ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Congressman Dusty Johnson will be returning to Washington, D.C. this Monday to finish up the term for the 117th Congress.  Congress still have items that needs to be done by the end of the year. One of the items to be address will be the Respect for Marriage Act to codify same sex… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Brown County Commission on Tuesday heard a report on the committees dealing with regional jails & correctional facilities from Brown County & Aberdeen lobbyist Julie Johnson. Johnson informed the commission about the committees they were tracking during the summer months. Johnson talks about the Incarceration Construction Fund. Johnson discussed the issue of… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Summit Carbon Solutions says they have reached easement agreements with more than fifty percent of the landowners needed for the South Dakota portion of their proposed liquid carbon dioxide pipeline. Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Powell says they are surveying much more than lines on a map. McPherson and Brown Counties have signaled possible… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett was defeated in his bid for renomination at the state republican party convention in June and will be leaving office in January. He won’t be leaving Pierre though, as he has been named the next General Manager of the state Rural Electric Association. Barnett says the… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)-  The South Dakota Board of Educational Standards met again Monday in Sioux Falls, gathering public input on the proposed new social studies standards. Shannon Malone with the state Department of Education said there will be a training and transition period. Aaron Livesay (live-a-say) of Sioux Falls says the changes need to be… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council on Monday night discussed who to hire for economic development of the city.  There were three different options, one from the city manager, one from the city council, & one from the Aberdeen Development Corporation. City Council member Alan Johnson had to play the role of Deputy Mayor as… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- Triple “A” estimates about one hundred seventy thousand people in South Dakota will be on the road during the Thanksgiving holiday. Highway Patrol Colonel Rick Miller says drivers need to stay focused on the road in front of them. Miller says they will have all of their troopers on the road over the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Attorney General-elect Marty Jackley will return to the office he held for ten years in January. He was unopposed in this months election. He says he is developing his legislative agenda. Jackley says he wants to consider some election enforcement issues. Jackley says there will be a number of criminal law reforms. Jackley… Read more »

PARKER, S.D.(WNAX)- Voters in the Parker School District passed a four-million-dollar bond issue in this month’s election. That was the third attempt at passing a bond and the first to get over sixty percent approval. Superintendent Donavon Deboer says they worked to get more information out to their voters. Deboer says each of the bond… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Saturday, the South Dakota House Republicans met to hold leadership elections for the 2023 legislative session, and the results have some claiming the Republican party is going blue, resulting in a major split in the party. Hugh Bartels was nominated to be the next Speaker of the House, breaking with… Read more »