PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is pushing a streamlined permitting process for feedlots, other agriculture projects and energy development. The Republican governor announced a bill that would establish statewide protocols for the permitting process for counties and make it more difficult to appeal zoning decisions. She said it would bring “consistency… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota lawmakers are taking a long weekend and will return to Pierre Tuesday. All bills are supposed to be introduced by the end of this week. Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer of Dell Rapids says she will introduce what she calls a “STEP” bill. Langer says its to give consumers… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The January Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, moved above growth neutral for a second straight month. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, says they saw good growth. Goss says job trends… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The South Dakota stripe has been added to a national flag project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. Her Flag project founder and Oklahoma artist Marilyn Artus wanted to celebrate the important milestone in American history. Artus says Vermillion artist Klaire… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – With another year of record tourism numbers behind them, South Dakota Tourism Department Secretary Jim Hagen says he believes they can top that. Numbers released at last week’s Tourism Conference showed visitor numbers hit 14.5 million, a 3.1 percent increase and visitor spending was up just under three percent to $4.1… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton has introduced a bill that would change the penalties for illegal drug use. Kennedy says current laws don’t do a good job of helping people with a drug problem. Kennedy says there are multiple impacts from that severe of a penalty. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The U.S. Census Bureau is ready to roll out the forms for the 2020 headcount. Blanca Ramirez-Salazar, Partnership Coordinator for the Upper Plains States, says they plan to get a census form to every address and mailbox. There has been concern that many rural residents and those on Indian reservations may… Read more »

TYNDALL, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died early Sunday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Tyndall. The name of the decease is not being released pending notification of family members. A 1994 Chevy 1500 pickup was northbound on South Dakota Highway 37 when it went into the east ditch and rolled. The 60-year-old… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota Department of Public Safety officials have scheduled 22 sobriety checkpoints in 18 counties during February. The checkpoints are done each month in different counties as a way to discourage drivers from drinking and then driving. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Students from Redfield High School will be featured during the month of February at the Wein Gallery on the campus of Presentation College. February is National Youth Art Month. The show, entitled In the Making, will start on Monday, Feb. 3 and include a reception for the artists from 6:30 to… Read more »