PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Tuesday’s primary election saw many experienced lawmakers loss to candidates running for the first time.  A number of legislators in the last session were term limited out.  District 24 Representative and House Majority Leader Will Mortenson of Fort Pierre says the 2025 legislative session will have a lot of new blood learning the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- South Dakota lawmakers are gearing up to examine the state’s property tax valuation system. Valuations are on the rise, taking property taxes higher. State House Majority Leader Will Mortenson was among the lawmakers pushing for the study. The study committee will begin its work in a couple of weeks.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Tuesday night was election night in the state of South Dakota.  Here are reactions from candidates in the region to the results that came in. Kyler Dinger will be joining the Brown County Commission after receiving the most votes in Brown County.  Dinger thanks everyone involved in helping him with the process. Finishing… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(HubCityRadio)- Here is the results from Tuesday’s Primary held in the region. #elected for 2025  ##moves on to November elections Brown County Commission: #Kyler Dinger:       39% (2,333) #Duane Sutton:     35% (2,133) Michael Carlsen:   26% (1,585) District 3 Senate: #Carl Perry:         52% (1,313) Katie Washnok:  48% (1,199) District 1… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Since the 2020 general election, phone calls generated by artificial intelligence, problems getting ballots counted in some states and computer hacking by foreign governments are among the reasons some U.S. citizens give for questioning the integrity of elections in the United States. In South Dakota, Secretary of State Monae (mo-nay) Johnson says ballot… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KELO)- President Biden prioritizes political security over border security. That’s the message from Senator John Thune, as the president signs an executive order on border security. The Senator says it’s designed to mask the adminisstration’s failed border policies. Thune says it’s a thinly disguised effort to mask the administration’s failed border policy. Republicans piled… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s June Business After Hours mixer, commemorating 140 years as an organization, will be held on Thursday, June 13 from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at the Kessler’s Champions Club inside the Barnett Center on the Northern State University campus. Host and sponsor is Kessler’s Food & Liquor,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The 2024 Primary election is taking place today across the state of South Dakota.  Brown County Auditor Lynn Heupel talks about the process that they will be using to tabulate votes and send them to the Secretary of State’s Office.  Prior to election day, Heupel informed us that 1,396 citizens voted either early… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- The City Council made two significant approvals at Monday night’s meeting for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements project nearing $62 million, which Watertown Mayor Ried Holien says was a well-vetted out process and “justified.” The project’s first agenda was to approve a $607,126 professional services agreement with TEGRA Group Inc. for Owner’s Representative… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KBHB) – The National Weather Service in Rapid City says a tornado that touched down Sunday west of Faith has been rated an EF2. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service estimated the winds reached 118 mph based on the extent of damage. Weather officials say the tornado touched down just… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – The Sturgis City Council Monday night ruled on an appeal by Sturgis Meat Service following a citation issued to the company earlier this year for disposing of blood into the city’s sanitary sewer system. According to city documents, city staff witnessed and observed alleged blood draining into the sanitary sewer, which is… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – The Sturgis City Council met for their first June meeting Monday night, and continued discussion on a controversial Resolution that sparked heated debate at a special meeting last week. Monday night’s meeting was much more civil, as the council first approved the repeal of the original Resolution; 2024-32. That resolution was to… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The lack of an on-staff city engineer in Fort Pierre is starting to add up to back logging projects and stressed city staff.  The Council last month voted to not reappoint Public Works Director Rick Hahn, essentially firing Hahn for publicly undisclosed reasons.  Mayor Gloria Hanson says it’s having a negative impact… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – South Dakota is home to nearly 14,000 beef farms and ranches caring for 3.5 million head of cattle, outnumbering state residents 4.2 to 1. The South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) believes this is the perfect time to introduce the newest campaign to highlight South Dakota Restaurants and the beef farmers… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Monday night’s City Council meeting, the council addressed a resolution dealing with the intent to raise the Bid occupation tax rate.  This was brought up by the Aberdeen Downtown Association for some of the beautification projects.  The current rate is four cents per square foot.  The Downtown Association would like to increase… Read more »