PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen delivered the annual “State of the Judiciary” speech to the legislature Wednesday. Jensen talked about a bill that was introduced last year that would have done away with the bar exam taken by law school graduates. Jensen says the bar exam is needed to gauge… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Senator John Thune took part in a Farm Bill roundtable discussion in Sioux Falls this week. He said a lot of ag groups were there to offer input. Thune says conservation will again be an important part of the next Farm Bill. Thune says there needs to be incentives to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(KXLG)- Fifteen-year-old Willa Stern of Webster was crowned the 2023 South Dakota Junior Snow Queen. Stern is a freshman at Webster High School. There were 25 other contestants for the crown during the Junior Snow Queen Coronation Saturday at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. Corinne Bosse of Britton was the first runner-up, Kayana Wright of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- If you want to testify on a bill that’s before the South Dakota Legislature’s House State Affairs Committee, you will have to do it in person. Prior to COVID and on a limited basis, people had been able to testify via phone. Then the COVID pandemic ushered in remote testimony as a common… Read more »

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 »