PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) –On Monday, Governor Larry Rhoden will host a press conference to announce a major public safety initiative. The press conference will take place on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 10:00 am CT/9:00 am MT at the Sioux Falls Public Safety Campus, 4300 East 60th St N, Sioux Falls, SD 57104. Governor Rhoden… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Following are key dates for the Aberdeen Regional Airport Terminal Access Road and Parking Lot Improvements.  These dates may fluctuate based on weather conditions and progress of the contractors.  Please share this with your teams. August 7, 2025:   Fence and Gate Installation for the Temporary Access Road south of National Weather Service… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KCCR)- Motorcycles should start thundering into western South Dakota this week as the 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally gets underway.  Earlier this year, South Dakota Senator Senator Mike Rounds invited President Donald Trump to the Rally.  Rounds has had a long relationship with Buffalo Chip campground owner Ron Woodruff. Rounds himself has taken in the… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- The city of Sioux Falls is growing…but its budget isn’t. Mayor Paul Tenhaken delivered his final budget address Thursday. The 775-million dollar package includes more public safety personnel, a new fire station and 120-million dollars worth of road projects. The Mayor says a new state law capping property tax increases is making… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- Some hard decisions ahead. That’s the caution offered by state Senator Ernie Otten. He co-chairs the legislature’s appropriations committee and says the upcoming ten percent cut in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families won’t be the last difficult decision the committee faces. There are about 25-hundred South Dakota families on the Temporary Assistance program.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Happening now, the Aberdeen Fire Rescue will begin flow-testing fire hydrants in the following area: Railroad Tracks N. to 15th Ave. NE Between Dakota St. & N. Roosevelt St. The fire department will be opening hydrants and residents will experience some water pressure changes, and in some instances the water will be… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(KWAT)- Over half of South Dakota’s land mass is no longer considered to be in any level of drought. The weekly drought monitor map shows all areas up and down the Interstate 29 corridor, and a large chunk of northwest South Dakota drought-free. The Drought Monitor shows 61-percent of the state has adequate soil… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELOLAND) – A death due to the West Nile virus (WNV) has been reported in South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Health (SDDOH) wrote in a press release that as of July 23, in South Dakota, there have been three human cases in Brookings, Marshall and Spink County. Of these three… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D (Press Release) ROAD CLOSED: Weather permitting, beginning at approximately 7am Friday, July 25th, 2025, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for asphalt patching: 7th Ave. SE  From West edge of Montgomery’s Furniture driveway going west 175 feet The road is scheduled to be closed til 5pm or until finished.  Motorists are advised… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) –South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns South Dakotans impacted by recent severe weather to be careful of transit vendors offering to do storm repairs. “In the aftermath of severe weather, scammers often prey on vulnerable homeowners with promises of quick and cheap repairs,” said Attorney General Jackley. “We urge residents to… Read more »