VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Senate will be operating with a special set of rules when the Impeachment trial of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is held next month. Senator Art Rusch of Vermillion says they won’t use standard criminal court procedures. Rusch, a retired circuit court judge, says each side will have time to present… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- While the current school year is winding down, districts are on the hunt for teachers to fill upcoming vacancies this fall. Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, says they are tracking lots of openings. Pogany says the openings change day to day but have been well over… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — About 50 people, nearly all in stocking caps, winter gloves and thick coats, braved the bitter wind on a cold overcast last Saturday of April to hear four challengers tell why they’re running against incumbents in South Dakota’s June 7 Republican primary elections for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at 7am on Monday, May 2nd, 2022, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for utility work: South 4th Street from 6th Ave SW to 8th Ave SW The road is expected to remain closed all day on Monday, motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- American Legion National Commander Paul Dillard was in Sioux Falls this week. He says the Legion is working on a bill in congress to help veterans exposed to toxins. The measure would help all veterans, not just those in recent wars. It isn’t just the Department of Veterans Affairs to help our… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety plans statewide sobriety checkpoints in 14 counties during May. The monthly checkpoints are designed to encourage people not to drink and drive. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with the help… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)-  Effective May 2, 2022, Aberdeen City Public Works Department will start summer hours. The department will start work at 7:00 AM and complete their workday at 4:00 PM. This change affects Utility, Street, Traffic Control and Solid Waste Divisions. City garbage customers are reminded that the Public Works Department hour changes will… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- On Wednesday, Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender and Police Chief Don Hedrick took to the City Council chambers to discuss the current state of crime in Rapid City. Looking at the numbers finds something of a mixed bag, with a defined spike in crime through Covid, while many of those figures fell… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Board of Regents has started a marketing campaign, focused on the importance of higher education. Regents Executive Director Brian Maher says the plan grew out of legislative direction. Maher says the campaign is called: “Learning Drives Us Forward”. Maher says the message is targeted. Maher says they also want the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- South Dakota Boulevard in Pierre, the road that connects Church Street with Broadway Avenue at the entrance to the South Dakota State Capitol will be closed Saturday for a protest and rally.  Kathleen Pittman says the group Stop the Mandate is planning a Freedom Rally within view of the State Capitol dome. Pittman… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release)- On Thursday, Governor Kristi Noem, Governor Kim Reynolds, and a bipartisan coalition of five other governors co-signed a letter to President Biden asking him to allow each state to continue selling E15 year-round without restrictions. You can find Governor Noem’s tweet about the subject here: https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1519763719336693761 You can find Governor Reynold’s press… Read more »

GRAND FORKS, N.D.(Press Release) – Minnkota Power Cooperative (“Minnkota”), a North Dakota-based electric generation and transmission cooperative, and Summit Carbon Solutions (“Summit”), an Iowa-based firm focused on the decarbonization of the agriculture and biofuels industries, have reached an agreement to co-develop carbon dioxide (CO2) storage facilities near Center, North Dakota. Minnkota and Summit have been… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Congressman Johnson in the tele-conference Thursday discussed issues associated with the cattle industry. Johnson talks about how unstable beef prices are. Johnson discuss bills he working on to address the livestock market. Johnson believes the issues in not with the packers but with the Big 4 industries. Johnson suggest the Department of Justice… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has made some progress in determining who can and who cannot have party status in the docket of Summit Carbon Solutions and their proposed carbon dioxide pipeline through South Dakota.  Twenty-nine requests were approved Thursday, but additional possible intervenors continue to file late applications.  Brian Jorde, an… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Senate agreed on rules for the upcoming impeachment trial of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they need good guidelines. Hunhoff says they want fair and open proceedings. Hunhoff says she can deliver an unbiased decision. Senator Art Rusch of Vermillion says the rules are one… Read more »