SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(SD NewsWatch)- A new data analysis shows that South Dakota has the second-highest health care costs for consumers in the nation. Here is South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch with a report.(1:18) To learn more about it go to www.sdnewswatch.org.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)  – The former legal advisor and operational law instructor at NATO School Oberammergau Brian Bengs will deliver a keynote address at 7 p.m. April 2 in the Northern State University’s Johnson Fine Arts Center Lecture Classroom 117. Bengs’ presentation, titled “Collective Self-Defense: Understanding U.S. Involvement in NATO,” will provide an insightful exploration… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Alumni of the 2023 Leadership Aberdeen Class, along with the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, Aberdeen Downtown Association and the Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, will be kicking off the 2nd Annual Aberdeen Burger Battle on April 1st. There will be sixteen participating restaurants this year, up from ten in… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)- Governor Noem has been critical of the federal government for what she says is a lack of funding for tribal law enforcement agencies on South Dakota’s nine Indian Reservations. It’s an issue that also has the attention of Congressman Dusty Johnson. Governor Noem is calling for a financial audit of each reservation to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The 2024 Leadership Aberdeen class has chosen improvements at the Baird Park & Sledding Hill as their class project. The goal is to purchase a snow-making machine and associated equipment to ensure enough snow on the sledding hill throughout the winter season for children and families to enjoy. The class is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Thursday, Governor Kristi Noem wrote to Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) President Frank Star Comes Out and requested a meeting with him, tribal councilmembers, and his people. She requested the meeting to discuss challenges that his community faces and her call for an audit of federal dollars going to South Dakota’s… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- Friday was Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Aaron Pollard talks about how you can recognize the day. More than 27,000 South Dakotans served in the Vietnam War, with 210 perishing.  Pollard says it’s important for Vietnam veterans to take advantage of the benefits they’ve earned.… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG) US Senator John Thune made his way to Watertown, SD, today to visit the local Rotary Club and tour Glacial Lakes Rubber and Plastics. Senator Thune talks about his visit to the community. Thune said the forum-style conversations revolved around government operations, spending and debt, inflation, and the Southern border. KXLG News asked… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio with audio from SDBA)- On Wednesday night, a disturbance took place at the state prison that included a correction officer being injured in the process. Governor Noem spoke with SDBA’s Austin Goss about the incident that took place there. A new prison is many years away, Governor Noem talks about what can be… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio with audio from SDBA)- Governor Kristi Noem did an interview Thursday with SDBA’s Austin Goss addressing the audit she requested with President Biden’s to deal with funding on tribal lands in South Dakota. Governor Noem reminds everyone that the responsibility for funding comes from the federal government. Noem explains the purpose of the… Read more »