PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Incumbent republican Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson was easily re-elected to another six-year term with a sixty nine to thirty one percent margin over democrat Jeff Barth. Nelson says he spent a lot time on the road. Nelson says he had to explain to many voters how the PUC operates. Barth had made… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission will let utilities take the lead in electric vehicle policies. The federal government set up a requirement that each state decide on how to handle that technology. Commission Chairman Chris Nelson says there are lots of details with electric vehicles. Nelson says each utility has a unique… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB)  – The first reading of a shooting range ordinance was met with some suggestions from the public but in general, was viewed as a good start to establish a legal guideline through which shooting ranges can operate in the county. The Meade County Commission, at its Nov. 8 regular meeting, approved the first… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- It wasn’t our imagination; the Halloween displays in many stores were cleared out quickly to set up for Christmas. South Dakota Retailers Association Executive Director Nathan Sanderson says that was deliberate. Sanderson says while people may plan to spend the same this holiday season, it will buy less. Sanderson says retailers still face… Read more »

MILBANK, S.D.(Press Release) – A Fargo, N.D., woman has been identified as the person who died Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Milbank. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2008 Econoline Van was eastbound on U.S. Highway 12 when it crossed the centerline into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a westbound… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The suspect in Sunday’s homicide in Yankton made his initial appearance in court Wednesday morning. During the initial appearance it was announced Trevor Wayne Harrison of Yankton is facing a charge of homicide as murder in the first-degree and, in the alternate, homicide as murder in the second-degree. Harrison can ultimately only be… Read more »

HURON, S.D.(Press Release) – Following the Nov. 8 vote, South Dakota Farmers Union members join with the majority of South Dakotans in celebrating the passage of Amendment D. “Medicaid expansion keeps our tax dollars in South Dakota and it will help farm and ranch families access healthcare,” said Doug Sombke, President of South Dakota Farmers… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen Forestry Division along with other City crews will be out picking up branches that have fallen from boulevard trees. Everything will get picked up, but it may take until next week. Damage from private property trees will be the responsibility of the homeowner or property owner and will… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- It will be some time before control of Congress becomes clear. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says there are several possibilities. Rounds says republican control would narrow the choices for the Biden Administration. Rounds says republicans now force many votes on most procedural moves in the Senate. Rounds took part in the 100th… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Senator John Thune made some history when he won his fourth term in the Senate on Tuesday. That ties him with former Senator Karl Mundt, the only other person in state history to be elected four times. Thune says he appreciates the support. Thune says he listened to a lot of… Read more »