PIERRE, S.D.(South Dakota Searchlight)- South Dakota regulators will charge a carbon dioxide pipeline company up to $876,000 to help cover the cost of evaluating its new permit application. It’s Summit Carbon Solutions’ second attempt for a South Dakota permit. The state Public Utilities Commission rejected Summit’s first application last year, due in part to the pipeline route’s… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Due to the Christmas Day Holiday observance on Wednesday, December 25th, City garbageand recycling pick-up will change.  Residents who normally have their garbage picked up on Wednesday are asked to have their garbage out for pick-up by 7:00 AM, Tuesday, December 24th.  Both Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s garbage will be picked up on… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) –U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), today announced that his legislation to help Native American veterans achieve homeownership is heading to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The Native American Direct Loan (NADL) Improvement Act passed… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The potential for a fire to start at home tends to be higher this time of year (holidays/winter) for a few different reasons. Pierre Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ian Paul says the number of fires started while cooking tends to increase this time of year. Paul says unattended cooking is another main cause… Read more »

Huron, SD (Press Release) — ­­Valeree DeVine, of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in South Dakota (SD) was recently awarded NRCS’s national Mentor of the Year from Chief Terry Cosby. This award comes after a year of dedicated work as DeVine onboarded seven new employees and two USDA Pathways’… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- The City of Watertown will introduce a 3.5% user fee on all payments made by credit or debit cards, effective February 1, 2025. This new fee will apply to transactions at various city locations, including the Solid Waste Division (Landfill), Police Department, Library, and City Hall. Individuals wishing to avoid this fee can… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Seven South Dakotans have been chosen for the inaugural class of a new, agricultural leadership program being launched in the state. South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Leadership Academy Steering Committee Chairman Eric Jennings says the hope is this class– and future classes– will increase the number of people willing to take leading rolls for… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025. Thune highlighted the bill’s full funding of the B-21 mission at Ellsworth Air Force Base, critical Ellsworth military construction funding, much-needed modernization directives, and other Thune-led provisions. Thune also… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) – On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and the Select Committee on China’s Fentanyl Policy Working Group introduced legislation to combat the deadly fentanyl crisis and hold China accountable for its role in fueling the epidemic. The Working Group has drafted these bills in response to their research on the devastating… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approved a reduced rate increase for NorthWestern Energy’s natural gas customers in South Dakota at the commission’s regularly scheduled meeting in Pierre Tuesday. The rate approved by the commission was presented in a settlement stipulation offered jointly by NorthWestern Energy and PUC staff. The rate… Read more »