PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Senate heard HB1026 on the floor Thursday.  the bill make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway, for the general maintenance and repair of other state-owned dams, and to declare an emergency. All three senators representing Brown County spoke in favor of the bill. District… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA) — Lawmakers haven’t abandoned a proposal to require acceptance of cash at public school events. The House Education Committee Wednesday advanced a measure from Sen. Greg Blanc that would require public, K-12 to accept physical cash at sponsored events. The legislation comes in response largely due to the Sioux Falls Schools District making… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen Home Builders Association’s Home and Garden Show is coming up this weekend at the Holum Expo Building at the Brown County Fairgrounds. President of AHBA, Austin Holscher: Holscher also talks about things for the kids as well. Hours are 9am-6:30pm Saturday & 11am-4pm Sunday.  The event is free and open to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Rhapsody in Red, White, and Blue concert is coming up on Saturday at the Jewett Theatre on the campus of NSU. Director of Aberdeen University Civic Symphony, Christopher Stanichar talks about how this concert came about. Stanichar previews what the concert is about. The concert begins at 7:30pm.  Tickets will go on… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota House debated SB129.  The bill modify renewal fee requirements for an on-sale liquor licensee whose business premises have been annexed into a municipality of the first class. The bill was primed on the Senate side by Senator Michael Rohl of Aberdeen.  The bill’s prime on the House was Representative Greg… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Due to the Northern State Womens postseason baskeball game being played at 11am on Sunday.  Bethlehem Lutheran Church services normally heard at 10:45am on Fox Sports Aberdeen will air instead at 8:30am that morning. Wolves Warmup will air at 10:30am followed by the game itself on FSA.

PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA)- The South Dakota House Judiciary Committee voted 10-3 Wednesday to send a bill reducing penalties for drug ingestion to the floor without recommendation, following contested testimony from both sides of the issue. Senate Bill 83 would change ingestion of controlled substances from a felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor for first and second… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – The South Dakota Highway Patrol has announced sobriety checkpoints will be conducted in 15 different counties during the month of March. These checkpoints will take place in the counties of Brookings, Clay, Codington, Custer, Edmunds, Fall River, Jackson, Jerauld, Lawrence, Lyman, Meade, Minnehaha, Pennington, Roberts, and Spink. The monthly checkpoints are designed… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) – The U.S. House passed Tuesday night passed the budget resolution on a 217-215 vote.  U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to pass the House budget resolution, kicking off the reconciliation process for the House. “Insolvency cannot be an option,”said Johnson. “I refuse to stand idly by while our government spends its… Read more »