PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature has approved the Legislative Research Council to enter into an agreement for human resource services.  Alternative H-R based in Sioux Falls presented to the E-Board Monday in Pierre.  Senator Lee Schoenbeck of Watertown says L-R-C has seen a need for something more formal in recent… Read more »

MADISON, S.D.(DRGNews)- The number of potential uses for artificial intelligence in agriculture is ever growing, according to Austin O’Brien (o-brian), an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Dakota State University in Madison. He says agriculture researchers have been collecting data for AIs to use for over a decade now. As for where artificial intelligence is… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Brown County Commission heard from John Kippley from Ordway Township in reference to roads from the area. Kippley discuss what FEMA has done for that location. Kippley wants to keep combines off of Brown County Highway 14 at any ways possible. Brown County Commissioner Duane Sutton know this has been an issues… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Last week, Representative Carl Perry was in Duluth, MN as part of the South Dakota legislators participating in the International Legislative Forum involving members from North & South Dakota, Minnesota, & Manitoba. Perry talks about some of the issues that were discussed. Perry discuss a tour the group had involving a steel industry… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Monday night’s Aberdeen City Council meeting was the final one for City Councilman Josh Rife after serving for five years. Mayor Travis Schaunaman tried to convince him to stay on the council. Councilman Alan Johnson had nothing but high praise for him. Councilman Rife reflect on his time on the council starting with… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Last Thursday there was a water pipe break that took place off of 1st Ave & North Jackson Street.  Aberdeen Public Works Director Stu Nelson ran down the timeline that took place. The break cost the city over two million gallons of water and led to the Boil Water Advisory. Nelson told the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council passed a resolution Monday night naming the Aberdeen Insider as the official newspaper of the council starting in July. City Attorney Ron Wager discuss why a resolution was needed. Aberdeen Insider is a weekly instead of a daily paper.  Wager discuss how this will impact the council. Among those… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council on Monday night received a report from Northern State’s Innovation and Startup Center. Director Bea Smith wanted to thank the city council for their support. Smith talks about the role of the center. Smith talks about some of the events that occurred within the past year and looking ahead… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- A post-election audit of the June 4 primary election took place Monday night at the commission chamber in the Brown County Courthouse Annex. The Voting Centers being audited are the ones in Stratford & Columbia.  They are recounted the results of the District 1 House race. The race for each voting center was… Read more »

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.(AP)- A railroad bridge has collapsed during flooding in the Midwestern U.S. that has also forced water rescues, led to evacuations, caused at least one death.. The bridge connected North Sioux City, South Dakota, with Sioux City, Iowa, and collapsed into the Big Sioux River late Sunday. Heavy rain has caused flooding… Read more »

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D.(DRGNews)- South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem held another news briefing in Dakota Dunes Monday morning providing updated information about the extreme flooding happening in the southeastern corner of the state. Noem said there’s a lot of debris in the floodwater so people need to stay safe and keep their distance. Noem said the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- On Sunday, Governor Kristi Noem appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press”.  Peter Alexander of NBC News filled in for Kristen Welker.  Noem appeared previewing the Presidential Debate between President Joe Biden & former President Donald Trump that will take place on Thursday. Noem talks about Trump needing to keep focus on the issues.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Dakota Scout)- A state of emergency has been declared across southeast South Dakota amid a mass flooding event. Gov. Kristi Noem’s office announced Saturday afternoon that Executive Order 2024-04 has been signed, authorizing the use of emergency disaster funds as local and state agencies continue to grapple with as much as 18 inches of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rightly ruled that President Biden did not have the authority to unilaterally forgive federal student loan debt. But that hasn’t stopped the president from contriving new student loan giveaways that amount to de facto loan forgiveness and will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of… Read more »

OMAHA, NE (KELO) The first presidential candidate debate of the election is now less than a week away. Election-year politics can have a profound effect on the economy. Creighton University Economist, Dr. Ernie Goss, says he’s particularly concerned about the impact on the farm economy… Farm income is already expected to be down this year.… Read more »