WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Mothers Against Drunk Driving is teaming up with the South Dakota Game, Fish, & Parks to promote safe boating and ATV seasons and to educate about the dangers of operating a boat, watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles while impaired by alcohol or other drugs. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, alcohol is a leading… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at 8am on Tuesday, May 23rd, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for work on the Ward Hotel: Main St. from 1st Ave. SW to 2nd Ave. SW The road will be closed until 3pm that day for setting a unit on the Ward Hotel.  Motorists are advised… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled spraying for Mosquitoes on Tuesday May 23rd 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 the spraying… Read more »

ONIDA, S.D.(Press Release) – Proposed carbon pipelines would raise the premium on corn for South Dakota farmers and inject nearly $6 billion in gross output for the state over a 10-year period, according to a study released today. The report, commissioned by the South Dakota Ethanol Producers Association, seeks to quantify the economic impact of… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(Press Release)– The South Dakota Democratic Party (SDDP) is pleased to announce Dan Ahlers as the party’s new Executive Director. Dan brings extensive administrative and political experience to the role as a former administrator of the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce, small business owner, and state legislator. “I am pleased to welcome Dan… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Summit Carbon Solutions and the Navigator pipeline are both working on right of ways across a number of counties in South Dakota. Both would carry liquid carbon dioxide from ethanol plants to underground storage sites. Landowners are concerned about the use of eminent domain to first survey the routes, then lead to possible… Read more »

ROBERTS COUNTY, S.D.  – A Sisseton man has been identified as the person who died last Sunday evening in a one-vehicle crash north of Sisseton, S.D. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling south on S.D. Highway 127 near mile marker 215 when the vehicle attempted to pass another vehicle.  The… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A major expansion by Manitou in Yankton has them adding up to eighty new employees in the next year. Rita Nelson, head of Workforce Development for Yankton Thrive, says that’s a big challenge. Nelson says they are getting more outside interest in jobs and living in Yankton. Nelson says the “Build Dakota” scholarships… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Planning and Development District Three in Yankton is in charge of the Governor’s house program for the state. During his update to the Yankton County Commission this week, District Executive Director Greg Henderson said the houses are still moving. The homes are built by inmates at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield… Read more »

AMES, I.A.(WNAX)- Climate observers are seeing more indications of an El Nino developing this year. Justin Glisan is the Iowa State Climatologist. Glisan moderated this month’s North Central Regional Climate update. He says the change to an El Nino appears to be underway. Glisan says they are getting a better idea of the intensity. Past… Read more »