OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers is working to further lower levels on Missouri River reservoirs in anticipation of heavy spring run off. Kevin Grode with the Corps in Omaha says January was another heavy run off month. Grode says the ground is saturated across most of the northern plains. Grode says the… Read more »
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USD project will promote food security
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – The student government association at the University of South Dakota has been pushing for creation of an on campus food pantry. USD President Sheila Gestring says they liked the idea and will launch the pantry this fall. Gestring says studies show there is a need amount university students. Gestring says funding… Read more »
Meints to speak at Brown County GOP Reagan Lunch
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Scott A. Meints, Brown County Emergency Management Director, will be the guest speaker at the Brown County GOP Reagan Lunch on Thursday, Feb. 13. The event takes place from noon to 1 p.m. at Roma’s Ristorante Italiano. A 5-option lunch will be available for purchase. If attending you need to… Read more »
House Taxation Committee approves opt out bill
PIERRE, S.D. (KJJQ) – The House Taxation Committee approves a bill that would allow school district voters to refer opt outs that passed before 2002. Representative John Mills of Volga is the sponsor of the measure. He says these are opt outs put in place before the law changed that required a time limit. Mills… Read more »
Sioux Falls mayor takes exception to Biden ad
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken is blasting an attack ad by Joe Biden against Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Biden and Mayor Pete are fighting for the more moderate centrist side of the Democrat Party against Socialist Bernie Sanders in the presidential primaries. Biden’s ad compares the former Vice President and Senator’s… Read more »
Former IHS pediatrician receives life sentence for sexual abuse
PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) – A former Indian Health Service pediatrician has been sentenced for sexually abusing Native American children while on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. Seventy-one-year-old Stanley Patrick Weber of Spearfish was sentenced Monday in federal court to five consecutive life sentences for five aggravated sexual abuse charges. The U.S. Attorney’s… Read more »
Brookings man identified in fatal ski accident
LEAD, S.D. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a Brookings man who died in a skiing accident at a Black Hills resort over the weekend. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the victim as 24-year-old Trenton Hofer. The death occurred at Terry Peak Ski Area near Lead on Saturday afternoon. Dispatchers… Read more »
Concealed carry bill passes Senate
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A bill to streamline the carrying of a concealed firearm inside the State Capitol in Pierre gains favor with the South Dakota Senate Monday. Senator Jim Stalzer of Sioux Falls says Senate Bill 98 is a follow-up to the original Capitol carry bill, SB-115 last year. Stalzer says that process is… Read more »
Senator says zoning law is complicated
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Governor Kristi Noem has proposed a bill to streamline the process for ag developments across the state. There is some concern it will short circuit some local zoning processes. Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton says it’s a complicated process. Kennedy says development decisions should come at the local level. The Governor’s… Read more »
Annual Fischgaard Short Film Project this weekend
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 15th Annual Fischgaard Short Film Project takes place this weekend, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 14-16. Tom Black, Founder of the event, talked about what it all entails. Those participating do not know ahead of time the specifics of the films, such as genre and control criteria (one line of dialogue, one character… Read more »