PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- South Dakota Board of Regents Executive Director and CEO Dr. Brian Maher will resign at the end of his current contract, which runs through June (2023). Nathan Lukkes (lucas) will succeed Maher. Board President Pam Roberts says Maher’s leadership over the past three years truly impacted higher education in South Dakota. She says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Tuesday, Governor Kristi Noem asked legislators to support a permanent tax cut. Governor Noem thanked the people of South Dakota for turning challenges into opportunities – and she advocated for the tax cut that the people of South Dakota overwhelmingly want: the grocery sales tax cut. You can watch Governor… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a Winter Weather Advistory now until 3pm Wednesday. Meterologist Renee Wise with the National Weather Service talks about the system that is coming. The Weather Service is describing the event as a Banded Snowfall.  Wise explains what that means. The projected snowfall for now is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder would be added to the list of ailments medical providers could prescribe medical marijuana. The House Health and Human Services Committee Tuesday passed SB 1 on an 8 to 5 vote after about an hour and a half of testimony and discussion. The bill also removes the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KJJQ)- A bill that was in response to a drag show at SDSU was killed in a Senate committee Tuesday morning. HB 1116 would ban the use of school district, state university, or state property from hosting “lewd or lascivious content.” The bill’s sponsor, Republican Representative Chris Karr of Sioux Falls, says the bill… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A Pierre woman will be spending much of the rest of her life in prison for the brutal death of a Pierre man in a Pierre apartment just over a year ago.  Sixth Circuit Judge Bobbi Rank sentenced 39 year-old Miranda Henry to 75 years in the State Women’s Prison with no suspended… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)-  At Tuesday’s Brown County Commission Meeting, Brown County Highway Superintendent Dirk Rogers reminds the citizens of Brown County that load limits goes into effect on Friday.  

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- Congressional republicans are looking for ways to cut the federal budget. South Dakota Senator John Thune says its even hard to agree what could be cut. Thune says some ideas from years ago may deserve another look. Thune says they could also look at billions of unspent pandemic dollars. The Congressional Budget Office… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee debated a bill that would change how petition signatures are gathered for constitutional amendments. HB1200 would have required signatures to be collected from all thirty five legislative districts. The sponsor was Representative Liz May of Kyle. Chase Jensen with Dakota Rural Action told the committee the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Monday, Governor Kristi Noem ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at statewide from sunrise until sunset on Friday, March 3rd, 2023, in honor of former U.S. Senator James Abourezk. He served in the United States Senate from 1973-1979 and was the first Arab American Senator in American history. Senator Abourezk… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- With the threat of more nursing homes closing, the legislature needs to act. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton has sponsored a bill that would set up a study of nursing homes and long term care. Hunhoff says the critical needs are increasing. Hunhoff says the current system of nursing homes may not be… Read more »

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D.(WNAX)- Finding and developing workforce has been a major issue for South Dakota legislators over the past few sessions, but it’s been pretty quiet this year. District 17 Representative Bill Shorma of Dakota Dunes says there have been some minor steps. Shorma says the state is growing in spite of their efforts. Shorma… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s March Business After Hours mixer will be held on Thursday, March 9 from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at the Yelduz Shrine Center, 802 South Main Street. Local 501(c)3 nonprofits and service clubs will be on hand to showcase their organizations and attendees will be able to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Monday night Aberdeen City Council meeting, the council heard a report from the Aberdeen Convention & Visitors Bureau recapping 2022. Executive Director Casey Weismantel discussed the ways the bureau marketed the city in 2022. Weismantel talks about social media with Facebook still the most popular way to go. Weismantel talks about things… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Senate will be the scene of this week’s tax cut debate. Governor Kristi Noem had proposed cutting the four and a half percent sales tax on groceries completely. That plan was killed in the House Appropriations Committee last week. Committee Member, Representative Chris Kassin of Vermillion says they had to… Read more »