FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A breech in the Quinn Dam in Pennington County has caused emergency officials to close Highway 14 between Wall and Philip and residents in the towns of Cottonwood and Quinn have been told to get to higher ground. Hughes and Stanley County emergency management director Rob Fines says that… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Highway 14 has been reopened. Motorists are reminded there is still a flash flood warning in effect and should be aware of their surroundings and not drive through flood waters. Earlier on Tuesday officials with the South Dakota Department of Transportation closed Highway 14 between Exit 112 at Wall and Highway… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers is attempting to balance the reservoirs on the Missouri River as snowmelt picks up. John Remus, Chief of the Water Management Division in Omaha, says inflows to Lake Oahe have increased considerably. Remus says the flows into Lewis & Clark Lake have also been consistently high. Remus… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WalletHub) – With Tax Day approaching, WalletHub today released its latest analysis of the U.S. tax landscape, an in-depth look at the states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2019 as well as accompanying videos. WalletHub used 30 metrics to compare the quality and efficiency of state-government services across… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in South Dakota have recovered the bodies of two men who died when the garbage truck they were in went into a flooded river. The men drove the truck away from the Mitchell landfill on Thursday. They were reported missing Friday. Authorities began searching the James River in Sanborn County… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — National American University is closing its Sioux Falls and Rapid City campuses as well as others as the school transitions to online classes. The for-profit university attributes the campus closures to a steep decline in revenue and shifting student preferences. NAU President Ronald Shape says the university leases all of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators return to Pierre this Friday for the final day of the 2019 session. House Majority Leader Lee Qualm of Platte says so far they have a blank agenda. Qualm says they need to fill out the Executive Board before they can set interim study topics. Qualm says its… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – President Trump continues a string of twitter and personal attacks on former Senator John McCain, seven months after the Arizona Senator died. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the country deserves better. Johnson says the President turns his attention on a dime. Johnson says the President can be difficult to work… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The 2019 session of the South Dakota legislature saw a flurry of activity over industrial hemp. Bills authorizing its production passed both the House & Senate with healthy majorities before it was stopped by a veto from Governor Kristi Noem, which was upheld in the Senate. Long time lobbyist and legislative… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is hosting its Annual Spring Community Garden Meeting on Wednesday, March 27. The event takes place at 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni room at the Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center, 225 Third Ave. S.E. Aaron Kiesz, City Forester, talked about the meeting. Plots are $20… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – With the potential for major or moderate flooding across the Dakotas Region this spring, people are at risk and the American Red Cross is issuing flood safety steps people should follow. FIND A SHELTER If someone needs to find a shelter, they can visit redcross.org/shelter, download the free Red Cross Emergency… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Bad River Road south of Fort Pierre is CLOSED to through traffic. Stanley and Hughes County emergency manager Rob Fines says there’s water flowing over the road, so it’s restricted to local traffic only. He says the Bad River is at flood stage and expected to rise. Fines says… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl missing from a South Dakota residential youth home for nearly two months has a history of running away, her parents said in an interview published Sunday. Chad and Kasandra Dennard told the Rapid City Journal that their daughter, Serenity Dennard, had planned escapes by packing a suitcase and… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem has signed legislation that requires “fake meat” products to be correctly labeled, hoping to reduce the impact of lab-cultured products on the local beef market. A product is misbranded if it intentionally labels products in a false, deceptive or misleading manner that misrepresents it as meat or a… Read more »

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (KSOO) – Flood levels of the Big Sioux have continued to rise, displacing several residents in Dell Rapids. Jason Gearman with the Minnehaha County Emergency Management team says if you evacuate, be prepared that it could be a while before returning after the waters subside. Gearman says it’s important to keep in… Read more »