FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – After being canceled this year (2019), horse racing will probably be back in South Dakota next year. Fort Pierre race track manager Shane Kramme (cray-me) says the South Dakota Commission on Gaming has approved the Verendrye Benovolent Association’s request to hold horse races Oct. 3 and 4, 2020. But,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The 2019 Fall/Winter open gym season has concluded.  The Winter/Spring season will begin January 16. There will be a special Holiday Open Gym, open to all participants, at the Washington Street Gym, 401 N. Washington Street on the following dates:   Saturday, December 14            1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Monday, December… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – On behalf of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships, Governor Kristi Noem today encouraged “up-and-coming South Dakota leaders” to apply to the White House Fellows Program. “People are the pillars of progress, and South Dakota is home to the best and brightest,” said Noem. “The White House Fellowship program… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – Workers who lost their jobs, and self-employed individuals and farmworkers who have been unable to work due to the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred Sept. 9-26, 2019 may be eligible for disaster unemployment assistance. Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the U.S. Department… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – On Saturday, Dec. 14, 83 students will graduate from Northern State University at its 2019 winter commencement. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center. Delivering the commencement address will be NSU Associate Professor of English Dr. Lysbeth Benkert-Ramsussen. Student speaker will be NSU Student… Read more »

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 »