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PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Some South Dakotans could be dealing with the first significant snow storm of the winter weather season this week as forecasters are watching a possible system toward the end of the work week. That means the South Dakota Department of Transportation will be putting it’s fleet of plows to work in impacted areas. … Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates by three quarters of a point last week in another step to slow down inflation. South Dakota Bankers Association President Karl Adam says the economy seems to be slowing. Adam says the impact is first being seen in home sales. Adam says there will probably be… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- “Dakotans for Health” held a kickoff event Saturday to mark the start of their petition drive to put abortion rights into the state constitution. Spokesman Rick Weiland says their petition has been approved for circulation. Weiland says the state now has very restrictive abortion laws. Weiland says they have a goal of getting… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Candidates are making their last minute pitches at get out the vote rallies around the state. Governor Kristi Noem, at a stop in Yankton Saturday, says she has a good record over her first term. Noem says she wants to continue what she has started. Noem says there will be more challenges in… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Game, Fish and Parks Commission was updated Thursday about the water level in Lake Oahe. North Central Park Regional Supervisor Pat Buscher says he attended a recent public meeting on the Missouri River by the Corp of Engineers in Fort Pierre. Buscher says Oahe should rise slightly as the Corps balances the… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota voters will decide on the legalization of recreational marijuana in next weeks election. That was a question at the District 18 legislative forum sponsored by Yankton Interchange this week. Democratic Representative Ryan Cwach says marijuana is all around right now. Cwach says there are collateral damages connected to marijuana. Cwach says… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- The US Eighth Circuit Court last week upheld an earlier injunction of a South Dakota state law that attempted to limit the use of paid petition circulators. Rick Weiland, with “Dakotans for Health” says it’s a big win for fair government. Weiland says the bill was another step by legislators to put… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The Study Committee on Juvenile Justice of the South Dakota legislature wrapped up their work Thursday and approved a final report. The committee has met several times during the interim, working on several recommendations to improve responses to juvenile issues. One resolution would commit twenty million dollars to fund scholarships for people entering… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Sunday the SD Democrats held a rally at Aberdeen. The event was to take place at Central Park however was forced to move to the Democrat headquarters on Main Street because of the high winds. Brown County Commission candidate Chad Fischbach talks about filling out a bullet ballot on election day. Voters… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- This past Friday was the first & only debate between the candidates for the U.S. Senate seat representing South Dakota. The candidates were the incumbent Republican Senator John Thune & his challengers, Democrat Brian Bengs & Libertarian Tamara Lesnar. On the issue of inflation, Bengs attacked Senator Thune for his allegiance with… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- South Dakota Democratic candidates are making their final push to election day. The Get Out The Vote caravan stopped in Pierre Saturday afternoon. Secretary of State candidate Tom Cool says what concerns him more than Republican opponent Monae Johnson is the America First Secretary of State Coalition. U-S Senate candidate Brian Bengs says… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- First Gentleman Bryon Noem did a meet & greet in Aberdeen on Friday. Noem talks about his background. Noem talks about how he and his wife Governor Noem how they raised their children. Noem describes Governor Noem on a personal level. Noem talks about being the very fist First Gentleman in South Dakota… Read more »
The Aberdeen Community Concert Association (ACCA) is excited to announce their next concert of the 2022-23 Season will be Sail On: The Beach Boys Tribute on Tuesday, November 8 at 7:00 pm at the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre in the NSU Johnson Fine Art Center. Sail On brings a young look and authentic sound… Read more »
WINNER, S.D.(WNAX)- Voters will select members of the 2023 South Dakota legislature next week. State Senator Erin Tobin of Winner is running for re-election from District 21. She says the first two years had a steep learning curve. Tobin says she had a lot of encouragement to run again. Tobin says she is hearing about… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- State law enforcement officials thanked legislators and the Governor Thursday for finding two-point-four million dollars in funding to reconstruct the state Emergency Vehicle Operations Course near the Pierre Regional Airport. Attorney General Mark Vargo says the project was big politically because of the cost. Vargo says three-point-two mile course in critical for law… Read more »
