PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Prices were up, but total values of South Dakota’s 2019 corn and soybean crops was down, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. USDA NASS says the value of South Dakota’s 2019 field and miscellaneous crops is forecast to be down 22% from 2018. The state’s… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — A plan to build new schools in Rapid City and upgrade other facilities was thwarted Tuesday when a light turnout of voters who braved poor road conditions rejected a $189.5 million bond issue. A majority of voters favored the issue but it needed 60 percent approval to pass.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – A costly expansion of the city’s water treatment plant is one of multiple recommendations made by a regional engineering company. HR Green this week presented a list of improvements that are needed at the city’s water treatment plant, including the eventual expansion of its treatment capacity in 2026. That comes an… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Rapid City authorities say a girl that was the focus of Serenity Dennard in a Facebook post was not her. The Facebook post featuring an older man with a young girl who looked similar to the missing girl drew attention. It was taken in the Las Vegas area. Authorities in… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A bill that would help start up a bioprocessing facility was approved in the South Dakota House Tuesday. Bill sponsor, Representative Dave Anderson of Hudson says it’s just the first step. The facility would be a joint project of South Dakota State University and the School of Mines in Rapid City.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – This is crossover week for the South Dakota legislature when all bills must pass out of their House of origin or be dead for the year. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says there will be lots of hours between committees and floor debate. Hunhoff says its up to the Speaker of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Several summer study committees of the South Dakota legislature focused on mental health and needed reforms last year. Despite that, there are no sweeping bills on mental health in this year’s session. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Jim Bolin of Canton says they will continue to work on it. House Majority Leader… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen University-Civic Symphony will present “Unfinished Business” on Saturday, Feb. 29. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewett Theater inside the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State. A pre-concert conversation is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. in the Berggren Recital Hall. Christopher Stanichar, director of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A bill that if approved would change the start date for kindergarten in South Dakota is on pause by the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 1174 would move the date to Aug. 1 instead of Sept. 1, making sure a child was at least 5-years-old before they could begin kindergarten. The… Read more »

HARTFORD, S.D. (Argus Leader) — Authorities are holding a South Dakota man suspected of driving drunk when he allegedly struck and killed a woman walking her dog in Hartford. Officers were called around 9 p.m. Monday after the woman was struck. She is identified as 41-year-old Nichole Gail Anderson. Authorities say she died at the… Read more »