WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – A bill sponsored by South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds called the RESPECT Act passed the Senate unanimously. The bill title: “Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes” would begin the process of repealing outdated federal laws dealing with native Americans. There has also been a move to rescind 20 Medals… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will spend over three and a half million dollars to equip every emergency agency vehicle in the state with the next generation of Automated External Defibrillators. Mitch Krebs, Program Director of the Helmsley Rural Healthcare Initiative, says this fits with their work… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Salvation Army in Aberdeen will be hosting its Annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Major Dale Hunt of the Salvation Army provides the details. There is no cost to attend, but individuals must sign in to provide an accurate count for the meal. Hunt said that last year about… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – South Dakota Representative Hugh Bartels of Watertown says although the “Meth, We’re on It” campaign has received a lot of negative publicity, he says, the campaign is making its point. Bartels said a recent methamphetamine presentation he attended in Rapid City got his attention. Bartels says that Methamphetamine seized was brought… Read more »

COLUMBUS, Mo. (WNAX) – The weather for the last weeks and month of 2019 could turn colder and snowier. During the monthly North Central Region climate update, Pat Guinan, Missouri State Climatologist, says they see colder air filtering in. Guinan says more moisture is also expected. Looking toward the end of the year, Guinan says… Read more »

HURON, S.D. (KWAT) — Preparations for the 2020 South Dakota State Fair are well underway. This week, fair officials announced their theme and released the official logo for next year’s fair. State Fair Assistant Manager Candi Briley provides the details. The 2020 State Fair will be held Sept. 3-7, with Channel Seeds Preview Night being… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Dakota Access Pipeline Company is providing a major donation to the South Dakota FFA Foundation as well as support for FFA Foundations in North Dakota, Iowa and Illinois. South Dakota FFA Foundation Executive Director Geri (jerr-ee) Eide (eye-dee) says the $10,000 donation benefits several South Dakota FFA members. She says… Read more »

KENNEBEC, S.D. (Press Release) – Names have been released of the two people who died in a one-vehicle crash that occurred early Tuesday morning north of Kennebec. A 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup was northbound on South Dakota Highway 273 when the vehicle went off the roadway, went into the ditch and rolled. All three… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature heard reports from most of the summer study committees this week. The Government Operations and Audit Committee had the Department of Education in front of them several times during the interim, and Committee Chairman, Senator Ryan Maher of Isabel, says they got a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Congress approved and President Trump signed another short-term continuing resolution that keeps the federal government funded and open for another month. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds voted “no”. Rounds says the CR covers only a small part of the entire federal budget. Rounds says passing a CR has costs, pointing to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will have some bills for the 2020 legislature. He says drug offenses will again be a priority. Ravnsborg says much of what he has planned will depend on the Governor’s budget proposal. Governor Kristi Noem will present her budget to legislators on Dec. 3.

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Visitors to the 2020 South Dakota legislative session will find more restrictions in getting into the Capitol Building. Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price outlined the new security process to members of the Executive Board this week. Price says the entrance will have metal detectors and an x-ray machine. He… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – This weekend marks the opening of the East River deer hunting season. Some hunters will be out before sunrise on Saturday, Dec. 23. Nick Cochran, Conservation Officer with the Game, Fish and Parks Department, said there is something important to keep in mind this season. Cochran said it is always important… Read more »

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (Press Release) – Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker is in more than 140 cities in the U.S. and Canada, with three simultaneously performing companies, from November 1 through December 30, 2019. The Great Russian Nutcracker will be in Aberdeen on Monday, Nov. 25, at the Johnson Fine Arts Center at Northern State University… Read more »