YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett was defeated in his bid for renomination at the state republican party convention in June and will be leaving office in January. He won’t be leaving Pierre though, as he has been named the next General Manager of the state Rural Electric Association. Barnett says the… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)-  The South Dakota Board of Educational Standards met again Monday in Sioux Falls, gathering public input on the proposed new social studies standards. Shannon Malone with the state Department of Education said there will be a training and transition period. Aaron Livesay (live-a-say) of Sioux Falls says the changes need to be… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council on Monday night discussed who to hire for economic development of the city.  There were three different options, one from the city manager, one from the city council, & one from the Aberdeen Development Corporation. City Council member Alan Johnson had to play the role of Deputy Mayor as… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- Triple “A” estimates about one hundred seventy thousand people in South Dakota will be on the road during the Thanksgiving holiday. Highway Patrol Colonel Rick Miller says drivers need to stay focused on the road in front of them. Miller says they will have all of their troopers on the road over the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Attorney General-elect Marty Jackley will return to the office he held for ten years in January. He was unopposed in this months election. He says he is developing his legislative agenda. Jackley says he wants to consider some election enforcement issues. Jackley says there will be a number of criminal law reforms. Jackley… Read more »

PARKER, S.D.(WNAX)- Voters in the Parker School District passed a four-million-dollar bond issue in this month’s election. That was the third attempt at passing a bond and the first to get over sixty percent approval. Superintendent Donavon Deboer says they worked to get more information out to their voters. Deboer says each of the bond… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Saturday, the South Dakota House Republicans met to hold leadership elections for the 2023 legislative session, and the results have some claiming the Republican party is going blue, resulting in a major split in the party. Hugh Bartels was nominated to be the next Speaker of the House, breaking with… Read more »

ORLANDO, F.L.(WNAX)- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem spoke on a panel at the Republican National Governor’s Association meeting in Florida last week. Noem told the newly elected GOP Governors that they were rock stars for what they had accomplished and offered some advice. Noem talked about how South Dakota came through the Covid Pandemic better… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at approximately 8:00 AM on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 the following road will be closed to thru traffic for utility work: 12th Avenue SE from S Washington Street to S Kline Street Work will be completed as quickly as possible.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the… Read more »

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK(WNAX)- While the La Nina climate driver has hung around for three years, climate observers don’t expect it to make a fourth appearance. Doug Kluck, Central Region Climate Services Director for the National Weather Service, says they see La Nina fading early next year. Kluck moderated the north central region monthly climate update… Read more »