PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The Joint Appropriations Committee hearing this Monday on the Department of Corrections wasn’t explicitly about the location of the proposed new men’s prison–but the $700 million project did get some attention from legislators and citizens. Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko talked about how dangerous it is for the night staff… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) – South Dakota legislators are in the middle of a tug-of-war…being pulled both ways. There’s a lot of volume coming from both sides of the carbon capture pipeline debate. Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree says lawmakers are looking for some middle ground… Crabtree says debate on pipeline bills will probably come later… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT) –“Politics got in the way.” That’s how South Dakota U.S. Senator Mike Rounds describes the inability of Congress to get a new Farm Bill passed and signed into law. Rounds says there are philosophical differences over what should be prioritized in the bill. And that’s where talks stalled. Rounds says with Election Year… Read more »

AMES, I.A. AND SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(Press Release) — In a major step forward for the future of agriculture and biofuels, POET and Summit Carbon Solutions (Summit) announced a groundbreaking partnership connecting the world’s largest biofuel producer with the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project. This collaboration brings together two entities—both founded upon creating new… Read more »

MILBANK, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A building southeast of Milbank that used to be a township schoolhouse went up in flames earlier this month. Grant County Emergency Management said the incident happened on January 17. Multiple agencies responded to the structure fire on 481st Avenue, southeast of Milbank. As crews arrived, they reported that the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(AberdeenInsider)- A former South Dakota legislator, Brown County commissioner and Aberdeen teacher and coach has died. Burton “Burt” Elliott, 76, of Aberdeen died Saturday, Jan. 27. Funeral arrangements are pending with Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home. Elliott served in the South Dakota House Representatives from 2001 through 2008. His wife, Elaine, was a state representative from 2009… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – The South Dakota Highway Patrol has announced sobriety checkpoints will be conducted in 12 different counties during the month of February. These checkpoints will take place in the counties of Beadle, Bennett, Brookings, Charles Mix, Clay, Codington, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pennington, Roberts, Spink, and Walworth. The monthly checkpoints are designed to encourage… Read more »

Deuel County, S.D.(Press Release) – One person died Saturday evening in a single vehicle crash in Deuel County. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the 66-year-old driver of a 2013 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on 479th Avenue just south of the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Governor Kristi Noem appeared on CNN “State of the Union” on Sunday to address her visit to Southern Border. Governor Noem talks about how Texas should defend themselves despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling dealing with barbed wire fencing. Noem addressed the issue with the border is the treatment of Mexican cartels to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce held their first cracker barrel session on Saturday.  Legislators from Districts 1, 3, & 23 fielded questions asked by citizens in the region. One person asked about SB53 which deals with appropriations for water & wasterwater projects.  District 23 Senator Bryan Breitling address the issue of COVID-19 funds.… Read more »