PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Pierre City Commission has approved a resolution declaring an emergency that will allow crews to make a full replacement of a sewer main line under Griffin Park. City Utilities Director Brad Palmer says crew thought they had the issues with the Griffin Park pipe solved until a second sinkhole was… Read more »

Washington, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) will be in Mobridge and Gettysburg tomorrow to tour Sitting Bull College, speak with the Gettysburg Rotary Club, and host an “Inside Scoop with Dusty” town hall. Media and constituents are encouraged to attend. Sitting Bull College Tour: Thursday, August 29th, 9:30AM – 10:45AM CT Sitting… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem has requested two additional, separate Presidential Disaster Declarations to help local government entities and certain private non-profits recover from property damage sustained during severe weather this spring and summer. These requests are in addition to the disaster declaration that was approved June 7 by President Trump. That… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX): It now looks like South Dakota democrats may have a House primary election next year. Brian Wirth of Dell Rapids announced last week he would seek the nomination for the seat now held by republican Dusty Johnson.   Wirth ran for the State Senate last year as an independent, but has since changed… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Ag Committee along with Avera Foundation, is presenting an event called Field to Fork: A Farm to Table Connection. The event takes place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at Centennial Village at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Lisa Anderson, Director of Public Relations with the… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Members of the interim Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature continue to question the funding status of the new Community College for Sioux Falls, which began its first classes this week. Committee member, Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says the Board of Regents should create a distinct budget. Hunhoff says… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The Trump Administration had floated the idea of another round of tax cuts to get ahead of a possible slowdown in the economy. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says Congress could take another step, not involving taxes, to spur the economy. The federal deficit is approaching one trillion dollars, up 27… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — The Department of Revenue’s tax collections at the 2019 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally are currently at $1,269,549. The revenue sum from temporary vendors in the Black Hills is a 1 percent decrease compared to 2018. The state sales tax accounted for the majority of the collections with $733,312. At this time… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Department of Agricultures Farm Loan Mediation program normally sees up to 250 requests for their services during the year. Mediation program director (tay-uh) Taya Runyon says requests for mediation services this year have been slightly higher than in the past. She says most of the requests for mediation… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, Aug. 28 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 .am.  The alternate night would be Thursday, Aug. 29 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. The adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels… Read more »