PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Beginning January 1, 2023, the town of Cresbard is implementing a new municipal general sales and use tax rate of 2 percent. South Dakota municipalities are able to implement new tax rates or change existing tax rates on January 1 or July 1 each year, according to South Dakota Codified Law… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- The latest monthly survey shows the economy continues to slow across the region. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss says signs are pointing toward a contraction. Goss says business managers are seeing lots of problems. Goss says there are also long term issues. Goss says he expects another interest rate hike from the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)-  Alexa Sheldon has been hired as the new Executive Director of the Aberdeen Downtown Association. Originally from Gettysburg, Alexa recently moved to Aberdeen. “Growning up, I spent many weekends here.  I have always been an advocate and believer in the growth and potential of downtown Aberdeen.  I have felt great pride as… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Voters in Clay County earlier this month approved a thirty-nine-million-dollar bond issue for a new law enforcement center and jail. Sheriff Andy Howe says they are moving quickly on the location. Howe says using city owned land would help control some costs. Howe says once a site is defined, they can then move… Read more »

WAGNER, S.D.(WNAX)- Voters in the City of Wagner will be back to the polls on Tuesday. City Attorney Ken Cotton says it stems back to a resolution of support for changes to Highway 46 passed by the city council this summer. Cotton says there was a lot of public input before the council voted. The… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Bob Rowe, C.E.O. of Northwestern Energy for the past fourteen years will be retiring from that position at the end of the year. He and his successor, current Chief Operating Officer Brian Bird are touring company locations in Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana. During a stop in Yankton, Rowe said he feels good… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Wednesday, proponents of open primary elections filed a proposed constitutional amendment with the South Dakota Legislative Research Council. This is the first step towards placing an open primaries initiative on the November 2024 ballot. “We believe that primary elections in South Dakota should be open to all voters regardless of… Read more »

SISSETON, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – According to the Roberts County Deputies’ Facebook post, deputies conducted another large drug bust, the second big bust in the area this week. On Monday, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and Roberts County Deputies conducted the largest drug bust in South Dakota, seizing 12.4 lbs of fentanyl pills and 3.6 lbs of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- State Representative Roger Chase of Huron was the guest speaker Tuesday for the board meeting of the Pierre Economic Development Corporation.  Chase chaired the 2021 summer study on workforce housing  where most of the proposed legislation passed.  There were hang-ups with the most important bill to appropriate 200-million dollars for housing. Chase says… Read more »