SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has joined an appeal by the Arizona Attorney General before the U.S. Supreme Court. The appeal is seeking to overturn a federal court’s ruling that found some Arizona voting laws disadvantaged minority voters. The case stems from a 2016 lawsuit brought by the Democratic National… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota state lawmaker has tested positive for the coronavirus days after visiting Gov. Kristi Noem’s mansion and attending the governor’s budget speech at the Legislature. Sen. Helene Duhamel, a Republican from Rapid City, became ill and tested positive on Wednesday, the day after she was in Pierre meeting… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A federal advisory panel has endorsed the use of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine. The Food & Drug Administration is expected to issue a final decision within days, which would start the public roll out of the vaccine. South Dakota Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they have been working on a vaccination… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The 2020 BIG Idea Competition was a BIG success with 245 entries involving 339 students from 29 schools. The event wrapped up Wednesday, December 9, with our virtual event on the campus of Northern State University (NSU) and the winners were determined from among the eight final entries with over… Read more »

BOX ELDER, S.D. (KBHB) – South Dakota governor Kristi Noem was in Box Elder Wednesday to stump for $3.2 million she’s asking for to build a new rec facility. She says the new facility is needed if Ellsworth Air Force Base scores the new B-21 Raider. Noem spoke at the VRC Metal Systems building. Construction… Read more »

BRIDGEWATER, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Corn Growers Association members at this week’s annual meeting elected Scott Stahl, a Bridgewater area farmer to serve as President starting Jan. 1 of 2021. He succeeds Doug Noem who was term limited. Stahl says he wants to continue building demand and market access for corn. He says with… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Legislature’s Rules Review Committee met with the State Departments of Agriculture and Public Safety and approved the rules for growing of industrial hemp. South Dakota Industrial Hemp Association leaders also met with the committee. Executive Director Katie (see-ver-ding) Sieverding says the application process for growers and processors will… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Hospitals continue to see high numbers of patients with Covid-19 infections. Doug Ekeren, President of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says there is heavy demand for their services. Ekeren says their infection prediction models are not improving. Ekeren says COVID-19 patients need much more time and attention. Ekeren says they… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – A number of states have joined Texas in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hold up certifying final Presidential election results. USD Law School Dean Neil Fulton says the filing questions if election law was followed in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Fulton says the State of South Dakota and others… Read more »