PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson and co-sponsors have introduced the Livestock Risk Management and Education Bill. The measure provides funding to certain state land grant universities to better equip livestock producers with risk management training. South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association President Steve (ohl-uh-rick) Ollerich says the bill will be helpful for cattle… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – Sturgis Police are increasing saturation patrols in hopes of curbing a string of burglaries that have been reported this month. Police Chief Geody VanDewater says at least five businesses have been broken into, as well as numerous homes and garages around town. He says a recent burglary involved the theft of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — Governor Kristi Noem has agreed not to enforce a key, but controversial part of her new law aimed at violent pipeline protests. It’s a settlement of the ACLU’s lawsuit on behalf of Dakota Rural Action. It’s the so-called ‘riot boosting’ part of the law that the state has promised not to… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota prison inmate facing execution next month is objecting to the state’s choice of lethal drug to use on him. Sixty-three-year-old Charles Russell Rhines wants the state to follow the lethal injection law that was in place when Rhines was sentenced to death in 1993. The Argus Leader… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he understands why his fellow Republicans are upset with the impeachment inquiry going on behind closed doors in the Capitol. He says these hearings are being handled differently than impeachment proceedings against Presidents Nixon and Clinton. Johnson says he has asked to be included in… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two top officials in South Dakota’s Democratic Party resigned Wednesday in the wake of a federal report that showed continuing financial problems. Chairwoman Paula Hawks and executive director Stacey Burnette stepped down after the Federal Elections Commission report that found the party’s federal campaign committee owes nearly $47,000 and has… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Officials are still investigating the cause of the fire that gutted the Malchow’s Home Furnishings Building on Main Street Saturday night. Randy Meister, Fire Chief with Aberdeen Fire and Rescue, said a ruling could be determined as soon as the next few days. The building is currently blocked off. Meister said… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton School District is moving toward a possible property tax opt out due to revenues falling short of rising expenses. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says more districts may have to go that route due to flattening state revenues. Hunhoff says the expected requests to the legislature will grow. Hunhoff… Read more »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WNAX) – Concern is rising over the possibility of more flooding across the Missouri River basin next spring. Doug Kluck is with the National Weather Services Central Region Office in Kansas City. Kluck says the long term forecasts are not favorable right now. Kluck says there are no official forecasts now, just… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Mindset2Lead is hosting a Live2Lead leadership event on Friday, Oct. 25, at the Dakota Event Center in Aberdeen. The event will feature a variety of speakers, most of which will be presented via simulcast. Nick Castro, Owner of Mindset2Lead, provides the details. He said the event is designed for business owners… Read more »