RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA News) – President Trump last week credited himself for returning the fireworks show to Mt. Rushmore, and queried why they had been cancelled, saying “no one seems to know why”….but many South Dakotans know why. It wasn’t that long ago that all kinds of activity throughout the Hills had been prohibited… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson got a tour of the Dakota Arms factory in Sturgis Tuesday. Dakota Arms staff showed Johnson how ammunition is made and the step by step process to making a firearm. Johnson says he enjoyed his first-hand look at how they are made right here in the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A new law effective this week in South Dakota eliminates the need for a permit to carry a concealed pistol. South Dakota is the 14th state to enact such a law for both residents and visitors. Pennington County Capt. Marty Graves tells KOTA-TV he thinks it’s a good thing for gun… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem reminded East River residents and landowners that roadside mowing along state highways is not permitted until July 10 under state law. “Roadside ditches provide valuable nesting cover for pheasants, especially in portions of the state with limited CRP land or other upland nesting habitat,” said Governor Kristi Noem.… Read more »

FORDYCE, Neb. (WNAX) – A Fordyce, Nebraska, man has been captured and faces an attempted murder charge in connection with an alleged knife attack Tuesday at a Fordyce residence. 44-year-old Kevin Robert Haug, was sought on five felony charges, including the one count of attempted murder. Haug allegedly used a large knife during an early-morning… Read more »

LAKE ANDES, S.D. (WNAX) – Governor Kristi Noem toured flood damage in the Lake Andes area this week and met with city and tribal leaders to talk about recovery efforts. Noem said some roads in the area were six feet underwater. Noem said state, local, and tribal governments are coming together to address this issue.… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – The move to summer heat and humidity in the Northern Plains is coming quickly following a cool wet spring. SDSU Extension Veterinarian Dr. Russ Daly says producers need to remember that cattle aren’t used to those conditions just yet. He says while keeping all animals cool and protected from the heat… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota legislature made some changes to the states open meetings law this year and those changes are now in effect. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says government officials can now talk about security issues in executive session. Leon says expanding executive session topics isn’t meant to shut out the… Read more »

  Standing Left to Right:  Yankton Sioux Tribe Councilman Robert “Pete” Kazena, Lt. Governor Larry Rhoden, Oglala Sioux Tribe 5th Member Rick Gray Grass, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Councilman Francis Crawford, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Councilman Vince Dupris, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Councilman Frank White Bull, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Councilman Steve DeNoyer, Department of Tribal Relations Secretary… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Aberdeen Health & Rehab has been recognized as a 2019 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which spotlights providers across… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Sobriety checkpoints will be held in 19 South Dakota counties during July. The checkpoints, held monthly in different counties, are designed to discourage people from drinking and then driving.  The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man has drowned in a Rapid City park pond after he jumped in to swim. Witnesses say the man was about 30 to 40 feet from shore when he went under about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park. KOTA-TV says firefighters first on the scene couldn’t see… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The attack on mosquitoes is taking to the air. The Mosquito Control Division of the City of Aberdeen will be conducting an aerial application on Wednesday night (July 3), weather permitting. Mark Hoven, Parks Superintendent, said that the mosquito count took off over the past weekend, prompting a ground spray on… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has recorded its first case of human West Nile virus of 2019. The state Health Department said Monday the virus was detected in a Turner County resident between the age of 30 and 39. State epidemiologist Joshua Clayton says South Dakotans need to protect themselves against the mosquito-borne virus,… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A judge has refused to lower bond for a man accused of stalking the mayor of Sioux Falls. A public defender tried to get Christopher Bruce’s $50,000 cash bond lowered in court Monday, claiming comments made by the defendant were taken out of context. Bruce is charged with stalking, a… Read more »