SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- South Dakota voters will have a chance in November to decide on Medicaid expansion. Erik Gaikowski, state director of AARP-South Dakota says they are supporting that. Gaikowski says without that expanded funding, many rural health care providers may close. Gaikowski says the state would also get hundreds of millions of federal dollars connected… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Traffic fatalities in South Dakota are down compared to last year and the Highway Patrol is working to keep that trend going. As of the middle of May, thirty-six people had been killed on state highways, compared to fifty-four a year ago, a thirty three percent decline. There was also a thirty percent… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- An interim South Dakota legislative committee to study juvenile justice will hold their first meeting later this month. Committee member, Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton says the current system has been underperforming. Stevens says they found they didn’t have enough time to fix the problems during this years legislative session. Stevens says they… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A permit application for a proposed wind farm on the Hughes/Hyde County border is a step closer to restarting now that the Hughes County Commission has approved a haul road agreement with the project’s developer.  County Manager Kevin Hipple says the agreement comes after months of work and months after Hyde County approved… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)-  South Dakota held elections across the state Tuesday night.  Here are some reaction from candidates in the area. Drew Dennert received the most votes in the Brown County Commission race.  Dennert was pleased with the results. Amendment C was defeated Tuesday night.  Dennert was surprised by the margin that it was defeated. Commissioner… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Tuesday night, the people of Brown County & South Dakota voted in the elections for a variety of different positions. Candidates reacted to the results as they were coming in. Governor Noem won her primary against Representative Steven Haugaard.  That came as no surprise to Democratic candidate for Governor Jamie Smith. Smith… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)-  Here are the results of the 2022 Primary held Tuesday night in South Dakota. * indicate who won or advanced to November NW City Council: *Charlotte Liebelt 667 votes(59%) Jon Boon McNutt 470 votes(41%) NE City Council: *Erin Fouberg 919votes(60%) Andy Schaunaman 364 votes(24%) Mark Remily 238 votes(16%) SW City Council: *David Novstrup… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- While this spring saw an unprecedented amount of wind advisories and warnings, things have slowed as we approach the summer months. KELOland Meteorologist Scot Mundt: According to the National Weather Service, Sioux Falls saw a record 15 wind advisories issued through April Last year, nearly all of South Dakota experienced drought conditions… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, June 8th between the hours of 8:30 pm and 12:30 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 »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission will deal with another grain buyer license suspension at their meeting Wednesday. The grain buying license of the Roslyn Elevator was suspended in February and the Commission applied to Circuit Court to appoint a receiver due to financial issues. Commission Chairman Chris Nelson says it takes time… Read more »

HURON, S.D.(KOKK)- NorthWestern Energy commissioned the new 58-megawatt natural gas-fired electric Bob Glanzer Generating Station near Huron. S.D. Monday, which provides flexible, on-demand energy generation to reliably serve our South Dakota customers with affordable energy.  Northwestern Energy CEO Bob Rowe gave credit to getting the project completed. Northwestern Energy President and Chief operating officer Brian… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- Discussions are beginning on the framework of the next five year Farm Bill, which has to be approved next year. South Dakota Senator John Thune says those talks are starting with a potential global food shortage looming. Thune says the war in Ukraine is having a direct impact on worldwide grain stocks. Thune… Read more »

MARION, S.D.(WNAX)- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been warning of possible power shortages, especially in the Midwest this summer. A combination of coal plant retirements, increasing demand and shortage of power line capacity could lead to the short fall. Brad Schardin, manager of Southeastern Electric based in Marion, says they have a variety of… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Health care facilities are preparing for another surge in Covid-19 infections this fall. Liz Healy is infection control specialist at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Healy says its still important and effective to get a Covid vaccination. Healy says people that are still concerned should talk to their health care provider. The… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Rising crude oil prices is increasing interest in new oil well development, but so far in South Dakota, that hasn’t translated much from state public lands. School & Public Lands interim Commissioner Jerrod Johnson says they have had some contacts in the last few months. Johnson says they track oil industry interest and… Read more »