News Category: Local News

House Select Committee on Impeachment to meet today

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The House Select Committee on Investigation will meet again Thursday. That is now overshadowed by a letter from Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price saying Ravnsborg was untruthful during the investigation and urging the committee to move on impeachment. Committee Chair, House Speaker Spencer Gosch has called that “interference.” Member, Representative Mike… Read more »

House Select Committee on Impeachment to meet today

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The House Select Committee on Investigation will meet again Thursday. That is now overshadowed by a letter from Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price saying Ravnsborg was untruthful during the investigation and urging the committee to move on impeachment. Committee Chair, House Speaker Spencer Gosch has called that “interference.” Member, Representative Mike… Read more »

Congressman Johnson comments on pending government shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The federal government will run out of money on Friday if Congress doesn’t do something. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says they are waiting for details on a spending plan from majority democrats. Congress has passed several continuing resolutions over the past few months to keep the government in operation. Johnson says he… Read more »

Congressman Johnson comments on pending government shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The federal government will run out of money on Friday if Congress doesn’t do something. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says they are waiting for details on a spending plan from majority democrats. Congress has passed several continuing resolutions over the past few months to keep the government in operation. Johnson says he… Read more »

SD Dept of Health reports 1 new COVID-19 related death

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 1 new COVID-related death, while active cases & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,844. The state had 71 new cases and 187 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 3,238. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »

SD Dept of Health reports 1 new COVID-19 related death

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 1 new COVID-related death, while active cases & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,844. The state had 71 new cases and 187 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 3,238. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »

Noem’s COVID vaccine exemption stalls out after House pushes for stronger protections

PIERRE, S.D.(Argus Leader) — Employee protections against private COVID-19 mandates are the latest issue of gridlock at the South Dakota Capitol. Lawmakers on a conference committee of the state House and Senate on Tuesday were unable to overcome disagreement in the Legislature and with Gov. Kristi Noem about whether employers should be able to require… Read more »

Noem’s COVID vaccine exemption stalls out after House pushes for stronger protections

PIERRE, S.D.(Argus Leader) — Employee protections against private COVID-19 mandates are the latest issue of gridlock at the South Dakota Capitol. Lawmakers on a conference committee of the state House and Senate on Tuesday were unable to overcome disagreement in the Legislature and with Gov. Kristi Noem about whether employers should be able to require… Read more »

Jarrett Jones found not guilty in murder trial

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- The courthouse erupted in shouts of joy from Jarrett Jones’ family shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday. After eight hours of deliberation, a jury of five men and seven women found Jarrett Jones not guilty of not only first-degree murder, but second-degree murder and first- and second-degree manslaughter. Jones, 50, of Bath,… Read more »

Jarrett Jones found not guilty in murder trial

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- The courthouse erupted in shouts of joy from Jarrett Jones’ family shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday. After eight hours of deliberation, a jury of five men and seven women found Jarrett Jones not guilty of not only first-degree murder, but second-degree murder and first- and second-degree manslaughter. Jones, 50, of Bath,… Read more »

NSU Bach’s Lunch Concert set for March 23 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Northern State University Chamber Singers, under the direction of Timothy Woods, will present the 11th Bach’s Lunch Concert at noon Wednesday, March 23. The concert, which honors the 337th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, will take place at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E., Aberdeen. Performers will include:  … Read more »

NSU Bach’s Lunch Concert set for March 23 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Northern State University Chamber Singers, under the direction of Timothy Woods, will present the 11th Bach’s Lunch Concert at noon Wednesday, March 23. The concert, which honors the 337th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, will take place at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E., Aberdeen. Performers will include:  … Read more »

Bill to do away with sales tax on food defeated in Senate

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill dealing with fees for the Secretary of States office that had been hoghoused in the House to become a bill to do away with the sales tax on food hit the wall in the Senate. A motion was made to send the bill to a conference committee, but Senator Lee Schoenbeck… Read more »

Bill to do away with sales tax on food defeated in Senate

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill dealing with fees for the Secretary of States office that had been hoghoused in the House to become a bill to do away with the sales tax on food hit the wall in the Senate. A motion was made to send the bill to a conference committee, but Senator Lee Schoenbeck… Read more »

Comments on Senate bill on housing that passed the South Dakota House

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House reached final approval on a bill that sets the framework for housing development across the state. Representative Hugh Bartels of Watertown says the bill combines a number of proposals. Bartels says the bill outlines the loan and grant programs. Representative John Mills of Volga made a motion to slow… Read more »

Comments on Senate bill on housing that passed the South Dakota House

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House reached final approval on a bill that sets the framework for housing development across the state. Representative Hugh Bartels of Watertown says the bill combines a number of proposals. Bartels says the bill outlines the loan and grant programs. Representative John Mills of Volga made a motion to slow… Read more »

Drop in COVID-19 infections taking pressure off health care workers

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The drop in Covid-19 infections is taking the pressure off health care providers. Liz Healy is infection control specialist at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Healy says they now have time to look at what worked and what didn’t during the pandemic. Healy says they are looking at the possibility of another… Read more »

Drop in COVID-19 infections taking pressure off health care workers

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The drop in Covid-19 infections is taking the pressure off health care providers. Liz Healy is infection control specialist at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Healy says they now have time to look at what worked and what didn’t during the pandemic. Healy says they are looking at the possibility of another… Read more »

SD PUC delays hearing for wind farm along the Hughes/Hyde County border

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A proposed wind farm along the Hughes/Hyde County border will stay just that for now; proposed.  The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission moved last week to postpone an evidentiary hearing for the North Bend Wind Farm.  That hearing was set for mid-April.  North Bend lawyer Brett Koenecke says Hughes County has not taken… Read more »

SD PUC delays hearing for wind farm along the Hughes/Hyde County border

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A proposed wind farm along the Hughes/Hyde County border will stay just that for now; proposed.  The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission moved last week to postpone an evidentiary hearing for the North Bend Wind Farm.  That hearing was set for mid-April.  North Bend lawyer Brett Koenecke says Hughes County has not taken… Read more »