OMAHA, N.E.(KELO)- Our regional economy is “stuck in neutral”…but South Dakota continues to shine. The April “Mid-America Business Conditions Index” from Creighton University bounced to its best reading since last September, but it’s barely into positive territory. Higher interest rates are holding the economy back. Economist Ernie Goss says that’s being driven by too much… Read more »

WILLOW LAKE, S.D.(KXLG)- The Willow Lake School District is one of four in South Dakota to be awarded a Workforce Education Grant. The four grants total $840,051.39. The Workforce Education Grant program is designed to make transformative changes for career and technical education programs offered in middle and high schools throughout the state. The Willow… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- The City of Watertown has announced an asphalt paving project, set to begin on Monday, May 6, 2024. This road work is expected to be completed by the end of May 2024, barring any unexpected complications. Phase 1 Roadwork Details: 1st Ave SE: Work will span Highway 81 to 14th St. 3rd Ave… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Department of Health kicked off the Wellness on Wheels program Wednesday in Pierre.  The program has outfitted five vans as mobile heath clinics to serve under served and rural parts of South Dakota. State Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt says the vans will provide a number of serves to places where… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) — On Saturday, six Northern State University graduates will earn their degree through a collaborative teach-out agreement between Northern State University and Presentation College. Daiova Manuel Tejeda is one of the six graduates defying the odds. Nationwide, only 47.1% of students re-enrolled at another institution after a closure, and only 36.8% earned… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Senator Thune is not happy about the Biden Administration’s energy policy. Thune says that at the same time Biden is pushing electric vehicles the Administration is curtailing the sources of energy used to create that power. Senator Thune says he’s not against electric cars or alternative sources of energy but that the country… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- It will take several days before we know, but Congressman Dusty Johnson’s run for re-election may be about to become a three-way race. Justin McNeal filed petitions to appear on the ballot as an Independent Tuesday. More petitions are on the way to the Secretary of State’s office via mail. McNeal says… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- A legal challenge is on the way for the Abortion Amendment that’s expected to be on this November’s ballot. Ballot measure opponents say thousands of petition signatures were collected in violation of South Dakota law. Jon Hansen, Co-chair of the Life Defense Fund, says petition circulators violated a number of warnings that… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On Wednesday, a group filed a petition with 55,000 signatures to give South Dakotans the option to restore Roe v. Wade rights in South Dakota during the November election. The Freedom Amendment to Restore Roe v. Wade was led by Dakotans for Health. Co-founder Rick Weiland presented the… Read more »