PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Perdue Pharma, the company that made billions of dollars selling the prescription drug OxyContin filed for bankruptcy after reaching a settlement with some of the states suing for damages. South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says the state is part of the lawsuit. Ravnsborg says the lawsuit and bankruptcy is the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A former South Dakota U.S. Attorney and Attorney General is back in public service– at least temporarily. Marty Jackley has accepted the job as the States Attorney for Jones County, based in Murdo. Jackley has a private practice office in Pierre and says the Jones County position is part-time. Jackley… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem said last week that a special session of the legislature for storm and flood damage was not necessary right now. She described damages from floods and storms this year as some of the worst natural disasters the state has seen. Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton says… Read more »

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The Dell Rapids School District is installing vaping sensors in school bathrooms. Some kids don’t like it. Superintendent Summer Shultz says some newly installed soap dispensers at a school were vandalized because the students thought they concealed vaping sensors. Shultz says the school district is trying to be above board… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) — The Avera Human Performance Center, 815 First Ave. S.E., will celebrate the completion of Phase 2 of its development with an open house September 26. The Avera Human Performance Center is a fully integrated fitness facility that helps all individuals improve their strength, endurance, or recover from injuries. The programs… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The deadline to register for the 105th annual Northern State University Gypsy Day Parade is 5 p.m. Sept. 27. Individuals and groups interested in entering the parade may register via the online form. Registration cost is $25. The parade is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12, with a start time of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today announced that the Department of Social Services (DSS) has awarded $1 million of innovation grants to improve primary and prenatal care for women in the Medicaid program. Noem’s budget included $1 million in funding available up to three years. Providers receiving awards of $333,000 are Native… Read more »

EDGEMONT, S.D. (Press Release) – An Edgemont, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died in a four-wheeler rollover last week west of Edgemont. A 2017 Polaris RZR four-wheeler was southbound on Coffee Flats Road when David Johnson, the 64-year-old driver, lost control and the vehicle went into the ditch where it rolled.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – A recent string of eight vehicle deaths in a four-day period this month has South Dakota Department of Public Safety officials once again urging people to be careful on the state’s roads. Officials say the deaths occurred in six different crashes statewide. The time period was Saturday, Sept. 15 to… Read more »

WEBSTER, S.D. (Press Release) – The Day County Sheriffs Office along with several other agencies continued their search on Sunday, Sept. 22, for the Nyan Htun, who had been involved in a hit and run on Sept. 18, just north of Webster on Highway 25. Within a few hours into the search, Nyan Htun was… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Starting today, Centennial Street between Sixth Ave. S.E. and Seventh Ave. S.E. will be closed to thru traffic to repair a water line. Motorists should utilize alternate routes. The work and subsequent repairs are anticipated to take approximately one week to complete.

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The hazard mitigation plan developed by the State of South Dakota has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Department of Public Safety spokesman Tony Mangan says it could help the state with future disaster funding. Mangan says only 13 states have been approved for the program. Mangan says under… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – The Rapid City School District says a student at South Middle School brought a BB gun to school Friday. Rapid City Police Department Juvenile Operations Sergeant Tim Doyle says the student will be subjected to school board policy and appropriate laws relating to weapons on school grounds. The school got… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The Federal Reserve Board made another quarter point cut in the prime rate last week. Within minutes, President Trump blasted Board Chairman Jay Powell, tweeting “No guts, no sense, no vision.. A terrible communicator.” South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the Federal Reserve Board is doing its job. Rounds says the… Read more »