RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A vote to impeach the president of South Dakota’s Oglala Sioux Tribe has failed. The tribal council needed a two-thirds vote, or 14 votes to impeach Julian Bear Runner. The vote Monday was 11-5 with five council members abstaining. The council earlier suspended Bear Runner after he was accused of… Read more »
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Attorney General releases statement regarding his role in fatal crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (By Makenzie Huber Argus Leader) – South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg in a statement released late Monday night said he thought he hit a deer when he struck and killed a man on Saturday night and that he discovered the body when he returned to the scene the next day. Ravnsborg… Read more »
Government looking at another continuing resolution for budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – While negotiations over another economic stimulus plan continue in the background in Congress, the federal budget runs out at the end of the month. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he hasn’t heard of any real plan, yet. Johnson says that isn’t how a federal budget should be written and passed.… Read more »
Watertown named South Dakota Community of the Year
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Watertown has been named South Dakota’s Community of the Year for 2020 by the Governor’s Office on Economic Development. Governor Kristi Noem was at Lake Area Technical College (LATC) Monday to make the announcement. She praised the work of the Watertown Development Company and its staff, including Executive Director Chris Schilken.… Read more »
Department of Health kept busy with contact tracing
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – As part of the efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the South Dakota Department of Health is calling everyone who tests positive to trace who they have been in contact with and then urge those people to isolate themselves. Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they have put a lot of… Read more »
Noem not saying much about crash involving Attorney General
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is not saying much about a fatal crash involving Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. The Department of Public Safety says Ravnsborg called the Hyde County Sheriff Saturday night to report he’d hit a deer on U.S. Highway 14 just outside of Highmore. It turns out, he hit… Read more »
Bridge named in honor of fallen soldier
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The westbound Highway 50 bridge over the James River is now known as the “Richard L. Schild Memorial Bridge.” A ceremony was held Saturday morning at the Yankton County Government Center to unveil the plaque naming the bridge in honor of Schild, who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2005.… Read more »
Percentages of La Nina increase rapidly
ABERDEEN, S.D. (WNAX) – The national Climate Prediction Center has increased the chances of a La Nina forming in the Pacific Ocean late this year. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the percentages have gone up rapidly. Edwards says La Nina conditions can have an impact in the winter, especially on temperatures. Edwards… Read more »
Statewide walk for suicide prevention takes place in Pierre
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A few dozen people gathered in person at the Capital Lake Visitor’s Center in Pierre last Saturday — while many more joined online– for the 9th annual statewide Walk of Hope Coming Together for Suicide Prevention event. Event Coordinator Julie Moore with the Avera St. Mary’s Foundation says anxiety disorders… Read more »
Farmers and ranchers meeting with congressional leaders this week
HURON, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota farmers and ranchers are meeting with congressional leaders and staff during the annual National Farmers Union D.C. Fly-In, held virtually Sept. 14-18. “This is a pivotal time in agriculture,” said Doug Sombke, SD Farmers Union President. “Congressional leaders need to hear from us. If we don’t share our… Read more »