PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The cities of Pierre and Watertown have about a week to present a recommendation to the U-S Department of Transportation as to what air service they would like to see serve their cities.  Pierre Mayor Steve Harding says the city has looked closely at the three possible options for air travel. A number… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Dustin Hermansen, an Aberdeen Central High School senior; and Maxwell Lightfield, a Milbank High School senior; have been chosen as South Dakota’s delegates to this year’s 61st annual United States Senate Youth Program to be held in Washington, D.C., March 4-11. In addition to the week-long program, the Hearst Foundations provide… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- The recent Essential Air Service proposal for the Watertown Regional airport from Denver Air Connection includes three scenarios: Keep things as they are now with DAC flights to Denver and Chicago; drop Chicago and have flights only to Denver or daily flights to both Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. According to Denver… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Wednesday, Governor Kristi Noem and legislators announced legislation to recognize out-of-state licenses for nearly every profession. “South Dakota’s economy has been booming, but our workforce has been experiencing some growing pains,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “We still have 23,000 open jobs in the state, and this legislation will help us… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA)- It sounds like something out of science fiction–turning South Dakota natural gas into crypto-currency on the high plains. The South Dakota Joint Appropriation Committee Wednesday was trying to determine if it is working. Representative Chris Karr from Sioux Falls. However, according to the School and Public Lands’ Mike Cornelison, things have not worked… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday observance on Monday, January 16th, City garbage pick-up will change.  Residents who normally have their garbage picked up on Monday are asked to have their garbage out for pick-up by 8:00 AM, Tuesday, January 17th.  Both Monday’s and Tuesday’s garbage will be picked up… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) – On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) re-introduced his Keep the Nine constitutional amendment (H.J.Res.8) to limit the number of Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court at nine. “Recent years have brought more calls to pack the Court or expand the Court,” said Johnson. “This is a terrible idea. As defenders… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A state lawmaker who helped lead the 2022 election fight against legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota now wants to prohibit the state Department of Health from issuing medical-marijuana patient cards to women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. “To protect children,” Representative Fred Deutsch, a Florence Republican, said, when asked by… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Back in 2022, the Brown County Fair Board established the Brown County Fair Foundation.  Brown County Commissioner Duane Sutton talks about the role of the Foundation. Sutton talks about the first major project associated with the foundation which is establishing the new Brown County Fair Kid Zone Playground. Another project Sutton talked about… Read more »