A home received a substantial amount of damage during a fire last night (June 13, 2022) northeast of Pierre. Pierre Rural Volunteer Fire Department Chief Doug Hinkle says the call came about 7:15pm to a residence on Prairie Place. Hinkle says some of those providing mutual aid were called away, so he called in more… Read more »

The war in Ukraine and the shutdown of their grain exports may lead to rising prices and food shortages around the world. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says its an issue of food security. Johnson says there will be more pressure on American farmers to step up production. Johnson says the war is a wild… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Health Care Association says in the past five years, ten percent of state nursing homes have closed, with the most recent closures this spring in Ipswich, Clear Lake and Lennox. The legislature this year gave a one time, twenty percent increase in funding to nursing homes. Governor Kristi Noem says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 8:00am on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 the following intersection will be closed to thru traffic for street patching repairs: 7th Avenue SE & Centennial Street South Both North/South and East/West traffic will be impacted, motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work is completed. The intersection is… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(Press Release) — Sanford Aberdeen Executive Director Ashley Erickson is stepping into a new role within the Sanford Health organization. She has accepted the position of Executive Director of Women’s and Children’s at Sanford Fargo. Erickson has led the Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center for more than seven years, where she has grown numerous… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Roughly 2600 West Central Electric Cooperative meters are still without power as of mid-afternoon Monday after two severe storm systems moved through western and central South Dakota over the weekend. Manager of Member Services Jessie Tucker says the majority of the power outage is in Jackson and Haakon counties. Tucker says around 225… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today issued the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed their Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 3580). The bipartisan, bicameral legislation, which unanimously passed the U.S. Senate in March, would strengthen the authority of the Federal Maritime Commission… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA, (WNAX)- The South Dakota Secretary of States office has certified twenty-three thousand petition signatures to get an initiated issue on the ballot, that if approved, would expand Medicaid coverage in the state. Rick Weiland, with “Dakotans for Health” says their issue will join an amendment already certified. Weiland says their issue is a… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- Missouri River levels both above and below the six mainstem dams will stay low. Mike Swenson with the Corps of Engineers in Omaha says releases from the system aren’t projected to change much. Swenson says water storage is quite a ways below normal. Swenson says the big lakes may show some minor rises… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A group of students got recognition certificates on Friday in Yankton for taking part in two-week courses in certified nurse assistant training and manufacturing technology. State Education Department Secretary Tiffany Sanderson talked to the students and said these are great experiences. Sanderson says the hands on experience helps expand classroom training. Sanderson says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Candidate for District 3 House Emily Meier discussed her candidacy for the House Seat.  Meier is a registered Democrat. Meier introduce herself to the public. Meier talks about how she got into politics. Meier’s platform include looking into the agriculture in the state of South Dakota. Meier is also looking into the issue… Read more »

PIERRE & RAPID CITY, S.D.(KCCR & KBHB)- Severe storms slams through central South Dakota this past weekend leaving plenty of damage and power outages behind.  Susan Sander, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Rapid City says damage surveys have been completed in the Philip area in Haakon County. A number of tornado… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Tuesday, June 14th between the hours of 9:00 pm and 1:00 am. The adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph.  The mosquito control trucks are identified and travel with a flashing yellow light. To ensure spray effectiveness… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- The Alzheimer’s Association of South Dakota will host two, free webinars this month. Executive Director Leslie Morrow says they are open to anyone impacted or interested in Alzheimer’s. Morrow says they will include a lot of information in the webinars. Morrow says they will also talk about early diagnosis. The second webinar will… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The latest round of US aid approved by Congress to Ukraine totaled about forty four billion dollars. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says its needed to help Ukraine fight off the Russian invasion. Rounds say dollars are better than the alternative. The funding is split between military and humanitarian aid.