YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Department of Transportation is working on a multi-phased Interstate 29 corridor study in southeast South Dakota. Steve Gramm is the planning squad leader for the project. Gramm says development has driven a traffic increase in that corridor. Gramm says public input on the study is very important. Gramm says they… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – The Meade 46-1 School Board met for their March meeting Monday night, where the board heard a presentation from Sturgis Brown High School teacher Eric Johnson on a 4-day school week. There are a handful of districts across the area that utilize a 4-day school week – including Belle Fourche and Custer.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has vetoed HB1193 which updates and amends the Uniform Commercial Code. The Governor said the bill, which sets rules for commercial and financial businesses, did not adequately address crypto currencies. Karl Adam, President of the South Dakota Bankers Association, says it’s the basic rules of the business road.… Read more »

WAVERLY, I.A.(Press Release)- Army veteran Trent Dirks of Iowa is traveling across the United States to share his story of battling PTSD and receiving his Service Dog Tracer through Retrieving Freedom, Inc. “One day in July of 2017, I was driving down the road, depressed and seriously considering committing suicide, and while I was crying… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Amanda Walder, of Watertown, SD, entered a plea change of guilty today after a plea agreement was reached with the prosecution. Walder agreed to plead guilty to one count of manslaughter 1st degree, a class 6 felony and punishable with up to life in prison. Walder was initially charged with murder – second-degree,… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- Governor Noem made a stop in Mitchell on Wednesday to sign House Bill 1090, which she calls an ag preservation bill. She stressed the importance of the ag industry to South Dakota. South Dakota Farm Bureau President Scott VanderWal of Volga says agriculture has been under attack. The event was held at C… Read more »

BRITTON, S.D.(Press Release) –  One person died and another person was injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash east of Britton. Names of the two people involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2019 GMC Sierra pickup was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 10 when… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Northwestern Energy asked the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission for permission to drop natural gas hook up charges. Jeff Decker with Northwestern appeared before the Commission at their meeting Tuesday. Those charges could range from seventy-five to one hundred fifty dollars. Commissioner Chris Nelson said it was an encouraging move. Commission Chair Kristie… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota legislators passed a seven point four billion dollar state budget as they wrapped up the main run of the session last week. At the center of the budget negotiations was Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Chair of the Joint Committee on Appropriations. She says it was important to fund the so… Read more »