PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- A headstone at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre that has read “Unknown Man” for over 46 years has now been replaced with a grave marker identifying the person laid to rest there. The body of a deceased male was found Aug. 9, 1976, floating in the Missouri River eight miles east of Farm Island… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The office of the Commissioner of School & Public Lands in South Dakota oversees leasing of grazing rights on over seven hundred thousand acres of public land. They also manage mineral rights on those acres. Commissioner Brock Greenfield says they had some new areas opened up to gas and oil exploration. Greenfield says… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- “Dakotans for Health” are going to court, challenging a ruling from the Minnehaha County Commission and County Auditor moving people gathering petitions signature away from the county building. “Dakotans for Health” co-founder Rick Weiland says the site has long been used as a public gathering place. Weiland says the move will hurt… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D.(KJJQ)- After years of construction and funding fights, the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System is nearing completion. Water from wells near the Missouri River is currently being delivered to 17 cities. Executive Director Troy Larson says they were fortunate to get funding through the federal infrastructure bill which significantly increased the pace of… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Finding solutions to ongoing siltation of Lewis & Clark Lake is the goal of the Missouri Sedimentation Action Coalition. Executive Director Scott Kostal of Springfield says they have been working on an action plan. Silt flowing into the lake, mostly from the Niobrara River, has been filling in the west end of the… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A name has been selected for the soon to be under construction early childhood education center in Yankton. Melanie Ryken, Principal of Webster Elementary, chaired the committee that selected the name and reported to the school board this week. Ryken said they narrowed the list of names. Ryken said the name came from… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen School Board on Monday heard about projections for the next school year.  South Dakota law requires that a preliminary budget needs to be submitted by May. School Board Finance Director Tom Janish talks about the general fund. Janish talks about enrollment declining this year with enrolling expecting to be less next… Read more »

PARKER, S.D.(WNAX)- While activities at many area schools will be winding down, the Parker School District will have a busy summer. Superintendent Donavon DeBoer says they will be ramping up construction and renovations. DeBoer says there are many changes coming. DeBoer says they have finished some parts of the renovations. DeBoer says they hope to… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Lake Area Technical College’s graduation ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 12, 2023, at 4:00 pm in the Civic Arena. This year’s graduating class will be Lake Area Technical College’s largest, last reported at 932, and that number could increase by Friday. This ceremony will be the 56th graduation at the college. Lake… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(Press Release) — Sarah Stoebner, RN, and the Aberdeen Pharmacy Service team received awards earlier this month during the Sanford Health Nurses Week celebration in Sioux Falls. Sarah Stoebner received the Florence Nightingale Professional Nurse award for her outstanding involvement in the practice of the art and the science of nursing, as evidenced… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- A magistrate judge in Stanley County has approved a suspended imposition of sentence for a former Pierre-based political reporter charged with a Class 2 Misdemeanor after using a website to make a prank phone call appear as through it was coming from South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s personal cell phone. 26 year old… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Yankton School Board got their first official look at the proposed budget for next year. Business Manager Jason Bietz says a big increase in state aid will be noticeable. Bietz says they are setting a preliminary general fund number. Superintendent Wayne Kindle gave the board a warning of possible funding issues with… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- The US Drug Enforcement Agency has wrapped up a year long operation that identified the connections between Mexican drug cartels and communities across the nation. Emily Murray with the DEA Regional Office in Omaha says it was “Operation Last Mile”. Murray says the drugs are landing everywhere. In the last year, investigators from… Read more »