PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem has ordered flags at the South Dakota State Capitol to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. until sunset on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, to honor the life of Joyce Hodges, a former legislator. Hodges served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1986 until 1994.… Read more »

SELBY, S.D. (AP) — A county auditor in South Dakota accused of violating the state’s open meetings law has been arrested. State’s Attorney James Hare issued a warrant for the arrest of Walworth County Auditor Rebecca Krein last week after he received a complaint that she failed to make documents available for an Aug. 6… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D. (KMIT) – Mitchell Mayor Bob Everson says a new Corn Palace Director has been chosen. Everson says Greenway is somewhat familiar with Corn Palace operations, as he has served on the city’s Entertainment Board in the past. If approved by the city council, Greenway will replace Scott Schmidt, who resigned in August to… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Blaze orange will be a popular color across the prairies of South Dakota this weekend as the pheasant hunting season opens. Tourism Department Secretary Jim Hagen says people come from all over the country come to South Dakota in the fall to hunt birds. Hagen says pheasant hunters come here, because… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A substantial part of Pierre went dark early Thursday night; the result of a power outage.  The outage began around 6:15 p.m. with the city using Facebook to tell residents power was restored at 8:20 p.m. City spokeswoman Brooke Bohnenkamp says crews were aware of the issue and were working to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The situation in Syria between U.S. forces, the Kurds and the Turks is fluid and confusing. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says a negotiated cease fire right now is the best outcome.   Rounds, a member of the Armed Services Committee, took part in a confidential briefing and says there was… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Winter Weather Outlook has been released by the National Weather Service and it calls for above normal precipitation this year. The outlook is more of a broad look and does not include specific information, according to Kelly Serr, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with NWS in Aberdeen. Aberdeen is already more than… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA News) – Treatment beds were opened Wednesday as the last phase of the Care Campus in Rapid City was completed. The goal is to provide addiction recovery options rather than sitting in jail. A day before, on Tuesday, the Pennington County Board of Commissioners heard from Joan King, Jeff Capobianco, and… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Federal law may force more insurance policies to cover services for those on the autism spectrum, including adults. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton took part in the Autism Law Forum held in Wyoming last week.  Cwach says there are laws that cover a broad range of mental health issues. Cwach says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Handmade Market is back with another event. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Dakota Event Center. This is the second Handmade Market event of the year. Rachael Cramond, Director of Sales at the DEC, provides the details. She talked about… Read more »