GREGORY, S.D.(WNAX)- While rural healthcare continues to see problems, in some parts of the state, there is new construction and optimism. Tony Timanus, President of Avera Gregory Hospital, says their new construction grew out of a remodeling project. Timanus says they may be in a rural area but they are very busy. Timanus says they… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The City of Yankton is making slow progress in repairing the damages to the lower Marne Creek access trail from the bomb cyclone of March 2019. City Manager Amy Leon says they have to make some wetland mitigations. Leon says the permit process is underway. Leon says it won’t need action by the… Read more »

SALEM, S.D.(WNAX)- Following the Governors budget address last week, incoming members of the South Dakota legislature had some intense orientation days. District 19 Representative-elect Drew Peterson of Salem says it was good and busy. Peterson says there will be a lot of turnover in next years session. Peterson says they had a lot of information… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Board of Regents is following the Governors order banning Tik Tok on state owned devices. Regents Executive Director Brian Maher outlined their options at their meeting last week at the School of Mines in Rapid City. Maher says the universities are clearing out their devices. Maher says the ban also… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The National Defense Authorization Act is sitting in the US Senate, waiting for final passage. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the eight hundred fifty eight billion dollar bill is more than the President was asking for. Rounds says this is another spending bill that should have been done long before now. Rounds… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Blizzard and Winter Storm Warnings remain posted through Thursday for much of western and central South Dakota.  South Dakota Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price says Governor Kristi Noem staying up-to-date on the storm. Price says coordination with the three National Weather Service offices in South Dakota plays a critical role in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- A massive winter storm is expecting to arrive in the area this week.  Meterologist Kelly Serr with the National Weather Service office in Aberdeen provided the latest update. Serr preview what’s to come this week. Serr talks about ice being a major issue along Interstate 29 north to the North Dakota border. Serr… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) — DemKota Ranch Beef announced today that the company has given its hourly associates a total of $1.7 million in bonuses as part of an annual incentive plan. The bonuses, which amounted to an average of $3,200 per employee, were distributed based on the company’s performance, an individual employee’s attendance, and the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is proposing a five percent increase in state aid to education for next year. That follows a six percent increase this year. Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards, says it means schools fall further behind. Pogany says inflation puts a lot of stress on school… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D.(Press Release)- South Dakota News Watch, the state’s first nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization, has hired veteran journalist and communications professional Carson Walker as its first chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Walker will assume the company’s top management role, succeeding News Watch co-founders Randell Beck and Jack Marsh, who have overseen staff, news… Read more »