PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature got an update on the states financial situation at their meeting in Pierre Wednesday. Derek Johnson from the Bureau of Finance & Management highlighted the sales tax increases. Johnson says the state saw very strong sales tax increases. Johnson says other taxes reflected… Read more »

IPSWICH, S.D.(Press Release) –  A 53-year-old Redfield man has been identified as the person who died Sunday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash south of Ipswich. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2013 Ford Fusion was northbound on SD Highway 45 when the vehicle rolled into the west ditch and eventually started on fire. Michael Rothacker,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Saturday will be the 8th annual Bands, Brew, & BBQ taking place at Centenniel Village at the Brown County Fairgrounds. The event will begins at 4PM with the Cornhole Tournament getting underway at 5PM.  The tournament cost $25 per team and registration for that begins at 4PM. Eclipse will be the feature… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The opposition nearly doubled the supporters, but the Hughes County Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit to allow ENGIE North America to construct the 72-turbine North Bend Wind Farm in Hughes County.  Leonard Spomer of Pierre spoke out against the permit saying Hughes County needs stronger ordinances on wind projects. Jan… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KCCR)- The European nations of Sweden and Finland are seeking entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO.  The U-S Senate Foreign Relations Committee of which South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is a member of passed approval of the additions to the Senate floor this week. A handful of other European countries maintain… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- In 1999, a Jet Ski accident at Pactola took the life of Joshua (How-gen) Haugen, and it took a little over a year for his body to be recovered by the Rapid City/Pennington County Water Rescue Team. The Haugen family has since gotten involved with the Water Rescue Team, creating the JRH… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A committee that will study the building needs of the South Dakota Department of Corrections held their first meeting Tuesday in Pierre. Senator Michael Diedrich of Rapid City, Chair of the “Legislative Task Force on Incarceration Construction Fund” laid out his plans. Diedrich says Corrections is dealing with some very old buildings. Diedrich… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – It was Beef and Beer last night as local cattle producers and beef lovers gathered at the Sturgis Brewing Company to sample delicious ribeye, skirt steak and flank steak prepared by two German chefs and a Food Network celebrity who were visiting our area at the invitation of the  South Dakota Beef… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The City of Yankton will be working on a photography and video taping policy for the city library. City Manager Amy Leon says there is a movement across the country that has people coming into libraries and making videos. Leon says library staff is being trained by City Attorney Ross Den Herder in… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Wednesday, Governor Kristi Noem led a coalition of 15 Republican Governors urging President Joe Biden to defend equal opportunities for girls and women. In a letter to President Biden, the governors challenge him to reject the rule and policy changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the… Read more »