YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem announced that the state ended the fiscal year at the end of June with a one hundred fifteen million dollars surplus. General fund revenue was seventy-two million dollars over earlier estimates and state government spending was forty two million dollars lower than estimated. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton,… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The East River Electric Power Cooperative Board of Directors has named Bob Sahr as their next general manager. Sahr, who is currently the general counsel for the co-op will take over on August first for Tom Boyko who is retiring. Sahr says he is looking forward to the move. Sahr says he wants… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The United States’ first nationwide three-digit mental health and substance abuse crisis hotline was activated over the weekend. Janet Kittams is the CEO of the Helpline Center, the entity operating the 988 Lifeline in South Dakota. She says instead of a dispatcher sending law enforcement or paramedics, 988 connects callers with trained mental… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo has named Chad Mosteller as interim Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation. Mosteller, who has been with DCI since 2002, says he wants to let his agents do their jobs. Mosteller says he feels local law enforcement has confidence in DCI agents. Mosteller says he wants… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Thursday, July 21st between the hours of 8:30 pm and 1:00 am. West Nile Virus has been identified in Aberdeen and city officials urge citizens to take reasonable precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. You can reduce the… Read more »

RICHMOND LAKE, S.D.(Press Release)- Brown County has been notified that engineering activities will be starting on the Richmond Lake Dam on July 22, 2022.  This will be the start of the process for the development of possible spillway modifications. Work will be ongoing into August 2022. You may see survey crews, drill rigs, and drones… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KBHB) – Inflation is impacting every aspect of Feeding South Dakota’s operations. That from Stacey Andernacht, the Marketing and Communications Director of the state’s organization whose mission is to end hunger in South Dakota. Andernacht says right now, the organization is seeing a decrease in the amount of food that is being donated,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The South Dakota Bankers Association annual Ag Credit Conference begins today in Pierre. Association President Karl Adam says agriculture impacts nearly all of their members. Adam says the speakers cover a wide array of topics. Weather and politics are also on the agenda. Adam says they’re expecting around 120 bankers at the meeting… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- While the overall population count was done last year, local governments are still waiting on details from the Census Bureau. Dave Mingo, Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Yankton, says the delay of information is a problem. Mingo says they use that detailed census information in a number of projects.… Read more »