PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Department of Health has withdrawn a proposed rule change that could have led to significant increases in the costs needed to keep ambulance service in rural parts of South Dakota.  The proposed change would have allowed ground-ambulances associated with air ambulance services to transport patients between medical facilities. Hughes County… Read more »

CASTLEWOOD, S.D.(KWAT)–Castlewood School District residents go to the polls Tuesday to decide a $6 million bond issue. Castlewood was rocked by a tornado in May of last year that tore school facilities apart. Superintendent Peter Books tells KWAT News that through a $5.6 million insurance settlement, they’ve made repairs to what could be fixed, but… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The Aberdeen Police Department engaged in a brief standoff around midnight on Sunday with an individual who threatened to shoot law enforcement and fired a gun into the air. Officers were called to the 1500 block of South Washington Street for a suicidal individual. While approaching, officers heard a… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- South Dakota Senate Majority leader Casey Crabtree is calling for support for another ethanol-related project. GEVO is a biofuels company that wants to build a one-billion dollar project near Lake Preston. GEVO is targeting a specialty market in the fuel industry. It would produce about 55-million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel each… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- According to a recent poll by Emerson College, Kristi Noem’s job approval rating as Governor has fallen to 43%.  It was 61% as recently as June.  The poll shows her support amongst her fellow registered Republicans is 73%.  Governor Noem is least popular with those under 30.  Only 30% of young people think… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Senator Mike Rounds sits on both the Armed Services Committee and the Banking Committee in the United States Senate. That gives him a unique perspective on the issue of cyber security as it relates to military and civilian applications. Senator Rounds recommended DSU to the Defense Department for their excellent programs in technology… Read more »

CANTON, S.D.(KELO)- On Friday, Navigator announced that they are now cancelling their CO2 pipeline project.  District 16 Representative Karla Lems whose pipeline was planned to go through their farmland reacted to it. Lems declare this a victory for South Dakota landowners. Lems ponder what POET will do now that there is no pipeline connected to… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- A 25 year old man was shot in the leg in a dispute with two other people last Wednesday night. Officer Sam Clemens says there were three people involved in a dispute that went from bad to worse when the shooting victim approached the other two in a vehicle. Clemens says police… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KELO)- Senator John Thune is keeping up the pressure…pushing for tighter border control. He says nearly a half-million people were caught trying to cross the southern border illegally in just the last two months. Appearing on Fox News, Thune says something has to change. He says our open borders are an invitation to criminals,… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(Dakota News Now)- After their permit application was denied by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission last month, Navigator has announced they are officially cancelling their CO2 pipeline project. In a statement posted on their website, the company said the development of the project has been challenging. “Given the unpredictable nature of the regulatory and… Read more »