ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The open house to receive input from the public on the update of the Wylie Park Master Plan has been postponed from Wednesday, March 13 to Wednesday, March 20. The open house will be held on Wednesday, March 20 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Second Floor Library […]
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NSU hosting author Tuesday night
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Northern State University Williams Library’s South Dakota Germans from Russia Center will host author Rebecca Bender as she offers a reading of her new book, titled “Still,” March 12 at 7 p.m. “Still” is a nonfiction memoir/biography celebrating the Dakotas and the Russian and Romanian homesteaders who settled in… Read more »
Strong winter storm on its way this week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – A very strong late winter storm is predicted to punch its way through much of the northern plains this week. Kyle Weisser at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says it will span several days. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/03/11081329/Kyle-Weisser-311a.mp3 Weisser says there will be a mix of precipitation. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/03/11081341/Kyle-Weisser-311b.mp3 Weisser says the… Read more »
Dakota Promise scholarship program defeated
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The top priority of the South Dakota Board of Regents in this legislative session hit a dead end in the House last Thursday night. The “Dakota Promise” scholarship program would have granted aid based on student need, not just on grades. The bill initially called for one million dollars from the… Read more »
Legislature sends hemp bill to governor
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would legalize industrial hemp despite Gov. Kristi Noem’s opposition.The House voted 58-8 to send the bill to the Republican governor. Noem had requested that lawmakers hold off on legalizing hemp this year, saying questions remain about enforcement, taxpayer costs and effects on… Read more »
Lawmakers to focus on budget, hemp bill, sales tax hike
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers this week are set to pass a state budget, debate bills to legalize industrial hemp and address the Legislature’s commitment to scale back a 2016 sales tax hike.The Legislature returns today for the final days of the 2019 legislative session. Here’s some of what’s on the agenda: ___… Read more »
Outside factors could impact economy
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – While the latest monthly reports indicate the Mid America economy should grow for the next few months, there are a number of outside factors that could have an impact. Ernie Goss, Director of the Institute for Economic Inquiry at Creighton University in Omaha, says while the tariff talks with China have… Read more »
Man arrested in fatal stabbing in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say a verbal altercation after hours of drinking led to a fatal stabbing in Sioux Falls.Thirty-eight-year-old Ronnie Baker was stabbed twice in the chest at a residence Sunday. A 40-year-old suspect was arrested several blocks away. He is expected in court later today. Lt. Mike Colwill says witnesses at… Read more »
South Dakota woman charged in death that took place 38 years ago
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota woman was charged Friday in the death of a newborn who was abandoned in a ditch 38 years ago, and police said they used DNA and genealogy sites to determine she was the baby’s mother.Theresa Rose Bentaas was arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter in the… Read more »
Study shows wide disparity in how schools prepare students for college
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is seeing a wide disparity in how high schools prepare students for college, a newspaper investigation found. Nearly a third of South Dakota high school graduates enrolling in the state’s public universities needed remedial classes in reading, math or both between 2010 and 2017, according to the Argus… Read more »