FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The City of Fort Pierre may being seeing some eventual movement with the usage of U-S Army Corps of Engineer lots in the city.  Mayor Gloria Hanson was in Washington D.C. last week with a group of Missouri River Energy Services representatives and had a meeting with the staff of South Dakota… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- A bill dealing with petition signatures needs only Governor Noem’s signature to become law. The state senate passed a bill allowing people to remove their signatures from a petition if they believe they were misled by petition circulators to sign. It passed over the objections of Sioux Falls Senator Reynold Nesiba. Bill Sponsor… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council on Monday night dealt with a resolution to appoint someone to secure SWRMS(State Water Resources Management Systems) grant funding for the WINS(Water Investment in Northern South Dakota) project. City Manager Robin Bobzien talks about how this came about. Bobzien talks about what the money will be used for. Aberdeen… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA) – A South Dakota Senator is receiving disciplinary action after gifting a bottle of syrup to a fellow lawmaker. Sen. Tom Pischke of Dell Rapids has been barred from both the chambers of the state House of Representatives and the lobby behind the chamber by Speaker Hugh Bartels, for allegedly violating Legislative code… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. John Thune is entering the race to be the next Republican leader of the U.S. Senate after Sen. Mitch McConnell steps away from the post in November. Thune is currently the No. 2 Senate Republican. He said in an interview with South Dakota’s Keloland News that “I hope… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – The state of South Dakota and Governor Kristi Noem have won Site Selection Magazine’s 2023 Governor’s Cup. South Dakota received this honor for having the most economic development projects per capita in the nation. You can read the full article here. “We stay true to our values in South Dakota. Our… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — House members amended and passed a bill Monday that would allow retired South Dakota judges and justices to serve on the Public Utilities Commission in the event of a vacancy or disqualification.  However, the amendment to SB177 changes the original bill to allow the appointment of former judges and justices only… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows former President Donald Trump to appear on the ballot for the Colorado state Presidential Primary election. The high court unanimously reversed the Colorado State Supreme Court decision that ruled Trump should not be allowed on the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A Minnesota truck driver has been ticketed by Pierre police after the he got his 18-wheeler stuck under the Pierre Railroad viaduct.  Pierre Police Captain Dusty Pelle says the crash happened Monday around 7:50 am.  The driver of the truck, 37 year-old Ahmed Ibrahim of Willmar was northbound on Pierre Street when his… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Monday, Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1231, which places restrictions on the ownership of agricultural land, stopping six evil foreign governments and foreign entities from those governments from buying up South Dakota’s precious ag land, into law. “South Dakota respects the Freedom to farm and ranch. That Freedom should not… Read more »