PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A bill to repeal the sunset clause in last year’s cut of South Dakota sales taxes.  Representative Chris Karr says South Dakota can support leaving the cut at four-point-two percent. Speaking against the measure, South Dakota Retailer’s Association Executive Director Nathan Sanderson says federal money is propping up the states economy. For Representative… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(South Dakota News Watch)- About half of respondents in a recent statewide poll support implementation of a school voucher program in South Dakota, despite concerns by public school officials that the program would shift critical government dollars to private schools in the state. Here is South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch with… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen Aqua Addicts are hosting their annual Fishing Derby at Dahme Lake on Saturday, February 10th. Mike Kulm offers a preview and reflect back on last year’s event. Kulm talks about the dinner taking place at the Zoo the night before. Kulm talks about the day of the event. Kulm runs down… Read more »

HOLIDAY GARBAGE CHANGE: Due to the Martin Luther King Holiday on Monday January 15, 2024, City garbage pick-up will change. Residents who normally have their garbage picked up on Monday are reminded to have their garbage out for pick-up by 8:00 AM, Tuesday, January 16th.  Both Monday and Tuesday’s garbage will be picked up on… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The South Dakota Department of Transportation reminds the public and commercial snow removal operators that it is illegal to place or dump excess snow on a highway right-of-way. SDDOT Pierre Area Engineer Dean VanDeWiele (van-da-willy) says those areas include driving surfaces, shoulders and ditches. VanDeWiele says there are two main concerns about those… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Wednesday, Governor Kristi Noem held a signing ceremony for the Gaming Compact between the State of South Dakota and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe during State-Tribal Relations Day at the Capitol. “I’ll do all I can to keep building the relationship between the State of South Dakota and the Standing… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — South Dakota’s judicial system has successfully used specialty courts to divert at-risk individuals from prison into productive lives. That’s according to South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Steven R. Jensen, who gave the annual State of the Judiciary Address to a joint session of the legislature Wednesday. Jensen says the drug, DUI,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Some South Dakota population trends are increasing while others are decreasing. That’s according to state demographer and South Dakota State University Professor Weiwei Zhang, who testified before the South Dakota Legislature’s House State Affairs Committee Wednesday. On the one hand, some South Dakota counties have seen considerable growth, including Minnehaha, Lincoln,… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–In recent months there have been multiple reports of employees at the South Dakota Penitentiary being assaulted by inmates. Attorney General Marty Jackley says when it comes to those crimes, his stance is clear. Jackley says these assaults can oftentimes be traced back to drug use that landed an inmate in prison in the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Northern State’s Innovation & Startup Center will be hosting some event coming up in the month of January. Director Bea Smith explains the role of the center. Smith talks about upcoming events in January beginning with the one on January 11th. Smith talks about the event on January 18th. You can learn more… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia’s Center for Effective Lawmaking recently named South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds as the second most effective Republican on defense issues.  Rounds says it is an honor to be recognized and says he has a great team in place. Rounds authored more than 30 provisions in the… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–Construction crews are wrapping up work on the $36.5 million Prairie Lakes Ice Arena on Watertown’s east side, and it’ll be ready to host the Girl’s State Hockey Tournament in early March. City Manager Amanda Mack says the contractors will turn over ownership of the building to the city in just a few weeks.… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–The Watertown City Council appears ready to take another run at getting a satisfactory bid to renovate the former Wells Fargo Bank building in the downtown area into a new City Hall. That’s been the plan since the city bought the building more than three years ago for $1.3 million. But the initial renovation… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release)- Following Tuesday’s State of the State address by Governor Kristi Noem, South Dakota Democratic legislators provided the following statements: Sen. Reynold Nesiba (Minnehaha County) “There is much that South Dakota Democrats and the Governor agree. We applaud her deepening commitment to taking care of new moms and children in the first 1,000… Read more »