SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- The South Dakota League of Women Voters has joined the coalition endorsing Amendment “D” this November.  That would expand Medicaid coverage in the state. League spokesperson Amy Scott-Stolz says it’s a matter of human rights. Scott-Stolz says the expansion would cover more working people that can’t afford health insurance on their own. Scott-Stolz… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- An interim legislative committee is looking at South Dakota’s property tax structure and the burden of those taxes on everything from counties, to schools, to homeowners.   District 24 Senator Mary Duvall of Pierre is Vice Chair of the Committee which met last week at the State Capitol.  Duvall says hearing testimony of the… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- The inauguration of Dr. Daniel Kittle as Dakota Wesleyan University’s president was held yesterday at the Sherman Center on the Dakota Wesleyan campus.  His speech’s theme was A Community On Purpose. He talks about the challenges facing higher education and Dakota Wesleyan University. Kittle is Dakota Wesleyan’s 21st president.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at 7:00am on Monday, August 29, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for sanitary sewer repairs: 1st Ave SE between South State and South Kline Street  The road is expected to remain closed all day, motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work is completed.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- This Wednesday, August 31st is the deadline to renew license plate decals for August. Brown County Treasurer Patty VanMeter provides the letters for this month.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- A massive power production project that would build a large reservoir on the west bank of the Missouri River is moving through the regulatory stages. The Gregory County Pumped Storage project would be about five miles south of the Platte-Winner bridge. Joni Livingston with Missouri River Energy Services of Sioux Falls says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- It’s time again for the fall residential cleanup in Brown County. Tipping fees at the landfill will be waived for residential drop-offs starting today and continuing through Sept. 10. Items can be taken to the Brown County Landfill from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The landfill is closed on Sundays, but… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – On Sept. 1, Wolves fans will be treated to a free concert at Dacotah Bank Stadium prior to the Northern State University football opener. The concert, sponsored by Lamont Companies and the NSU Foundation, will feature the Nashvegas All Stars, a traveling ensemble of Nashville recording artists. The event, which is… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- President Biden’s plan to forgive up to ten thousand dollars of student loan debt may impact up to forty three million Americans that still owe on that debt. South Dakota Senator John Thune says it will also cause more problems. Thune, on Fox News, said it will be a subsidy to those that… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- As people in Ukraine recognized their Independence Day and also the six month mark of Russia’s invasion this week (Aug. 24, 2022), a woman from Pierre is planning her first trip back to the country since the fighting began. Nataliya (na-TAL-ya) Rezek (ree-zk) moved to Pierre about 11 years ago, but still has… Read more »