MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- The Mitchell City Council on Tuesday night approved a Sioux Falls-based architectural firm to conduct a Corn Palace renovation study.  Mitchell Mayor Bob Everson says the goal is to utilize the tourist attraction year-round. Mitchell Public Works Director Joe Schroeder says there will be several components to the study. The study, which should… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- The Iglesia Ni Cristo Church, from St. Paul Minnesota, made the trip to the Black Hills to give groceries to community members in need Tuesday. Ferdinand De Dios, minister for the church, says the drive to Rapid City was a long, but worthwhile trip to help members of the community facing food… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DakotaRadioGroup)-1,665 people flew out of the Pierre Regional Airport last month. Of the total, 505 were on Denver Air Connection flights and 1,160 were on SkyWest flights. City commissioner Jamie Huizenga says so far this year, over 9000 people have flown out of Pierre. At the 10-thousand enplanements mark, the Pierre Regional Airport becomes… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- 300 backpacks, stuffed to the zipper with school supplies were given to students in need by NDN Collective in Rapid City Tuesday. Mary Bowman is an educator and NISN Fellow with NDN Collective, and said the group is serving a major need in the community. Bowman said for the needs of Rapid… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DakotaRadioGroup)- This week’s USDA National Ag Statistics Service crop progress report has South Dakota at the top of a list– for crops being in bad shape. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says despite rains in the past week or so, South Dakota is one of the states where the corn and soybean crops conditions are… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Fort Pierre City Council has approved authorizing the city to seek proposals on doing something different than it already is with the city’s water supply.  Public Works Director Rick Hahn says West River/Lyman Jones Rural Water has put the city on notice. Hahn says they have looked at other options before.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- A Veblen area man convicted of abusive sexual contact with a child was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison. 43-year-old Dominic S. Redday was sentenced at the federal courthouse in Aberdeen by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann. Following his prison sentence, he will be on supervised release for five… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will begin concrete repair work at the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Dakota Street on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Dakota Street in Aberdeen will be closed at the 6th Ave./Highway 12 intersection for necessary repairs. Work is anticipated to start Thursday, Sept. 9,… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- A Sioux Falls man is trying to find ways to help friends in Afghanistan escape the grasp of the Taliban. Attorney and radio news man Todd Epp was in Afghanistan in 2015 and 16, working to privatize the Afghan national coal company, and met many Afghanis in the process. Now, many of… Read more »