WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) – Some highway construction projects in South Dakota that were scheduled to be wrapped up this fall won’t finish on time, and in some cases, may have to be carried into next spring. The problem has been wet weather, or as was the case last week, snow. Two such projects are the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) — Governor Kristi Noem is excited about the development of a new state veteran’s cemetery in eastern South Dakota. Noem was in Sioux Falls last month for a groundbreaking ceremony. Noem says it will be especially beneficial to the families of South Dakota’s veterans. The cemetery is being developed on 13 acres… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The official pheasant hunting opener takes place Saturday, Oct. 19 and Aberdeen is ready to welcome an influx of hunters. Casey Weismantel, Executive Director of the Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, said this weekend is a highlight of fall. He said it’s great to know that some of the hunters… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has said the state will back a major meth awareness campaign as the drug remains the state’s top controlled substance issue. She also said the state has hired more state troopers focused on slowing the drug trade. Yankton County Sheriff Jim Vlahakis says they have cooperated… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) – Sioux Falls Washington High School Teacher Allison Ter Horst has won the Oscar of Teaching, the annual Milken Educator Award. It’s too early to say what she’ll do with the $25,000 dollars she receives for winning the award. She said receiving the money is a blessing. Ter Horst says someone… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Officials are continuing to search for a plane that went missing last week. The missing aircraft is a single-engine Cessna 172, white with light blue markings. It had one person on board. Authorities believe the missing aircraft has an emergency locator beacon but no signal has been detected. Civil Air… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 the following road will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs: South Illinois Street from 5th Avenue SE to 6th Avenue SE Work is expected to last through end of day Friday, Oct. 18. Motorists are advised to take alternate… Read more »

HAYES, S.D (Press Release) – A Blunt, S.D. woman has been identified as the person who died Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash west of Hayes. A 2004 Buick LaSabre was eastbound on U.S. Highway 14 when the driver lost control. The vehicle went into the north ditch and rolled. Peggy Henson, 50, was the… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton County Commission has been dealing with short staffing in the Planning and Zoning office for most of the year. That has caused a slow down in issuing building permits and in code enforcement. Commission Chairman Dan Klimisch says they are taking steps to get up to speed. It was… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – After a very wet spring and summer, grasslands and pastures have grown out rapidly. Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickles says they are watching as all that grass dies out and dries out. Nickles says there haven’t been any grass fires…..yet. Nickles says grass fires in cold weather can be challenging.… Read more »