PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Legislators on the “Electric Services in an Annexed Area” interim committee heard hours of testimony from municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives locked in a dispute over service territory. The municipal electrics want to be able to take in new customers as their towns grow. Rural electrics oppose that. Committee Chairman… Read more »

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (WNAX) – The Commander of the Northwest Division of the Army Corps of Engineers says a study of flood control measures is needed along the Missouri River below Gavins Point Dam. Brigadier General Peter Helmlinger says the flooding this spring pointed to the problems along the river. Helmlinger says the river… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Former South Dakota Senator Larry Pressler says he has been diagnosed with cancer. Pressler says he is feeling better everyday. Pressler lives in Washington and says he might return to the classroom and teach at nearby George Washington University or Georgetown. Pressler served 18 years in the Senate and was one… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — In what could be a growing trend, The Sioux Falls Regional Landfill for the first time, is accepting old wind turbine blades. City Public Works Director Mark Cotter says the trashed blades started coming about three weeks ago. The landfill is now getting so many blades, that Cotter says they… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Presentation College Wein Gallery will start its new season on Tuesday, Sept. 3, right after the Labor Day Holiday. Erin Giovannini, Special Assistant for Project Development and Wein Gallery Curator, talked about the featured artist who will kick off the season. Giovannini said that Redfield will be the featured high… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – State Senator Justin Cronin resigned his seat in the South Dakota State Senate. Cronin has represented District 23 in the State Senate since 2017. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, a position he has held since the beginning of this year. From 2009-2017, Cronin served… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual AAUW Book Sale will take place Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 4-7 at the Super City Mall. The event starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The sale concludes at 1 p.m. Saturday. There will be a large variety of books available,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The “Special Education Interim Committee” of the South Dakota legislature met Tuesday in Pierre. This committee follows on a summer study last year and legislation earlier this year that attempted to address the issues with special education, which has seen growing numbers of students and costs. Wade Pogany, Executive Director of… Read more »

PLATTE, S.D. (WNAX) – The State of South Dakota is seeing mixed signals on sales tax revenue in the new fiscal year. The Bureau of Finance and Management is projecting sales taxes will come in about $8 million under the earlier estimate. House Majority Leader Lee Qualm of Platte says it shouldn’t be a surprise.… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) — Mostly opponents to the Crown Ridge II wind power development project filled a hearing room at the Watertown Event Center Tuesday evening as the Public Utilities Commission took input over a request by NextEra Energy to construct a $425 million 132 wind tower-project that would be constructed in Codington, Grant, and… Read more »