STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – A federal judge has issued an order this week against the trademarking of the name “Sturgis” and how it applies to the annual motorcycle rally. Judge Jeffrey Viken has ruled the Sturgis mark is invalid. The court ruling is consistent with an 8th Circuit Court ruling earlier this year. The court… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Senator John Thune, chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, spoke on the Senate floor about the TRACED Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Democratic Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts to combat the illegal robocall epidemic. Thune says everyone has had to deal with the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – An agreement was reached this week on the USMCA trade deal between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The ratification process could start with a vote in the U.S. House as soon as next week. It could be early next year before it could come up for a vote in the Senate.… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Small Business Administration is staying active across the state. Representatives have been sent out following the latest federal disaster declaration. SBA spokesperson Cynthia Cowell says they are making some changes to their office locations. Cowell says they are also opening locations in a number of other counties. Cowell says people… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Board of Regents will again ask the 2020 legislature to authorize and help fund a needs-based scholarship called “Dakota’s Promise.” The proposal failed in this year’s session. Regents Executive Director Paul Beran, in front of the Appropriations Committee this week, says the needs based scholarship would help those… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual Holiday Celebration for Youth is set for Monday, Dec. 16 at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. The event is sponsored by the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department along with the Dacotah Prairie Museum and Girl Scouts. Hours are 6 to 8 p.m. and admission is $1. Gene Morsching, Recreation… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – A Minnesota-based aquaculture firm will be part of the Brookings Research Park at SDSU. Tru Shrimp, based in Balaton, Minnesota, is partnering on research with SDSU and will have a presence in the research park. Tru Shrimp President and CEO Michael Ziebell (Zee-bull) says they’re now producing shrimp in Balaton and… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) – Glacial Lakes Energy announced back in August that they were purchasing Advanced BioEnergy ethanol plants in Huron and Aberdeen, and expected the transaction to close in late September. The purchase is still “on,” but the deal still hasn’t closed. Glacial Lakes CEO Jim Seurer (sye’-ur) says he expects everything to be… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Pierre Regional Airport is adding another event to a busy 2020 schedule.  Just weeks ago it was announced a large air show will be held at the airport on Independence Day weekend. Mayor Steve Harding says Pierre Regional has been named a stop on a unique air race through the middle… Read more »

IRENE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says the body of a man was found about 9:30 Monday night in an alley intersecting the 200 block of East Main Street in Irene. While investigating it was determined the man had been hit by a vehicle and was related to a report of a… Read more »

SISSETON, S.D. (KWAT) —South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Director David Natvig confirmed today that DCI agents are assisting local authorities in a shooting incident in Sisseton that occurred Wednesday night. A Sisseton Police Department officer, conducting a traffic stop, was shot at by an individual. The officer was not injured. Natvig says in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 the following road will be closed to thru traffic for work on a water line: North Kline Street from 3rd Ave NE to 4th Ave NE Work is expected to last through Tuesday, Dec. 17. Motorists are advised to take… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – An Aberdeen woman has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of another woman. Tanisha Renee Jordan-Mondo, 39, of Aberdeen, was given the sentence on Wednesday after pleading guilty to felony manslaughter, but mentally ill, in the death of Michelle Ladner, 37, of Aberdeen. Ladner was stabbed on… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The “Meth, we’re on it” message launched by the State of South Dakota was the first step in a multi month campaign. Laurie Gill, Secretary of the Department of Social Services, told legislators this week how the project was developed. Gill says the Minneapolis ad agency they chose had the best… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – A South Dakota agency could vote next month to approve a permit for a historic $100 million solar electricity generation project on a reservation in the southwestern part of the state. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission reviewed a settlement stipulation Tuesday for Lookout Solar Park I LLC’s project, the… Read more »