PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA) – Sen. Jim Mehlhaff’s original effort to allow the governor to pick their lieutenant governor without input from a partisan convention was hijacked by Senate leadership. When they asked him to relinquish his prime sponsorship of the bill, he declined. That decision paid off Friday, as Mehlhaff was successful in steering the bill… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- 2024 South Dakota legislative session has been addressing a number of bills dealing with the issue of landowner’s property rights in regard to the CO2 pipeline.  Spink County landowner Ed Fischbach & McPherson County landowner Mark Lapka discussed what the legislature has done so far in 2024. Several landowner related bills have been… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) ***Missing / Endangered Person*** The APD is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing man from Aberdeen.  The APD is attempting to locate Joel Wade Helm, of Aberdeen.  Joel is 77 years old and is suffering from the advanced stages of dementia.  He is believed to be driving a brown,… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–After well over a decade of conversations about location, cost, and how to pay for it, Watertown finally opens its new ice arena Thursday night. The $36.5 million Prairie Lakes Ice Arena is located north of Hobby Lobby in a largely undeveloped area on Watertown’s east side. Scott Gloe (gloh) is the arena manager,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Foreign nationals and the governments of six “rogue” nations would be banned from purchasing agricultural land under a measure passed by a Senate committee Thursday. The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee passed HB1231 6 to 0. The bill also fixes a loophole in a 1979 law that allowed foreign corporations… Read more »

GETTYSBURG, S.D.(DRGNews)- FFA chapters across the United States are doing a variety of things to celebrate National FFA Week this week. Gettysburg High School sophomore Bobbi Eide (eye-dee) is the Secretary of their FFA Chapter. She says they’ve been doing dress up days all week. Eide says FFA members are also hosting community involvement activities.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- This Saturday, the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the third of three cracker barrel sessions scheduled for this year. Legislators from Districts 1, 3, 23 are all invited.  They will discuss what’s happening in Pierre and some of the bills they are sponsoring. The cracker barrel will start at 10am and… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is having a Dome Fun Day on Saturday, February 24 from 1:00-4:00 pm at the Aberdeen Dome located at 1500 North Main Street.  This will be an Open House for the Aberdeen Dome and the Strode Center facilities.  Admission and all activities will be FREE.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(The Dakota Scout) — The top lobbyist for South Dakota’s primary municipality association has stepped down in the middle of this year’s legislative session at the State Capitol. The South Dakota Municipal League announced Wednesday that the resignation of David Reiss as its executive director after 16 months in the post. “The League is… Read more »