PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Keeping farmers on the land was a concern for members of the South Dakota House Ag and Natural Resources Committee. Ag Department Secretary Kim Vanneman, appearing before the committee, was questioned about the ability of her department to help find the next generation of farmers. Vanneman told the committee that its… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Sales of hunting and fishing licenses in South Dakota have taken a significant drop over the last few years. Heather Villa, wildlife administration chief for the Game, Fish and Parks Department reported the trends to the G, F & P Board at their meeting last week in Pierre. Villa says last… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The YAPAtorium is going to celebrate Chinese New Year on Saturday, Jan. 25. The event will start at 3 p.m. and is free to youth in the community ages 11-17. Nick Eilts, YAPAtorium Supervisor, said it will be a fun and educational experience. There will be games, movies and food. Eilts… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Safe Harbor 2020 Mardi Gras event is set for Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Ramkota Convention Center. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. The night includes a variety of activities. Gina Karst, Executive Director at Safe Harbor, provides the details. Tickets are $70 apiece and need to be purchased in advance.… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Census Bureau is gearing up for the 10-year count across the country and in South Dakota. Blanca Ramirez-Salazar is the Partnership Coordinator for the Upper Plains states and says they are looking for quite a few part time employees to help with the count in the state. Ramirez-Salazar says the… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks are urging ice fishermen to be cautions driving across the lakes in Northeast South Dakota. With fluctuating temperatures, the ice remains inconsistent in different areas of the region. Austin Norton is a Wildlife Conservation Officer with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Office… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for work on water lines: South Lamont St. from 10th Ave. S.E. North to the Maverick’s Restaurant Entrance. The intersection of 10th Ave. S.E. and S. Lamont St. will remain open. Work… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota Department of Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Craig Price was appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr to the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. “I am honored to be part of this commission, and I look forward… Read more »

PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) – Authorities have detained a man after his brother died in a fight on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. Officers from the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Department of Public Safety were called about an assault at a home near Porcupine early Wednesday. A witness told arriving officers that… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – A continuing trend of falling student numbers at South Dakota’s universities will have a bottom-line impact. South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn says they are feeling it. Dunn says some of their initial recruitment targets are in Sioux Falls. Dunn says they also promote the long term return of higher… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – The Sturgis Economic Development Corporation says 2019 was a good year, and they are hoping for a better 2020. S.E.D.C.’s Amanda Anglin provided the Sturgis Council a yearly recap Tuesday night. Anglin says 64 new jobs were created last year. SEDC also issued $489,000 in loans to businesses and entertained 13… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The City of Fort Pierre is already formulating plans on dealing with the Emerald Ash Borer. The Asian inset, which is fatal to all true ash tree types, was found in Sioux Falls last spring. Ron Schreiner with the Pierre Arbor Board was recently at an Ash Borer presentation and… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers is dropping releases from Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River near Yankton three thousand cubic feet per second to 27 thousand cubic feet. Gavins Point Project Manager Tom Curran says dropping levels on Lewis & Clark Lake could cause some problems. Curran says they hope to… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – Watertown Mayor Sarah Caron revealed on Wednesday morning that a partnership between the Watertown Development Company and the City of Watertown has been formed to build a new ice arena in Downtown Watertown. The ice area would be located in the former Metz Bakery location. Mayor Caron says the project will… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A Sioux Falls day care provider has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a baby who became strangled in a car seat. Prosecutors say Kayla Styles left the 9-month-old boy in the car seat to nap Nov. 14 and when she checked two hours later she found the… Read more »