SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) – A truck driver transporting hemp to Minnesota from Colorado has been arrested on Interstate 90 in South Dakota and charged with marijuana possession. The Minnesota Hemp Association’s Joe Radinovich says South Dakota is violating the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp. Radinovich says the hemp had been tested to make… Read more »
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RV group interested in Fort Pierre location
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The City of Fort Pierre may have an opportunity in the future to cash in on a touring group of motor coach enthusiasts. Shane Kramme, Vice President and General Manager of the Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce told the Fort Pierre City Council Monday night about a phone call he… Read more »
Volatility key word during Ag Credit Conference
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Over 100 bankers met in Pierre last week for the Ag Credit Conference sponsored by the South Dakota Bankers Association. Association President Curt Everson says volatility was a key word during the meeting. Everson says the bankers talked about producers being more efficient. Everson says ag bankers want to do what… Read more »
Native American tribal representatives attending political forum
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. (WNAX) – Representatives of Native American tribes from around the country are in Sioux City this week attending a political forum on tribal issues. The Frank LaMere Presidential Candidate Forum, named for the late South Sioux City activist, is taking place at the Orpheum Theater. Nine presidential candidates are also attending, and… Read more »
Pasture Tour Tuesday near Roscoe
ROSCOE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A Pasture Tour is scheduled in Edmunds County on Tuesday morning, Aug. 27. The event will run from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Jonathan Rohrbach farm located 5 miles north and 5.5 miles east of Roscoe or 5 miles north and 1.5 miles west of Beebe Corner. Meshele Townsend, Edmunds… Read more »
Rapid City to allow bow hunters to kill deer inside city limits
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – The Rapid City Council has okayed a program that will allow skilled bow hunters to kill antlerless deer inside city limits as part of an effort to keep the herd numbers in check. The ordinance approved Monday night will allow bow and arrow use for those who take part in… Read more »
Pair rescued from Lake Oahe
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Two people on a sail boat in Lake Oahe are uninjured after their vessel overturned during severe weather last Friday. Pierre Fire Chief Ian Paul says Central South Dakota Communications dispatched the Pierre Fire Department Rescue unit around 3:20 p.m. Two boats were dispatched with the Pierre Rescue Unit. A severe… Read more »
Water to be off in part of Aberdeen on Wednesday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, water will be off due to valve replacement in the vicinity of the following area: 800 block of South Grand Street The Public Works Department suggests that residents in the affected area collect and store… Read more »
Percentage of inmates serving time for drug crimes increases
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The percentage of inmates who are serving time for drug crimes in South Dakota has increased in the last five years. According to statistics from the Department of Corrections, the percentage of men in South Dakota prisons for drug crimes has increased from 21% in 2014 to 28% in 2019.… Read more »
Rapid City expected to lose $2 million following repeal of internet tax
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City is expected to lose more than $2 million in state funding over the next two years following the congressional repeal of South Dakota’s tax on internet service. The 2016 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, which required South Dakota to stop taxing internet services by mid-2020, is projected to… Read more »