PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) – A nine-member interim legislative committee last week approved the framework of a compromise in an electric service territory dispute. It requires regular meetings and good faith negotiations between rural electric cooperatives and municipal electric systems in South Dakota when they’re in disagreement over who should be allowed to serve customers in… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – November is Adoption Awareness Month in South Dakota. Gov. Kristi Noem says children can’t be successful unless they’re supported by people who care about them. She says foster families are also needed. Noem says adoption has had a wonderful impact on her family. Again, Noem encourages families to record short… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – A realistic accident scenario awaited freshmen at Sturgis Brown High School today, as area law enforcement, E-M-T’s and others held the annual Freshman Choices Simulation exercise. The annual exercise helps community police and EMS responders teach students about the dangers of driving while impaired. Sturgis Brown High School Principal Pete Wilson… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Aberdeen area children (ages 7 on up) and their families, are invited to the K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library for a special hour-long program by South Dakota writer and storyteller, Tom Roberts. This presentation (originally scheduled for last April) will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, and will… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – Runoff into the Missouri River basin system continues on a near record pace. Kevin Stom is with the Corps of Engineers in Omaha.   Stom says runoff has been far above normal most of the year. Stom says they are predicting above normal runoff the rest of the year. Releases from… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota tribe is asking for the state’s help to change an 1863 federal law that technically keeps them from owning land in Minnesota. The law removed Dakota people from Minnesota and relocated them to several states in the Midwest. It was signed by President Abraham Lincoln after conflicts… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – This year’s featured tree in the Christmas at the Capitol display won’t have to be hauled far to get to the South Dakota State Capitol Building. Bureau of Administration special projects coordinator Leah Svendsen says the tree is in Pierre. She says decorating begins this week with the grand lighting… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA News) – Groundbreaking of the new arena in Rapid City has arrived – which means we’ll be seeing some temporary changes, and some permanent changes immediately. A year has passed and planning for the new arena has included working with and negotiating with the construction manager and building designer and various… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A Toys for Tots Benefit Run, put on by Hub City Harley-Davidson with the FM Crusaders MC, is set for Saturday, Nov. 16. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting at Office Max. Chris Baade (bay-dee), Sales Professional at Hub City Harley-Davidson, talked about the event.… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – The Wokini Initiative at South Dakota State University is the recipient of a $500,000 Bush Foundation Prize for Community Innovation. The awards aren’t for a particular project; they are in recognition of organizations that are continually solving problems with creativity and success. The Wokini Initiative is the only South Dakota winner.… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) – Authorities will use a cadaver dog Wednesday to try to locate the remains of a woman missing since 1974. Ellabeth Lodermeier has been missing since then. Police presume she is dead. The search team will start near S.D. 42 and the Big Sioux River Wednesday at 10 a.m. Lodermeier was… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Rapid City police say several juveniles have been arrested after shots were allegedly fired in the 800 block of Fifth Street Tuesday morning. Rapid City Police Chief Karl Jegeris says police responded to a home at 812 Fifth Street, where they quickly set up a perimeter and diverted traffic away… Read more »

SUMMIT, S.D. (KWAT) — A Summit man was arrested Monday afternoon  following a standoff that caused the local school to go into, “lockdown” mode. Roberts County Sheriff Barry Hillestad says it began when a woman called 9-1-1 to report that she’d been assaulted and thrown to the ground by the male suspect. Deputies responded to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The cause of last month’s fire that destroyed the building that housed Malchow’s Home Furnishings on Main St. has been determined. The blaze, which occurred on Saturday, Oct. 19, started from a home-made vanity-lit mirror that fell on the floor, according to Randy Meister, Fire Chief with Aberdeen Fire and Rescue.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Brown County Commission has enacted a resolution on an emergency basis and imposed a ban to prohibit or restrict open burning with the exception of campfires in campfire rings or pits, burning barrels 55 gallon or less that are equipped with a screen, or barbeque grills in order to protect… Read more »