FORT YATES, N.D. (KELOLAND) — Another Native American tribe has banned Gov. Kristi Noem, citing inflammatory comments connecting tribal lands to cartels. According to a news release from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Noem is banned from the reservation located in parts of South Dakota and North Dakota. This is the third tribal reservation Noem has… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- The latest inflation numbers was released on Wednesday.  Senator John Thune went on the floor of the U.S. Senate to share his thoughts on those numbers. Thune talks how much more Americans are paying on goods compared to the start of President Biden’s administration. Thune runs down the percentages Americans are paying more… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The April Community Affairs Luncheon, hosted by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Friday, April 12 from 12-1 pm at the Best Western Ramkota Convention Center. Guest speaker will be David Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He will be giving a… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Health-related social needs are causing some women to skip mammograms…potentially a life-threatening decision. More than 40-thousand women die from breast cancer in the U-S every year. Dr. Debra Houry, (HOW-ree) the CDC’s Chief Medical Officer says timely mammograms could cut that number. Rural states like South Dakota have a higher percentage of… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(KELO)- Inflation on the move higher again. The Consumer Price Index rose four-tenths-of-a-percent last month, as the pace of inflation picks up. That’s going to bring disappointment to those looking for the Federal Reserve Board to cut interest rates at the end of June, according to Creighton Unversity Economist Ernie Goss. The Fed has… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – Voters in Sturgis Tuesday decided to end the current city manager form of government and resoundingly said they do not want the city to spend money on a proposed flat track race downtown. By a vote of 1,032 to 437, voters rejected a recent council vote that would have the city enter… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Public Release) This morning you may have noticed a large presence of officers in southwest Aberdeen.  At approximately 8:20 am, APD officers were dispatched to the area of US Hwy 281 & W Melgaard Rd for a suspicious person.  Multiple callers reported that there was a man running down the highway.  Prior to… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (Press Release) – Authorities have released the name of the man who died following a single-vehicle crash near Watertown on Saturday night. According to the Department of Public Safety, around 8:15 p.m., 53-year-old Jacob Obermeier of Sioux Falls was traveling West on 164th Street near 450th Avenue, about 7 miles northwest of Watertown. He… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Pierre City Commission has finalized revisions to city ordinances governing the usage and placement of shipping containers in the city.  Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says addressing shipping container use in Pierre has been on the radar of city officials for some time. Commissioner Todd Johnson says the change will give city officials and… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A Pierre man has entered not guilty pleas to child sexual assault charges in Hughes County. Matthew Tople entered the pleas to Sexual Contact with a Child Under 16; Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Hiring for Sexual Activity and Possession of a Controlled Substance. With his attorney David Siebrasse next to him, Tople… Read more »