ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Wednesday night in the story addressing a South Dakota House bill addressing defunding the Huron School District.  We mistaken the person in the story as Senator Kevin Jensen of Canton instead of Representative Phil Jensen of Rapid City. We have sent emails personally apologizing for this error as it cause undo grievance to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota House debated SB12 on the floor Wednesday.  The bill limit the amount of money that may be loaned or transferred to a candidate or political committee. Prime sponsor on the House side was Representative Tim Reisch of Brookings.  Reisch place an amendment on the House to return it back to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota House debated Wednesday on HB1054.  The bill allow public schools to authorize an individual to volunteer or be employed as a school chaplain. Prime sponsor was Representative Al Novstrup who talks about what the bill does. Novstrup talks about what some things chaplains have done in the state. Novstrup reminds… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A bill vague on details to defund the Huron School District has been pulled by the lawmaker who brought it, Representative Phil Jensen of Rapid City.  Jensen says he brought the bill after a tip to him that the Huron District allows quote boys in girls restrooms. Jensen pulled House Bill 1224 after… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Senate Transportation Committee discussed SB135. The prime sponsor of the bill was Senator Carl Perry of Aberdeen who described what the bill does. Perry points out what the bill was correcting. There was no opposition testimony to the bill.  The bill cleared the committee on a 7-0 vote.

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee heard testimony Wednesday on SB17.  The bill limit the amount of money that a political committee may accept from an inactive candidate campaign committee. Prime sponsor of the bill was Senator Michael Rohl of Aberdeen. Rohl told the committee how to define an inactive campaign committee.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — State library cuts face strong opposition despite The South Dakota Education Secretary’s push for efficiency in Wednesday’s House Education Committee hearing. The committee voted 13-0 to send House Bill 1041 to Joint Appropriations with a “do not pass” recommendation. The measure would eliminate the State Library Board and reduce services, saving… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) ROAD AND INTERSECTION CLOSED: Weather permitting, beginning at 8 am on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, the following road and intersection will be closed to thru traffic for emergency sewer line repair: 1st Ave. SE from Linda Lane to S. Weber St. and the intersection of 1st Ave. SE and S. High St. The road and… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(KELO)- The regional manufacturing economy is off to a good start for 2025…but slow-going in South Dakota Creighton University’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index is showing its first positive reading in eight months. Economist, Dr. Ernie Goss says hiring improved in many of the nine states in the survey. South Dakota suffered a 12.4-percent decline… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(DRGNews)- A 28 year old man from Rapid City man has been arrested for threatening South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden. Hudson Wheeler was arrested Monday and charged with one felony count of Threatening or Intimidating a Person Holding Statewide Office. Attorney General Marty Jackley said an investigation led by the Division of Criminal… Read more »