SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The Senate Ag Committee held a hearing this week focused on climate change. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings (of Sioux Falls) shared a white paper with the panel on ethanol and renewable fuels benefiting climate change. He says Congress has an opportunity to give farmers an incentive to… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – Legislators questioned officials from the University of South Dakota about a plan to change the University Center in Sioux Falls into a community college. Most members of the Joint Appropriations Committee were critical about the process used to make the change and the lack of information. USD President Sheila Gestring says… Read more »

WASHINGTON, S.D. (KCCR) – The U.S. Senate approved legislation Thursday aimed to clamp down on so-called robo-calls. The calls are initiated by scammers and criminals who are looking to defraud those who receive the calls. South Dakota Senator John Thune co-sponsored the bi-partisan measure with Democratic colleague Senator Ed Markley of Massachusetts. Thune says the… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA News) – Pennington County Commissioners this week approved a Keystone XL pipeline haul road agreement between TC Energy, formerly known as TransCanada, and Pennington County. This item has been before the commission previously, as specifics to the agreement were being worked out. Highway Superintendent Joe Miller explained the negotiations were between… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (By Sgt. Dustin Jordan, SDNG Public Affairs Office) – The South Dakota National Guard broke ground, May 22, on a new $20 million Army Aviation Readiness Center, which will enhance training and readiness for National Guard forces for decades to come. The 58,714 square foot readiness center will be adjacent to the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – President Trump says he will not work with Democrats on any legislation as long as their Congressional investigations continue. That came as a meeting intended to talk about infrastructure broke up after a few minutes. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he expects Congress to continue working on many important issues.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen Water Reclamation Facility is reminding business and homeowners that sump pump discharges or any type of storm runoff or ground water is not to be discharged into the sanitary sewer system. Sump pump, storm or ground water must be directed to the storm sewer via the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook Post) – At approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, officers were notified by a citizen that an armed individual was consuming alcohol in the 1000 block of S Main Street. Upon arrival officers made contact with the subject. Subsequent to removing the firearm from the individual, the subject attempted to… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Cal Meyer, AGP’s Chief Operating Officer who’s served 34 years with the company is retiring at the end of this year. AGP Vice President of Corporate Relations, and Government Affairs Matt Caswell says Meyer has played a crucial role in AGP’s management and leadership while continuing to assist in the evolution… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — A former Mitchell softball coach has been sentenced to spend five years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl last year. Thirty-seven-year-old Andrew Murphy earlier pleaded guilty to fourth-degree rape. He was sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary with 10 years suspended on Tuesday. According to court documents,… Read more »