PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – With the South Dakota primary just under a year away, preparations for those elections are underway. Secretary of State Steve Barnett says he has been getting out to meet county officials. Barnett says county auditors will be going through and updating voter registration lists. Barnett says those lists are scrubbed with… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The June Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, expanded to a solid reading signaling positive growth for the region over the next three to six months. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) is committed to ensuring that South Dakotans can live and receive services in the most integrated setting according to the individual’s preferences and needs. The Hope Waiver Program is designed to maximize the opportunities for participants… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Nearly everybody loves fireworks, but those pyrotechnics do not come without risk. Chad Nilson, Aberdeen Fire Marshal, provides some tips for staying safe this Fourth of July. He said there is one particular firework that can pose problems. Nilson said that this year’s wetter than normal conditions should help to curtail… Read more »

ESTELLINE, S.D. (KXLG) — Wednesday afternoon deputies with the Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a semi rollover crash about two miles south of Estelline. The accident was reported shortly before 5 p.m. The driver of the semi wasn’t hurt, however the vehicle was carrying about 500 gallons of farm chemicals and 200 gallons… Read more »

ELKTON, S.D. (Press Release) – An Elkton, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash west of Elkton. A 2004 Ford F150 pickup was westbound when it made a U-turn at the intersection of 484th Avenue and South Dakota Highway 13. As the vehicle was going east… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (Press Release) – One man has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Yankton. Names of the deceased and other driver involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 2013 Honda Civic was westbound on South Dakota Highway 50 and attempted to make… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city wide spraying for Monday, July 1  between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. If for some reason we can’t go Monday our back up day is Tuesday July 2. The Adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph.  The… Read more »

PIERRE, SD (WNAX Radio):  The US Supreme Court ruled this week that federal judges have no role in settling disputes over political gerrymandering. That’s the process involved in drawing political district boundaries and occurs every ten years after the national census. Senator Susan Wismer of Britton was a Representative in 2011 and a member of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC (WNAX Radio): Time and other issues may work against Congress in making progress on next year’s federal budget. South Dakota Senator John Thune says budget negotiators from the House, Senate and the White House have been meeting. Thune says both sides have budget wants and needs. Thune says the September 30th deadline for… Read more »

Most summer study committees of the South Dakota legislature will start their work next month. A large study of mental health will be broken down into several subcommittees. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton will chair one of those study groups. Hunhoff says they need to look at alternative care models. Hunhoff says staffing levels at… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (News Release) – If you applied for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency because of the severe storms/flooding earlier this year and received a letter or text message saying you were not eligible for disaster aid, you should know that the first communication may not be the last word. There may be… Read more »

Aberdeen, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A group of Aberdeen-area residents plans a vigil on Friday, July 12 at Anderson Park, to shine a light on the horrific abuses by the federal government in human detention camps, particularly with respect to children. Organizer Dr. Marie Schwab Miller says the “Lights for Liberty” demonstration is a nonpartisan effort… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Third Annual VFW Kids Day is set for Saturday, June 29. This year’s event will take place at Wylie Park. Keith Wilkinson, Chairman of the event, talked about some of the festivities. He said Kids Day is geared toward kids ages 2-12. Wilkinson said the goal is to help promote… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The complete Arc of Dreams now gracefully rises over the Big Sioux River in downtown Sioux Falls. The second half of the stainless steel arc was installed on Thursday. The installation was briefly delayed by a big storm with high wind, but once the storm roared away, the work crews… Read more »