PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is among those frustrated by the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump in the U.S. House. The governor says those, “important things” include taking a vote on the USMCA trade agreement. Reading those documents is something Governor Noem says she’s done. At issue are President Trump’s… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Several South Dakota legislative interim committees are dealing with segments of mental health services this year. One of those is titled: “Redefine Acute Mental Health Hospitalizations.” Committee member, Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton says it is a targeted topic. The committee met for the first time last week and Kennedy said… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The recently released report cards for South Dakota schools show about 54 percent of kids in grades three through eight and high school juniors were proficient in reading and writing, hit 47 percent in math and only 40 percent in science. Governor Kristi Noem said she was disappointed in those scores.… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers says releases from Gavins Point Dam will stay at eighty thousand cubic feet per second through November, and may go higher if necessary. Mike Swenson with the Corps water management office in Omaha says flood storage is still high in the upstream reservoirs. Swenson says Lake Francis… Read more »

FAULKTON, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 45th Annual Faulkton Arts and Crafts Festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 19. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival was started as a fundraiser and continues in that role today, according to Beverly King, co-chair of the event. She said that proceeds also help to… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – The possible loss of accreditation of the Bramble Park Zoo remains an important issue for city of Watertown officials.  Dan Miller, who is the zoo director at Bramble Park Zoo, says that the lack of a quarantine building for animals that are sick and need to be separated from others is… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — A highway construction project east of Watertown won’t finish on time due to poor weather conditions that have plagued the project from the beginning. A 15-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 212 is being rebuilt from the junction of South Dakota Highway 15 to the Minnesota line. South Dakota DOT Project Engineer… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) — When Kristi Noem was elected governor of South Dakota, she made it clear that one of her priorities was to clean up the meth problem in the state. Nearly one year into her term in Pierre, she says good progress is being made. She says a statewide anti-meth media campaign will… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – Pork producers preparing for winter should add flu vaccinations to their fall priority list. That’s the recommendation of both The National Pork Board and SDSU Extension Swine Specialist Dr. Bob (taller) Thaler. He says those vaccinations are good protection for both people and animals. He says producers want to make sure… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCCR) – House Democrats continue to move at full speed with seeking an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. South Dakota Senator John Thune says impeachment talk is taking way from other work getting done. Thune is hopeful that Congress can move some bi-partisan measures before the end of the year. Thune says… Read more »