PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – More wind energy sites will be built across South Dakota over the next couple of years. Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson says they are letting the marketplace determine how much is enough wind power. Nelson says most of the power produced by those plants will go out of state. Nelson says… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Mayors and Managers of most first-class cities in South Dakota recently met in Chamberlain. Yankton Mayor Nathan Johnson says they talked about financial issues between counties and cities. Johnson says there have been some changes in cooperation due to those financial issues. Johnson says they also talked about the brain drain,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Starting in 2021, all insurance plans offered in South Dakota will have to cover the cost for applied behavior analysis therapy for the treatment of autism. That– thanks to federal approval (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid/Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight) of the state’s new Essential Health Benefits benchmark design plan.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A wet year has led to plenty of mosquitoes. However, the good news is that the culex variety, the ones that carry the West Nile Virus, are dying out. Mark Hoven, Parks Superintendent with the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, said that most of the mosquitoes remaining are of the… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers continues to manage a slow draw down of stored floodwater in Missouri River reservoirs. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds has suggested that the Corps look to climate trends as they make their yearly runoff forecasts. John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Water Management Office for the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R.-S.D.) will be in Leola, Herreid and Mobridge on Friday, Sept. 6. Thune will address 6-12th graders at Leola School at 10:30 a.m., before heading to Herreid to speak with community leaders at Patsy’s Cafe at 12:30 p.m. He will then travel to Mobridge for a… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today congratulated 391 students who have been awarded the Build Dakota Scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year. “The Build Dakota Scholarship program is an incredible tool that makes it easier for tomorrow’s leaders to receive world-class career training, then stay in South Dakota to work in high-demand… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University is planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its first new academic building in more than 40 years. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Harvey C. Jewett IV Regional Science Education Center will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, with the ceremony beginning at 3:30… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Hub City Hot Shots will suspend operations for the 2020 season. The move was announced by Expedition League Commissioner and Hot Shots acting owner Steve Wagner on Wednesday. In addition, the Aberdeen Parks and Recreation Board has announced that it will terminate the contract with the Hot Shots for use… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Former Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether has a new book out. It’s titled ‘Serve. Lead. Win.’ Huether says the book is largely about how government can get things done, but the lessons learned can apply in all areas of life. Huether said the book covers his life, his business career, and… Read more »