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 »

PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) — The wet summer has brought many challenges to people who make their living in the road construction business. South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Darin Bergqsuist says in several locations, including U.S. Highway 81 south of Arlington, contractors have gone in to raise the highway grade to get it out of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Community Concert Association will kick off its season with an event featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra. The concert starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State. Gene Morsching, President of the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Speaking on the House floor last week, South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson said he’s pleased the USDA is moving ahead with their investigation into the cattle markets and the price drop that occurred after fire destroyed a Kansas meat packing plant. He says cattle producers are looking for answers that that… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of parts of South Dakota’s new law that aims to prevent disruptive demonstrations against the Keystone XL pipeline. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol issued the injunction this week pointing out issues with First Amendment rights. Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton opposed the bill when… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – While the year has been a struggle for many ag producers across the northern plains due to wet conditions, there is one piece of good news now as it appears the chances for an early frost are diminishing. During the monthly north central regional climate update, Montana State Climatologist Kelsey Jencso… Read more »

HECLA, S.D. (WNAX) – President Trump revoked California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards. The move is concerning for the U.S. ethanol industry hoping to serve that market. Past South Dakota Corn Grower’s President Troy Knecht serves on the Board of Directors for the American Coalition for Ethanol. He says the move by… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — Tax collections at the 2019 South Dakota State Fair have increased by 5.79 percent compared to last year. The latest figures from the five-day fair in Huron, S.D., show $217,923 in total tax collections, which is an increase from last year’s total of $206,000. The 2019 fair featured 435 vendors—an… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Monday, Sept. 23 between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and Midnight. The adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph.  The mosquito control trucks are identified and travel with a flashing yellow light. To ensure… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers continues to adjust releases from dams on the Missouri River in an attempt to move stored water, while trying to avoid further downstream flooding. Mike Swenson, with the water management office at Corps Headquarters in Omaha, says storage went up last week. Swenson says releases from Gavins… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Department of Transportation announced that they are working to install additional traffic control measures at the intersection of Highways 34 and 37 in Sanborn County, changing it from a two-way stop to a four-way stop. “Keeping South Dakota safe is our number one… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — A stunning development today in the investigation of a fatal car crash on Highway 212 in Watertown. Police don’t believe it was an accident that took the life of 43 year-old Dawn Meyer. Assistant Police Chief Tim Toomey says investigators working the case believe the 16 year-old boy from Moorhead, Minnesota… Read more »