VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- While the official groundbreaking for the new Vermillion Public elementary school building has been held, there are many more details to go. Superintendent Damon Alvey says they are working with their first set of bids. Alvey says they plan is to have the school board review the bids this month. Alvey says they… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Following the Impeachment and conviction of former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, Governor Kristi Noem named Pennington County States Attorney Mark Vargo as interim Attorney General. Vargo says he has had a good working relationship with the staff of that office. Vargo says he has a lot to learn about the workings of the… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Yankton College alumni from all across the country will return to Yankton next week for their all-class reunion. The gathering was postponed for the past two years due to the pandemic. Yankton College Executive Director Leah Berry says its important for people to re-connect. The college office has moved to the Mead Cultural… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Environmental Protection Agency is moving toward rules that would require municipalities and other water services to create an inventory of lead service pipes. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says state law says the service lined belongs to the homeowner. Leon says there are lots of questions about that type of policy. Leon… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Sunday, Governor Kristi Noem appeared on CNN State of the Union with host Dana Bash to discuss a number of different issues. Governor Noem promoted the website Life.SD.Gov when dealing with abortion rights. Noem discuss the family leave could be talked about in the upcoming special session. Noem said she would support… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- Following the US Supreme Court ruling on Roe v Wade, sending enforcement of abortion laws back to the states, Justice Clarence Thomas added an opinion that it may be time to review rulings dealing with contraception and same sex marriages. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he doesn’t think the Court is ready… Read more »

HARTFORD, S.D.(WNAX)- One man is dead following a weekend shooting in Hartford. The suspect in that shooting died following a standoff at his Sioux Falls residence. Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office Captain Josh Phillips said officers were dispatched to 261st Street and 464th Avenue near Hartford for reported gunshots and a possible robbery. The first victim,… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 in favor of the state in West Virginia Vs. Environmental Protection Agency, which addressed the Clean Power Plan and the authority of the EPA to issue emission caps. This decision has environmental activists like Jade Begay, NDN Collective climate justice director, sounding alarm bells. Begay said… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- An expanding area of the northern plains may be seeing impacts of a “flash drought” over the next few weeks. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says areas in drought are expanding rapidly. Edwards says the last part of June got pretty hot. Edwards says the climate outlooks for the rest of summer… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A new report from the National Park Service shows more visitors to the Missouri National Recreational River are having a big economic impact. The report says over one hundred forty thousand visitors in 2021 spent almost seven million dollars in the area. Rec River Superintendent Curt Dimmick says they do on the ground… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Brian Bengs addressed different topics during his appearance on KSDN. Bengs describes who he is. Bengs will be running for a political office for the first time in his career. Bengs explains why he’s running. Bengs comments on how the United States has handled the Ukraine crisis… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has applied for a permit to hold a fireworks show at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day 2023. The National Park Service has denied her permit applications for the past two years, citing environmental concerns and objections from Native American tribes. In 2020, a fireworks… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The League of Women Voters of South Dakota has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that places a thirty-day residency requirement for ballot initiative signature collectors. League spokesperson Amy Scott-Stolz says the law is a barrier to citizen involvement in government. Scott-Stolz says they want the court to strike down the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Fourth of July weekend is here and with the celebration of our nation’s independence comes a yearly reminder of our freedom…garbage.  Trash left behind by Independence Day revelers along the banks of the Missouri River.  Paul Lepisto with the Izaak Walton League in Pierre says it doesn’t take much to keep the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The 4th of July holiday brings not only a good time, but plenty of warnings as well.  Be careful with fireworks.  Don’t drink and drive and for watercraft users in the Pierre/Fort Pierre area, watch out for the bridge construction. Pierre Area Engineer for the South Dakota Department of Transportation Dean VanDeWiele says … Read more »