PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem promised to defend fairness in girls’ sports from an attack by the Biden Administration. The Biden U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is threatening funding for the federal school lunch program and other Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dollars if schools and other entities do not adopt a… Read more »

MELLETTE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)-  Coming up this Sunday will be a Land Owner Rally at Mellette Community Center starting at 6:30PM.  There will be a catered dinner beginning at 6PM. The theme of the rally is the opposition of the CO2 pipeline. Among those scheduled to appear are gubernatorial candidates Steven Haaguard(R) & Jamie Smith(D). The SD… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- A group of landowners is calling for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to dismiss Summit Carbon Solutions’ request to the Public Utilities Commission for an application extension. Brian Jorde of Omaha-based Domina Law Group filed the motion on behalf of a group of South Dakota landowners opposing the pipeline. Summit… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Starting today the Aberdeen Aquatic Center is open for business through the Brown County Fair. Hours will be from 1-8pm Monday through Friday & 12-8pm on the weekends with exceptions for holidays, swim meet, & weather. Fees are daily $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $6 for children with 2 & under free.… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- They were impossible to miss, from major downtown intersections to out front your regular grocery store, the Rapid City Fire Department took to the streets to fill their boots with donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. According to unofficial numbers provided by Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the RCFD, it was… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(KCCR)- Creighton University has released its monthly business conditions index for May.  Economics professor Ernie Goss says conditions across the nine-state region continue to indicate growth but that growth is coasting. Goss says hiring was down in May. Inflation rose on the zero-to-100 scale to 91-point-seven from April’s 89-point-seven. For South Dakota, the May… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Wednesday Brown County Commissioner Mike Wiese talked to Boys State about the role county government plays in South Dakota. Wiese talks about how important it is for county & city government to work together. Wiese explains the role county government play in law enforcement. Wiese also talks about the other roles done… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- The Aberdeen City Council has agreed to hire Jordan McQuillen as city finance officer following interviews on Wednesday during an executive session. The council voted unanimously to authorize the city manager to offer the position to McQuillen, who had been deputy finance officer for eight years. He was appointed interim finance… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Sobriety checkpoints are planned for 15 counties statewide during the month of June according to the state Department of Public Safety. The 20 total checkpoints are designed to encourage people not to drink and drive. The monthly checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at approximately 8:00 AM on Thursday, June 2, 2022 the following road will be closed to thru traffic for utility work: 11th Avenue SE from S Roosevelt Street to S Illinois Street Work will be completed as quickly as possible.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- South Dakota gubernatorial candidate Jamie Smith will be in Aberdeen Wednesday for a meet and greet with Brown County Democrats. Smith, of Sioux Falls, currently serves as minority leader for the South Dakota House of Representatives. Smith will be at the Birdhouse at Wylie Park at 5:30 p.m., according to a… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce will be presenting ABBY Awards in ten different categories at the Annual ABBY Awards Ceremony to be held on September 15, 2022. To be eligible to receive an award, businesses or organizations in the Aberdeen area must complete and submit an application to the Chamber by… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- As outlooks call for warmer and drier weather into summer, there is concern about stretching the water supplied by the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System. Executive Director Troy Larson says they got close to the edge last summer. Larson says the problem was a limit on their well production. He says that… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Several major airlines have announced cutbacks in the number of flights they will offer just as the summer travel season starts. South Dakota Tourism Department Secretary Jim Hagen says state airports are working with their carriers. Hagen says most tourist operators continue to struggle with finding enough workers. Hagen says there aren’t any… Read more »