PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem has ordered flags at the South Dakota State Capitol to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. until sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, to honor the life of Kermit Staggers, a former legislator. Staggers served in the South Dakota Senate from 1995 until 2002. A memorial… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem outlined her 2021 budget proposal to legislators in Pierre Tuesday. Noem said the state’s economy is on strong footing. Noem says she will include help for local governments recovering from this year’s disasters. Noem says a reduction in internet service taxes and changes in expected sales… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Presentation College Wein Gallery will start a new exhibit today. The December-January featured artist is Connie Gisi of Webster. A reception will take place this evening. Erin Giovannini, Director of Special Projects and Coordinator for the Wein Gallery, provides the details. She said that Gisi has had her works displayed… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – Bramble Park Zoo Director, Dan Miller, and Park and Rec Director Terry Kelly addressed the City Council to discuss the Bramble Park Zoo accreditation. The accreditation has received a lot of attention recently after an Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) report noted deficiencies in some areas. The deficiencies could cost… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Minnehaha County’s embattled state’s attorney confirms he plans to resign this week, citing health issues. Aaron McGowan said in a statement to KELO.com News he developed a blood clot after knee replacement surgery on Oct. 18, and required more surgery on Nov. 1. Questions have arisen about McGowan’s leadership and… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The interim Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature met Monday in Pierre. They heard from Department of Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon about opioid abuse and the state’s response. Malsam-Rysdon says they got federal funding to deal with the drug issues. Malsam-Rysdon says they are also working with medical… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Representative Elise Stefanik of New York was a strong defender of President Trump during the initial impeachment hearings before the Intelligence Committee. Because of that she was widely attacked on social media. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson mentioned her in a tweet saying “We have both been under attack.” He then… Read more »

PLATTE, S.D. (WNAX) – While the state’s media campaign, “Meth, We’re on it” has certainly gotten attention, the next step will be up to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and the legislature. House Majority Leader, Representative Lee Qualm of Platte says they know it is a problem. Qualm says successful meth treatment takes some time.… Read more »

HOVEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 16th Annual Christmas on the Prairie Concert will take place on Sunday, Dec. 8. The event begins at 3 p.m. at the St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral on the Prairie in Hoven. Colleen Simon, Event Coordinator, talked about this year’s soloists. There are numerous other groups and individuals involved in… Read more »

AVON, S.D. (WNAX) – A task force, made up of legislators and educators focused on special education, met several times during the interim, looking for solutions to rising numbers and costs. The committee finished without making any specific legislative recommendations. Committee member, Avon Superintendent Tom Culver, says they had a lot of information to dig… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – While there are several wind power plants under construction and in development in South Dakota, the number of wind generators may soon plateau. Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson says much of the wind development is driven by federal tax policy.   Nelson says he believes there will be rapid development of… Read more »

ARLINGTON, S.D. (KWAT) — A highway construction season in South Dakota typically shuts down in mid-October due to weather, but this season was anything but typical. Wet weather delayed many projects around the state, pushing them into next year before they’ll be finished. But one project continues to be worked on. It’s a several mile… Read more »

CAVOUR, S.D. (Press Release) – A Cavour, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died early Friday morning in a one-vehicle rollover that occurred south of Cavour. A 1992 Dodge D250 pickup was southbound on 409th Avenue when the driver lost control on the ice-covered road. The vehicle went into the east ditch,… Read more »

CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (AP) – Federal investigators are expected to arrive Monday at the South Dakota site where nine members of an extended Idaho family were killed in a plane crash. Travis Garza, president of the wellness company Kyani, said in a Facebook post Sunday that the crash near Chamberlain Saturday afternoon killed brothers and founders… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The November Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, sank below growth neutral to its lowest level in three years. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, says the index took a sharp dip. Goss says the… Read more »