PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) – The Noem Administration is offering South Dakota’s tribes, law enforcement officers to help the reservations fight their raging meth epidemic. State Tribal Relations Secretary Dave Flute says the agreements would respect tribal sovereignty: Governor Kristi Noem says the tribes often don’t have enough tribal police to handle the situation. She calls… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D. (KMIT) – A Texas man involved in a two-vehicle crash on I-90 near Alexandria in September which left a man dead was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter. 32-year old Jason Ingram of Kempner, Texas was found guilty of three misdemeanor charges – reckless driving, operating an oversized vehicle, and driving without a… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is cancelling recreational skating at the indoor Odde Ice Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15. For further information, please contact the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department office at 626-7015.

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – The latest motions hearing was held Wednesday for a 17-year-old boy charged in the shooting death of a Wyoming teen. Michael Gavin Campbell is currently charged as an adult with alternative counts of first and second degree murder in the death of Shaynna Ritthaller of Upton. Ritthaller’s body was found in… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Democrats in the South Dakota legislature held a news conference Wednesday for a mid-session update. House Minority Leader Jamie Smith of Sioux Falls says they have been focused on main street issues. Smith says they have bills addressing health insurance premiums. Smith says Democrats are sponsoring a bill to help find… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — State corrections officials say a security staff member at the South Dakota State Penitentiary has been injured in an assault by an inmate. The South Dakota Department of Corrections says the staffer was cut in the face and taken to the hospital for treatment Tuesday. Officials say the staff member… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Appropriations Committees of the South Dakota legislature got updated revenue projections Wednesday and will use those to build the framework of their 2021 budget. Jeff Mehlhaff, senior fiscal analyst with the Legislative Research Council compared results with last years revenue forecast. Mehlhaff says tax collections are fairly close to what… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Creative South Dakota youth will soon have the opportunity to submit their art to a newly created South Dakota Governor’s Art Competition. Gov. Kristi Noem says it will be a statewide visual arts contest. Department of Tourism deputy secretary Wanda Goodman says tourists are looking for artistic experiences when they… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KJJQ) – The House State Affairs Committee passes Governor Noem’s second try at “riot-boosting” legislation. It’s in response to feared protests that may arise surrounding the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline in western South Dakota. Katie Hruska, Deputy General Counsel with the Governor’s office, says this year’s bill removes and revises… Read more »

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (WNAX) – For states and communities in the region to grow, there will need to be more outreach to immigrant communities. That was the message from Erica DeLeon, Director of One Siouxland, based in the Sioux City area, who spoke to the members of Yankton Area Progressive Growth at their annual meeting.… Read more »