PIERRE, S.D. (KJJQ) – As recently as late last year, Governor Kristi Noem continued to say she would veto any bill legalizing hemp production that hit her desk. That changed Thursday as the governor issued a video that proposes a path forward for legalizing industrial hemp. Noem says things have changed. Noem says she won’t… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Due to the New Year’s holiday observance on Wednesday, January 1st, city garbage and recycling pick-up will change. Residents who normally have their garbage and recycling collected on Wednesday are to have it out by 8 a.m. on Thursday, January 2nd.  Both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s garbage and recycling will be… Read more »

WAGNER, S.D. (AP) — Tribal police in southeastern South Dakota say two people are dead in a house explosion near Wagner. Yankton Sioux Reservation Police Chief Willard Bruguier Jr. says one adult and one child died when the house was reduced to rubble Wednesday at Wagner North Housing. Bruguier declined to further identify the victims.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Pierre City Commission was updated this week on a power outage last week that caused around 3,000 people to go without power for up to two hours. City Utilities Director Brad Palmer says a major equipment failure caused the outage. The Evans Street substation is offline for major upgrade work.… Read more »

Technology has gotten me again. OK. So, this time it was probably more my fault than technology’s, but the fact remains that I once again fell prey to an electronic device. I remember when I got my first smart phone and was just learning how to text. I failed to realize that you had to… Read more »

I’ve always had a sort of a love-hate relationship with technology. The more I use it, the more I love to hate it. Don’t get me wrong, I love technology when it works. But therein lies a big problem. When it doesn’t work, it causes major headaches and what’s worse, I really don’t know what… Read more »

If a past commercial is true, the Minnesota Twins may never have been more popular with the female gender than they are right now. I recall several years ago a commercial promoting baseball. It included a pair of pitchers trying to hit home runs and included the famous line of “chicks dig the long ball.”… Read more »

Regardless of the season, there is one subject that everybody wants to talk about. Pick a month, pick a location and I can guarantee you that weather will soon become a topic of conversation. Now, around these parts where agriculture is directly tied to the weather conditions, I totally understand our infatuation with the elements.… Read more »

Is there such a thing as a slow sports week? This time of the year is known as a down time in sports. Outside of the Major League Baseball All-Star game and Wimbledon, there is often little to talk about. Afterall, baseball teams take nearly a week-long break between games, pro football camps haven’t started… Read more »

Sometimes, the more inconspicuous you try to appear, the more attention you draw. On numerous occasions in recent years I have traveled to events that have required somewhat formal attire. I am not a big suit and tie kind of guy, but I also dress for the occasion. That said, I often take a change… Read more »