PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA) – The South Dakota House’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban select foreign countries from purchasing farm land in South Dakota. House Bill 1231, carried by Rep. JD Wangsness of Miller, would ban six countries deemed to be hostile from purchasing land in the Rushmore State. Those… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- This Saturday, the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the second of three cracker barrel sessions scheduled for this year.  Aberdeen lobbyist Julie Johnson will be the moderator. Legislators from Districts 1, 3, 23 are all invited.  They will discuss what’s happening in Pierre and some of the bills they are sponsoring.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — House committee members Thursday defeat another attempt to speed the filling of legislative vacancies. On 10 to 0 votes, the House State Affairs Committee dispatched two bills to the 41st legislative day that would have had the governor pick from a list of three names from the vacant legislator’s party’s central committee.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The South Dakota Legislature honored slain Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Prorok this afternoon with a commemoration read on the Senate floor. Republican Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree from Madison read SC807 at 1 p.m.–the same time as the funeral service for Deputy Prorok was starting in Madison. Sen. Crabtree… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The run to 10-thousand is on at Pierre Regional Airport.  That is the number of enplanements required for an Essential Air Service airport to continue to have the program and to make an airport eligible for federal subsidies for airport improvements.  Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga says January 2024… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Sioux Falls city officials have unveiled Vision 2050…now they’re beginning the process of getting citizens behind the plan. It’s a bold plan to build a large, new convention center on the east side of downtown. Terry Schmidt of “Experience Sioux Falls” says it’s overdue. Nothing is set in stone, but the plan… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – On February 8, 2024 at 5:54 am a motorist driving on 6th Ave SE reported an odor of natural gas in the area of the International Kitchen Restaurant. Aberdeen Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the area of 6th Ave. SE and S Wilson St. and started an investigation to determine… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Farmers Union held a property rights panel as part of the Watertown Winter Farm Show held on Wednesday.(Audio courtesy from Lura Roti(Row-tee) who attended the forum) South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke reiterates that they are not opposed to the ethanol industry. Spink County Commissioner Suzanne Smith discuss the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Wednesday, Governor Kristi Noem signed SB 57 to provide second-chance professional licensing opportunities into law. This bill creates uniform procedures for consideration of criminal histories and conviction in professional or occupational licensure. “When individuals are ready to reenter society, we want them to have the opportunity to build a career… Read more »