SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- South Dakota Senate Majority leader Casey Crabtree is calling for support for another ethanol-related project. GEVO is a biofuels company that wants to build a one-billion dollar project near Lake Preston. GEVO is targeting a specialty market in the fuel industry. It would produce about 55-million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel each… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- According to a recent poll by Emerson College, Kristi Noem’s job approval rating as Governor has fallen to 43%.  It was 61% as recently as June.  The poll shows her support amongst her fellow registered Republicans is 73%.  Governor Noem is least popular with those under 30.  Only 30% of young people think… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Senator Mike Rounds sits on both the Armed Services Committee and the Banking Committee in the United States Senate. That gives him a unique perspective on the issue of cyber security as it relates to military and civilian applications. Senator Rounds recommended DSU to the Defense Department for their excellent programs in technology… Read more »

CANTON, S.D.(KELO)- On Friday, Navigator announced that they are now cancelling their CO2 pipeline project.  District 16 Representative Karla Lems whose pipeline was planned to go through their farmland reacted to it. Lems declare this a victory for South Dakota landowners. Lems ponder what POET will do now that there is no pipeline connected to… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- A 25 year old man was shot in the leg in a dispute with two other people last Wednesday night. Officer Sam Clemens says there were three people involved in a dispute that went from bad to worse when the shooting victim approached the other two in a vehicle. Clemens says police… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KELO)- Senator John Thune is keeping up the pressure…pushing for tighter border control. He says nearly a half-million people were caught trying to cross the southern border illegally in just the last two months. Appearing on Fox News, Thune says something has to change. He says our open borders are an invitation to criminals,… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(Dakota News Now)- After their permit application was denied by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission last month, Navigator has announced they are officially cancelling their CO2 pipeline project. In a statement posted on their website, the company said the development of the project has been challenging. “Given the unpredictable nature of the regulatory and… Read more »

IOWA(Des Moines Register)- Summit Carbon Solutions says it’s pushing back its timeline to begin operating a $5.5 billion carbon capture pipeline across Iowa and four other states, citing regulatory hurdles and environmental and landowner opposition. Summit said Thursday it doesn’t expect the 2,000-mile pipeline will become operational until 2026, two years later than it initially… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(KELO)- Business and farm borrowers may have a tougher time borrowing money. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss says his monthly survey of community bankers in the region is trending negative. Over a quarter of the bankers have tightened credit standards for farm borrowers…and over a third have taken that action for business borrowers.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The South Dakota Brand Board has created a new supervisory model for its brand inspection program. Board President Scott Vance says this model will help ensure consistency across the inspection program. Vance says under this model, district supervisors will oversee a total of 122 brand inspectors in three west river districts. Vance says… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KBHB) – In their latest crime report covering the third quarter of the year, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says numbers have decreased for most types of crime. Overall, Pennington County has seen small decreases in aggravated assault, and non-motor vehicle theft. However, burglaries saw a 75-percent increase and motor vehicle thefts saw… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Representative Jim Jordan is expected to try a third vote to become House speaker, but opposition is only deepening. The U.S. House has been without a speaker since Kevin McCarthy’s removal on October 3rd and has been unable to do any business during that time.  Representative Dusty Johnson is not happy with how… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–A Kerkhoven, Minnesota man faces three counts of Careless Driving and two counts of Failure to Report an Accident after a series of incidents Thursday night in Watertown. The unidentified 63 year-old man was driving a dump truck eastbound on Highway 212 when it struck the bridge structure for Interstate 29. Watertown police say… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(KCCR)- It’s here.  South Dakota’s annual rite of passage begins Saturday with the opening of the non-resident pheasant hunting season.  Wildlife Division Director with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department Tom Kirshenmann says excitement for the season has been building for weeks. He says the weather for the opener is important to… Read more »

Two more South Dakota Turkey farms have been hit by the bird flu. Over 114-thousand birds will have to be destroyed on the farms, located in Faulk and McPherson Counties. State Veterinarian Beth Thompson says it’s a serious situation. Minnesota has the most cases in the nation, but South Dakota is second. Thompson says the… Read more »