SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- An expanding area of the northern plains may be seeing impacts of a “flash drought” over the next few weeks. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says areas in drought are expanding rapidly. Edwards says the last part of June got pretty hot. Edwards says the climate outlooks for the rest of summer… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A new report from the National Park Service shows more visitors to the Missouri National Recreational River are having a big economic impact. The report says over one hundred forty thousand visitors in 2021 spent almost seven million dollars in the area. Rec River Superintendent Curt Dimmick says they do on the ground… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Brian Bengs addressed different topics during his appearance on KSDN. Bengs describes who he is. Bengs will be running for a political office for the first time in his career. Bengs explains why he’s running. Bengs comments on how the United States has handled the Ukraine crisis… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has applied for a permit to hold a fireworks show at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day 2023. The National Park Service has denied her permit applications for the past two years, citing environmental concerns and objections from Native American tribes. In 2020, a fireworks… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The League of Women Voters of South Dakota has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that places a thirty-day residency requirement for ballot initiative signature collectors. League spokesperson Amy Scott-Stolz says the law is a barrier to citizen involvement in government. Scott-Stolz says they want the court to strike down the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Fourth of July weekend is here and with the celebration of our nation’s independence comes a yearly reminder of our freedom…garbage.  Trash left behind by Independence Day revelers along the banks of the Missouri River.  Paul Lepisto with the Izaak Walton League in Pierre says it doesn’t take much to keep the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The 4th of July holiday brings not only a good time, but plenty of warnings as well.  Be careful with fireworks.  Don’t drink and drive and for watercraft users in the Pierre/Fort Pierre area, watch out for the bridge construction. Pierre Area Engineer for the South Dakota Department of Transportation Dean VanDeWiele says … Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(KMIT)- Just in time for the 4th of July holiday, personal finance website WalletHub recently conducted a survey to measure each state’s level of patriotism.  WalletHub’s Jill Gonzalez talks about the survey. She says South Dakota and some of its neighboring states fared well in the survey. Gonzalez talks about where South Dakota did… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Talks on a new Farm Bill have begun.  South Dakota Senator John Thune says legislators are taking input from ag producers. Representative Dusty Johnson hosted a farm bill roundtable on Tuesday in Bridgewater.

SOUTH DAKOTA(KMIT)- South Dakota is close to the top of a list that it doesn’t want to top.  Driver’s education platform Zutobi (zoo-toe-bee) compiled a list of states with the most drunk driving.  Zutobi co-founder Leo Waldenback says South Dakota ranks second in the nation in DUI severity. He says drunk driving fatality numbers are… Read more »