WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Watertown’s $25,000 licensing fee for a medical marijuana dispensary may be one of the state’s highest, according to two of the three dispensaries currently operating in Watertown that showed up to speak atMonday’s City Council meeting. Roger Meyer, owner of Dakota Dispensaries, said he just received his notice of license renewal. Mayor Ried… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds has a new Chief of Staff. Rounds’ office announced Monday that Dezmond Ward will serve in the role. Ward, who has worked in Rounds’ office since 2018, most recently served as the Communications Director for Rounds. “Dezmond has been a trusted member of… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–The Watertown CIty Council got an update Monday night on construction progress on the $36.5 million Prairie Lakes Ice Arena. Construction began just over a year ago, and the director of the Tegra Group, Mike Van Klei (kly), told the council that weather delays have pushed the projected opening date back slightly, from this… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT) –The city of Watertown, which owns the vacant former Wells Fargo Bank building at 20 North Maple, declared it surplus property a few months ago in an attempt to sell it to an interested buyer. That decision came after renovation costs came in millions over budget. But much like their plans to turn… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Monday night’s City Council meeting, the council received the 2022 Audit Report from Senior Audit Manager Cameron Zent from Eide Bailly. Zent told the council that the overall view of Aberdeen is really good. Zent discuss the single subject audit of the funding of the Aberdeen Airport. Zent did discuss a couple… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Gov. Kristi Noem hasn’t entered the 2024 race for the White House. Yet. According to new polling from Emerson College, 25% of South Dakota believe former President Donald Trump should choose Gov. Noem as his running mate, while 20% said it depends on who else is considered, and 38% said… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Presentation College campus is poised to begin an exciting new chapter through a partnership with the City of Aberdeen. For over a century, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary have made significant contributions to the growth and well-being of the city through a series of bold… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELOLAND) — Construction continues on the tallest structure being built in North America this year. Precision Communications, an Oklahoma-based broadcast tower and antenna service company, has been hired to help KELOLAND Media Group install a new KDLO-TV tower in rural Clark County located near Garden City. The 1,705-foot KDLO tower collapsed in a… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- The report card on South Dakota Public Schools is showing great progress. Attendance is up for economically disadvantaged students…along the graduation rates for that group. State Education Secretary Joseph Graves is excited for the improvement. Overall, the four-year graduation rate increased by two percent last year, to 84-percent. One area that saw improvement… Read more »