nominated for Prosecutor of the Year by Pennington County State’s Attorney Mark Vargo. Hammond says it’s flattering to be not only nominated… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Since women gained the right to vote in South Dakota in 1918, 201 women have served in the state legislature. The first one, Gladys Pyle was elected in 1922. The longest serving female is Jean Hunhoff of Yankton who was first elected in 2000 and has been in the House twice… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Longtime Aberdeen sportscaster Gene Reich passed away early this morning. Reich’s career spanned more than 30 years before he retired in 2018. He was most recently the broadcast voice of the Aberdeen Central Golden Eagles. He also served as the voice of the Northern State Wolves during his career. He is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — The Department of Revenue’s tax collections at the 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally are currently at $1,343,348. The revenue sum from temporary vendors in the Black Hills is a 6 percent increase compared to 2019. The state sales tax accounted for the majority of the collections with $785,251. At this time… Read more »

BERESFORD, S.D. (Press Release) – One man died early Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Beresford. The name of the person involved is not being released pending notification of family members. A 2001 Ford Explorer was northbound on Interstate 29 when it left the road, entered the median and rolled. The 38-year-old male… Read more »

HARTFORD, S.D. (Press Release) – A Colman, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Saturday night in a motorcycle-pickup crash west of Hartford. A 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup was stationery in the eastbound lane on South Dakota Highway 38 waiting to make a left-hand turn into a business. An eastbound Harley… Read more »