BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed legislation authorizing $250,000 for the Veterinary Medical School program at South Dakota State University. SDSU President Barry Dunn says the funding will help the school hire faculty and get students signed up for the program. He says their goal is to keep more students… Read more »
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Qualm would like to return to Pierre in different role
PLATTE, S.D. (WNAX) – House Majority Leader Lee Qualm of Platte is term limited in that body this year but wants to return to Pierre. He has filed to run for the Senate in District 21. Incumbent Senator Rocky Blare of Ideal has now filed to run for the House. Qualm says they talked about… Read more »
Sturgis implementing ‘Good Deed Initiative’
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – In response to the Coronavirus, the city of Sturgis is implementing what it calls a “Good Deed Initiative,” – an effort to try and stop the spread of COVID-19 to those people it hits the hardest. Sturgis City Manager Daniel Ainslie says the initiative will assist high-risk residents who are age… Read more »
Businesses adapting to help serve customers
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — Businesses in South Dakota are making all sorts of changes to keep serving customers in these days of social distancing. Curb-side service, for example. Nathan Sanderson, President of the State Retailers Association talked about that service. Sanderson says some grocery stores have started reserved shopping hours for the elderly and others,… Read more »
Testing to resume; still no report of community spread
PIERRE, S.D. (KBHB) – Another day of no changes in coronavirus numbers in South Dakota. That’s due to a delay in testing because of a lack of necessary supplies. The COVID-19 count remains at 11. Noem says they will resume testing today. Due to the temporary delay in testing, the number of pending cases continued… Read more »
COVID-19 testing in South Dakota to resume
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem says South Dakota has obtained more supplies to run tests for COVID-19. The state lab will be prioritizing tests for people deemed to be at high risk of the coronavirus. There are 402 tests waiting at the lab. She hasn’t said how many tests the lab will… Read more »
Sombke says producers getting hurt by packers
CONDE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Federal Trade Commission says the USDA needs to go back and rewrite its proposed farmer fair practice rules that would amend federal protections for independent producers from dealings with large meatpackers. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke agrees and says consumers and producers are getting gouged while packers are… Read more »
Thune outlines details of response act
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The U.S. Senate passed a $100 billion rescue plan and started talks on another that could top $1 trillion. South Dakota Senator John Thune outlined some of what in contained in the bill. Thune says they are negotiating on the massive recovery bill. That bill could include direct payments to taxpayers.… Read more »
Chamber leader calls session productive
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The main run of the 2020 South Dakota legislative session turned out to be pretty productive. Dave Owen is President of the state Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a long time legislative observer. Owen says several of their issues got through this year. Owen says legislators debated and then defeated… Read more »
Circuit judge rules in favor of Brookings County in jail expansion
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – A circuit court judge rules in favor of Brookings County and says the construction of a jail expansion may move forward. That ruling came down Friday in the case of Brookings County versus the City of Brookings. A year ago, the City Council voted 5-2 to head to court for a… Read more »