YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Commission got an update at their meeting Friday on plans to control the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer and elk herds in the state. Wildlife Program Administrator Chad Switzer says they are reaching out to taxidermists and game processors across the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today proposed two bills for pipeline construction. “The legislative package introduced today will help ensure the Keystone XL pipeline and other future pipeline projects are built in a safe and efficient manner while protecting our state and counties from extraordinary law enforcement costs in the event of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, the City Street Department will continue the process of widening of Roadways.  The process will require temporarily prohibiting parking in the following areas: South Lincoln Street from 6th Avenue to 12th Avenue South Jay Street from 6th Avenue to 12th Avenue South Arch… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A man who mailed a handgun to someone in Canton is facing up to two years in prison. Kohl Hammer has pleaded guilty to illegally mailing the gun in Rapid City last summer. It’s illegal for most people to send pistols, revolvers and other small firearms through the U.S. mail.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The bill (HB1191) authorizing the production of industrial hemp in South Dakota will be on the floor of the state Senate today. Governor Kristi Noem again restated her concerns with the bill at her news conference last Friday. She didn’t say if she would veto the bill if it passed. Senator… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The University of South Dakota has launched an investigation into the Student Bar Association’s decision to change the name of its winter social event from “Hawaiian Day” to “Beach Day.”The group said earlier it was changing the name because it was advised by law school administrators that it violated the school’s… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The February Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, rose to its highest level since September of last year, signaling solid growth for the region over the next three to six months. Ernie Goss is director… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Majority republicans in the South Dakota legislature agree on priorities for the final days of this year’s session. Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer of Dell Rapids says there are a couple of main issues. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/03/01144825/Kris-Langer-301a.mp3 House Majority Leader Lee Qualm of Platte says there will need to be some compromises. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/03/01144840/Lee-Qualm-301a.mp3… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – While an El Nino weather condition has been predicted for some time, it has been slow to arrive. Doug Kluck, Climate Service Director for the Central Region of the National Weather Service, says they are now seeing more evidence of its arrival. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/03/01142724/Doug-Kluck-301a.mp3 An El Nino occurs when southern Pacific Ocean… Read more »