AVON, S.D. (WNAX) – Most school districts in South Dakota are keeping up with teacher pay requirements. The funding formula was changed in 2016 to increase teacher pay. Districts have to use at least 85 percent of the funding increase from that change to raise teachers’ pay. Tom Culver, Superintendent at the Avon School District… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – As preparations are underway for the new year, the Yankton School District is still recovering from a major data breach in their computer network in May. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they have been working with an outside company to see what they can get back.   Kindle says they did have… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – State officials say final vehicle traffic counts from the South Dakota Department of Transportation for vehicles entering Sturgis for this year’s rally show a slight decrease over 2018. The State DOT says the 10 day total was 499,654. That is down from 2018’s 505,969 – a 1.2-percent decrease. The biggest down… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – According to AAA, the national gas price average of $2.64 represents a seven-cent drop on the week. It’s 13-cents less than a month ago and 21-cents cheaper than a year ago. In South Dakota, the average price is $2.67– down a penny from last week, down four cents from last… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A man is finding a way to make people laugh and help the homeless in the process. Comedian Elvis Mujic (moo-yee-ch) is in Aberdeen and will present two shows on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The first is at the Salvation Army at 12:30 p.m. It is free and will be preceded by… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Many rivers and streams in eastern South Dakota have been running at or above flood stage since early spring. Galen Hoogestraat with the U.S. Geological Survey says that continues a trend of higher than normal flows. Hoogestraat says changes in farm field drainage has contributed. Hoogestraat says the timing of the… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police credit two fishermen with saving a child who fell into a river at a Sioux Falls park. Authorities say several children were walking along the rocks near a pedestrian bridge in Falls Park Sunday night when one of them slipped and fell into the Big Sioux River. Lt. Dave… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – The Cleanup Assistance Hotline established by South Dakota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters has been extended until Aug. 16. The phone number is 605-519-5413. The hotline was established to assist South Dakotans with cleanup or debris removal as a result of the winter storm and flooding this year. The hotline… Read more »

ROCKERVILLE, S.D. (AP) — The search for a 9-year-old girl who ran away from a children’s home in South Dakota has involved more than 1,000 people who have logged more than 4,300 miles since she disappeared in February, according to sheriff’s officials. Serenity Dennard left the Black Hills Children’s Home near Rockerville on the cold… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – While there will be another option for post-secondary education in Sioux Falls this fall, it will take some time to fill out all the classes. University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring says they are aiming at the fall of 2020 as the full startup for the Community College for Sioux… Read more »