ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at 8:00 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the following road will be closed to thru traffic and water will be off in the following area for fire hydrant replacement: ROAD CLOSED:  8th Ave SE between S. Congress St. & S. Harrison St. WATER OFF:  8th Ave SE between S. Congress… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Malchow Plaza Farmers Market is now accepting vendor applications for the 2024 Farmers Market season. Located on Malchow Plaza on main street Aberdeen, the farmers market reinvented itself with an official name – Malchow Plaza Farmers Market – its own Facebook page and email address, and setting small vendor fees,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release)—South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen invites the public to attend the Supreme Court’s March 2024 Term of Court on March 19-20 at Northern State University in Aberdeen. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in three cases the morning of Tuesday, March 19, and four cases the morning of… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- If you’re looking for a better job or to make an investment, you’re in the crosshairs of on-line scam artists. Jesse Schmidt of the South Dakota Better Business Bureau says investment scams topped the list in 2023. Investment scams also had the highest median dollar loss last year at 38-hundred dollars. The… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- New protection and humble gratitude from one of South Dakota’s smallest minorities. Governor Kristi Noem signed a new law last week that defines antisemitism for investigations into unfair and discriminatory practices. Jewish leaders from across the country attended the bill signing. South Dakota Rabbi Mendel Alperowitz says the new law is comforting in… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- With the bulk of the 99th legislative session in the rear view mirror lawmakers are turning their attention to the interim and possible summer studies.  District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram of Fort Pierre says he’d like to see a deeper dive on eminent domain. District 24 Senator Jim Mehlhaff agrees with Weisgram on… Read more »

SCOTTSDALE, A.Z.(Press Release)- The 122nd National Farmers Union will begin Sunday in Scottsdale, AZ.  The convention runs through Tuesday. Here’s the schedule of events taking place: Sunday, March 10 9:00 AM Registration Desk Opens Exhibits Open Policy Committee Available for Delegate Presentations (Until 3:30 PM. Sign up on site.) 1:00 PM Opening Session Welcome Messages… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- Governor Kristi Noem wasted no time in signing three major pipeline bills into law. Together, supporters call the measures the “Landowner Bill of Rights” in dealing with Carbon Capture pipelines. Opponents, like landowner Joy Hohn of Hartford, say the package missed the mark. Several major farm groups came out in support of the… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–House Bill 1092 has been sent to Governor Noem for her signature. If signed, it would raise the 911 surcharge that is applied to each phone line in the state. The money generated from that surcharge is used to fund the operations of 911 centers across South Dakota, including the regional 911 Dispatch Center… Read more »