SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Former Centerville mayor Jay Ostrem has been indicted on nine felony counts for killing three men on May 27. Ostrem, 64, was indicted Wednesday by a Turner County Grand Jury for three counts of first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of felony first-degree murder… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The board game Clue will come alive this Friday & Saturday.  The Elks Lodge will be hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner on both Friday & Saturday night. Georgia Smith with the Elks Lodge explains the mysteries are going to be different for both nights. Smith explains the crowd will be involved with they… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Raising awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Relatives and Peoples (MMIW/MMIR/MMIP) was the goal of a gathering on the South Dakota State Capitol lawn in Pierre this week. Jimmy Hallum from Santee, Nebraska, says the unexplained disappearance of Indigenous peoples has been going on for over a century. Hallum says no one… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(KELO)- Low turnout and a move to the political right is producing a number of significant changes in the makeup of next year’s legisature. Several prominent long-time incumbents have lost primary elections…including Republican Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton. She has served 24 years in the legislature and chairs the Appropriations Committee. There are no… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Tuesday’s primary election saw many experienced lawmakers loss to candidates running for the first time.  A number of legislators in the last session were term limited out.  District 24 Representative and House Majority Leader Will Mortenson of Fort Pierre says the 2025 legislative session will have a lot of new blood learning the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- South Dakota lawmakers are gearing up to examine the state’s property tax valuation system. Valuations are on the rise, taking property taxes higher. State House Majority Leader Will Mortenson was among the lawmakers pushing for the study. The study committee will begin its work in a couple of weeks.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Tuesday night was election night in the state of South Dakota.  Here are reactions from candidates in the region to the results that came in. Kyler Dinger will be joining the Brown County Commission after receiving the most votes in Brown County.  Dinger thanks everyone involved in helping him with the process. Finishing… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(HubCityRadio)- Here is the results from Tuesday’s Primary held in the region. #elected for 2025  ##moves on to November elections Brown County Commission: #Kyler Dinger:       39% (2,333) #Duane Sutton:     35% (2,133) Michael Carlsen:   26% (1,585) District 3 Senate: #Carl Perry:         52% (1,313) Katie Washnok:  48% (1,199) District 1… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Since the 2020 general election, phone calls generated by artificial intelligence, problems getting ballots counted in some states and computer hacking by foreign governments are among the reasons some U.S. citizens give for questioning the integrity of elections in the United States. In South Dakota, Secretary of State Monae (mo-nay) Johnson says ballot… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KELO)- President Biden prioritizes political security over border security. That’s the message from Senator John Thune, as the president signs an executive order on border security. The Senator says it’s designed to mask the adminisstration’s failed border policies. Thune says it’s a thinly disguised effort to mask the administration’s failed border policy. Republicans piled… Read more »