WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Watertown City Council held a short meeting today at Noon to accept the canvas results of the City Election on June 20, 2023. Finance Manager Kristen Bobzien announced the winners from Ward B, C, and E as part of the statute. The total votes for the City Council election equaled 1,095. Councilman Glen… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced that South Dakota will receive $207,227,523.92 to deploy affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service. Right now, 28,397 homes and small businesses in South Dakota lack access to a high-speed Internet connection. As part of the “Internet for All” initiative, a… Read more »

FREDERICK, S.D.(Press Release)- One person died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash south of Frederick, S.D. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2008 Ford F250 pickup was traveling south on U.S. Highway 281. A 2015 Buick Lacrosse was northbound on… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELOLAND) – The National Parks Service has denied Gov. Kristi Noem’s latest application for a permit to have fireworks at Mount Rushmore. Noem applied for the July 2023 permit last summer. KELOLAND News reached out to the NPS to find out what happened with that request. A spokesperson for the NPS said… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- Money should start flowing from the Legislature’s $200-million dollar infrastructure program in about a month. While finalizing the program, the Legislature’s Rules committee discovered a snag for the state’s Indian Reservations. Because they’re sovereign nations, they need  a cooperating state or local government entity to apply for the money. Senator Red Dawn Foster… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KJJQ)- South Dakota Governior Kristi Noem says the Board of Regents must revitalize the state’s universities and work to provide an education “without indoctrinating them with harmful, divisive ideologies.” She set up a hotline for lodging complaints about the universities. Noem recently said callers are reporting incidents of “liberal ideology” at two universities and… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- The Goss Opera House, with the support of the Watertown Area Community Foundation Youth Council, plans a “Passport to the Arts” program to introduce youth to art in our community. Students will “stamp their passports” as they adventure into art explorations at no cost to participants or their families. Exploring theater is the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- South Dakota House Majority Leader Will Mortenson of Pierre is part of a group heading to the US-Mexico border this week to get a first hand look at the situation. Mortenson says they’ll meet with border patrol agents and see some of the humanitarian centers. Mortenson says there’s a diverse group of people… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- Former Dakota Wesleyan University president and gubernatorial candidate Jim Beddow has passed away at the age of 81. Beddow was born in Huron and raised in Woonsocket.  He attended USD and then the University of Oklahoma where he received a doctorate in rural history before joining the U.S. Army. Following several teaching and… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide spraying for Mosquitoes on Monday, June 26th between the hours of 8:30 pm and 12:30 AM. The Adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph.   The mosquito control trucks are identified and travel with a flashing yellow light. To ensure spray effectiveness during… Read more »