Yankton, SD (WNAX) – The numbers of those needing the services of Feeding South Dakota has been going up and the latest donation of $263,000 from the State Cattlemen’s Association will be a big help help. That’s according to Matt Gassen, CEO of Feeding South Dakota. He says the number of people needing food continues… Read more »

Yankton, SD (WNAX) – South Dakota Senator John Thune used a meeting of his Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet to provide more information on how websites exploit data from their users. Thune says most website users have no idea how their surfing data is used. Thune says Congress has a role to… Read more »

Pierre, SD (DRG Radio) – Public safety officials recently reviewed security needs at the governor’s residence in Pierre, including the possible installation of a fence. Gov. Kristi Noem says a fence won’t be put up. The Office of the State Engineer and the Bureau of Administration had sought statements of interest from companies to design… Read more »

Yankton, SD (WNAX) – The long cold wet winter and spring has put highway construction behind schedule. South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Darin Bergquist says they have lots of projects trying to catch up. Bergquist says they have their full federal funding for this year. The state will get about three hundred million dollars… Read more »

Yankton, SD (WNAX) – The timeline for Congressional debate of the USMCA trade agreement is being pushed back. It now looks like the proposal won’t come up until after the August recess. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says that appears to be the best case now. Johnson says he wants to see the debate sooner… Read more »

Pierre, SD (WNAX) – The Industrial Hemp Study Committee will hold their first meeting of the legislative interim on July 11th in Pierre. Committee Chairman, Representative Lee Qualm of Platte, says he was on a recent trip to Kentucky to see how they are implementing their hemp program. Qualm says the Kentucky plan does a good… Read more »

Yankton (WNAX) – The Yankton City Commission approved adding reserve officers to the Yankton Police Department at their meeting last (Monday) night. Police Commander Jason Foote says they those officers will be fully trained. Foote says the reserves will work with full time officers. Foote says other cities are using reserves in a variety of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. – Two South Dakota Highway Patrol captains, with a combined 40 years of experience, have been chosen as assistant superintendents of the Highway Patrol. Captains Jason Husby and Robert Weinmeister began their new duties Monday (today, June 24). They will work with new Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Rick Miller. “We had five very… Read more »

PIERRE, SD (News Release) – The State of South Dakota and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have opened a disaster recovery center on the Cheyenne River Reservation to offer in-person support to individuals and businesses impacted by the severe winter storms and flooding from mid-March to late April 2019. This follows previous openings in Minnehaha… Read more »

WNAX (Yankton): With his next possible election more than two years away, South Dakota Senator John Thune is sending out a campaign fundraising plea. Thune says he doesn’t want to wait until the last minute. Thune says the cost of a Senate campaign is rising rapidly. According to the Federal Election Commission, Thune has over… Read more »