PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Ag groups in South Dakota are split on Governor Kristi Noem’s plan to merge the state Departments of Agriculture with Environment and Natural Resources. South Dakota Corn Growers Association President Scott Stahl says they haven’t taken a position, yet. Also not taking an official position yet is the South Dakota Soybean… Read more »
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Northern welcoming students back for new semester Monday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Students will be back on campus at Northern State to start the second semester on Monday. There has been no on-campus learning since before Thanksgiving, with the semester wrapping up online. Justin Fraase, Vice President of Enrollment, Communications and Marketing, talked about the return of students. He said part of what… Read more »
Cwach planning to bring back reinsurance bill to session
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Legislators are preparing and filing bills ahead of the start of the 2021 South Dakota legislative session. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says he has one related to his legal work. Cwach, a Democrat, who is returning to Pierre for his second term, is planning to bring back one of his… Read more »
Landslide closes scenic road in Badlands National Park
WALL, S.D. (AP) — Officials say a scenic road in Badlands National Park has been closed because of a 300-feet long landslide. The park’s acting maintenance chief Ken Thompson says Sage Creek Rim Road is closed from Highway 240 south of Wall and west about 6.5 miles. Crews are planning to re-open the dirt road… Read more »
Johnson says using 25th Amendment could create more divisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Some Congressional leaders are pushing Vice President Mike Pence to initiate action on the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office. That is in response to the mob invading the US Capitol earlier this week. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says that’s never been used. Johnson says using the Amendment… Read more »
Lewis & Clark project should get more federal funding
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Lewis & Clark Regional Water Project should see another round of federal funding this year. Executive Director Troy Larson says Congress included funding in the omnibus bill that passed just before Christmas. Larson says they hope to get a decent share of the water project funding. Larson says they have… Read more »
Fundraising campaign underway for new complex on State Fairgrounds
HURON, S.D. (DRG News) – A fundraising campaign is underway to come up with a portion of the money needed to build a new livestock complex on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron. Interim state Secretary of Agriculture Hunter Roberts says the Beef Complex building burned down in October, leaving the fairgrounds without its… Read more »
La Nina advisory continues, but not acting like previous years
AMES, Iowa (WNAX) – An ongoing weather driver is still active, but not following previous scripts. Dennis Todey, head of the Midwest Climate Hub (in Ames Iowa) says a La Nina advisory continues. Todey says the longer range outlooks don’t track like previous La Nina’s. Todey says the milder weather into late December was not… Read more »
Rapid City special response team required after shots fired
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – A special response team, the equivalent of a SWAT response, was required for a shots fired situation in Rapid City on Tuesday involving juveniles in a north Rapid City townhouse community. Brendyn Medina, community relations specialist for the Rapid City Police Department, provided more details about the case. The unit,… Read more »
New CEO begins at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield
REDFIELD, S.D. (Press Release) – Karen Sjurseth began her duties as the new CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield this week. Redfield CMH is an Avera Partner in Health facility in the Avera St. Luke’s Region. Sjurseth and her family relocated to Redfield from Grand Rapids, Minnesota where she most recently served as the… Read more »