SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- Several state policy proposals of the South Dakota Farmers Union line up with their national group. State Farmers Union President Doug Sombke says one of their goals is to address the concentration problem that is hurting farmers and ranchers across the country. He says solutions at both the national and state level need… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – Sturgis Council members passed first reading of their 2022 budget Monday night. The new budget is a little over one-million dollars more than 2021 and contains good news for property owners. Sturgis City Manager Daniel Ainslie says the city will see its Mill Levy drop to its lowest rate in 30 years.… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A legislator who is helping write rules for medical cannabis usage in South Dakota is looking for some changes before they are all in place. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says there needs to be clarification over applications for dispensary licenses. Cwach, a member of the Rules Review Committee, says applicants have to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem filed an initial brief in her appeal in the Mount Rushmore Fireworks litigation. The brief was filed with the United States 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. You can read the filed brief here. “The Biden Administration cancelled South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration on completely arbitrary grounds. They’ve displayed their… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The State of South Dakota will get about nine hundred seventy-five million dollars under the American Recovery Plan Act. Cities and counties will share another sixty-five million dollars. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Appropriations, is a member of a legislative task force that will come up with… Read more »

AMES, I.A.(WNAX)- With the ongoing drought across the northern plains, the next best chance for significant precipitation may be winter snows. Dennis Todey, head of the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames Iowa, says an impending La Nina may help that. The Climate Prediction Center has issued a La Nina watch for late this year into… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature has issued a letter of intent effectively banning K through 12 schools and the state’s universities from applying for federal grants related to civics or history education. Committee Co-Chair, Representative Chris Karr of Sioux Falls says the committee can express an opinion. Senator… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Prior to the City Council meeting Monday night, the council did a work session dealing with zoning issues regarding medical marijuana or cannabis. City Attorney Ron Wager talks about how local governments can get involve in the cannabis industry. City Manager Joseph Gaa discuss how the city should handle the industry. Wager talks… Read more »