YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- After a slow start, visitation to Lewis & Clark State Recreation Area and other nearby camping sites finished strong. Shane Bertsch, regional supervisor for the Game, Fish & Parks Department, says they saw lots of traffic all summer. Bertsch says interest was steady all year Bertsch says visitation was up over last year,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(DRGNews)- It’s the same story for South Dakota’s corn and soybean crops again this week, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service update. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says South Dakota’s corn crop is still the worst in the nation. He says South Dakota’s soybeans aren’t doing much better. USDA NASS reporters say South… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- Changes are coming to the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo after the Mitchell City Council approved a 20-year land lease agreement with the newly-formed Mitchell Rodeo Foundation.  At the end of the 20 years, there will be an option for the city and foundation to extend the lease for another 10 years.  The 20… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Most of the rules needed to start the medical cannabis program in South Dakota have been approved by the Rules Review Committee of the legislature. A few were sent back to the Department of Health for revisions. Committee member, Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton, says the Department will have an extensive tracking program.… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – Thanks to a $1.6 million dollar appropriation from the South Dakota Legislature, the South Dakota State Metrology Lab is up and running in Sturgis. The lab, which used to be in Pierre, found a perfect location in a shop that used to belong to the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Because the lab… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- Legislation that calls for reinstatement of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. The measure, the American Beef Labeling Act is being carried by South Dakota Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds with several co-sponsors. South Dakota Stock Grower’s Association Vice President Les Shaw says this has been… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- Congress must come up with a way to fund the federal government by the end of the month and extend the debt limit. Democrats have said they will attach the debt limit expansion to the government funding bill. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says republican are withholding votes on the debt limit to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The deadline to register for the 2021 Northern State University Gypsy Day Parade is 5 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 24. Parade entrants may register online at this link for the parade, set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, on Aberdeen’s Main Street. This year’s theme is “Wolves of the Galaxy.” Entrants… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release)– The National Association of State Treasurers announced its 2022 leadership election results at this week’s Annual Business & Membership Meeting in Chicago. South Dakota State Treasurer Josh Haeder will serve as the organizations Vice Chair starting January 1, 2022. Haeder said, “I am energized and committed to working with an exceptional and… Read more »