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TRIPP, S.D.(WNAX)- Members of the South Dakota House will have to decide on impeaching Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg when they return to Pierre on Tuesday. Representative Caleb Finck of Tripp says they all have the reports from the Select Committee on Investigation. Impeachment is being considered in connection to the death of Joe Boever who… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Despite rising material costs and interest rates, Yankton could see another big year in development. Dave Mingo, Community Economic and Development Director for the City of Yankton, says they are seeing a continuation of last year’s trend. Mingo says they are anticipating a variety of developments. Mingo says a shortage of housing continues… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Members of the South Dakota House had the chance to sit in on a Department of Public Safety briefing on the investigation into the crash involving Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg that killed Joseph Boever of Highmore in 2020. It’s the exact same report that the House Select Committee on Investigation declined to have… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Retirement System Board of Trustees got an update on the status of investments and returns at their meeting in Pierre Tuesday. State Investment Officer Matt Clark says they managed to get a positive return in the current fiscal year. Clark says they got good returns in a couple of areas.… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 10 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,893. The state had 137 new cases and 176 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 488. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.(KOTA)- It now appears, with some bipartisan support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appears to have an inside lane to the Supreme Court. South Dakota’s Senate delegation, John Thune and Mike Rounds, have both announced they will not be supporting Brown Jackson’s nomination. Rounds said he believes Brown Jackson would legislate from the bench. Rounds… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- Brown County has joined a long list of people and communities who have applied for party status in connection to the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline application with the Public Utilities Commission. County Commissioners unanimously approved the motion Tuesday at the board’s regular meeting, after once again receiving multiple comments from residents who… Read more »
BATH, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- Three adults and three children were taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash five miles north of Bath Monday. The crash was at 6:04 p.m. at the intersection of Brown County 16 and Brown County 14, according to information from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. According to preliminary… Read more »
BURBANK, S.D.(WNAX)- While the 2022 South Dakota legislature passed a lot of bills, there are always missed opportunities. Representative Sydney Davis of Burbank says one miss was a bill she co-sponsored that was vetoed. Davis says they also missed a chance to have a more extensive debate over Medicaid expansion. Davis says with polls showing… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- While South Dakota legislators approved the spending plan for the next fiscal year, committees will be keeping an eye on how those dollars are spent. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they passed a solid budget. Hunhoff, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Appropriations, says they will meet during the interim to see… Read more »
CENTERVILLE, S.D.(WNAX)- The possible impeachment of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will now be in the hands of the South Dakota House. Members will return to Pierre on Tuesday to officially receive the report from the Select Committee on Investigation and go from there. Representative Richard Vasgaard of Centerville says it’s a difficult issue.… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Northern State University Center for Public History and Civic Engagement will host a discussion, “Russian Revanchism in Ukraine: Nuclear Weapons, NATO and Neutrality,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12. The event, which will take place in Centennial C and D of the NSU Avera Student Center, will feature speaker Brian… Read more »
SOUTH DAKOTA(Press Release)- Gov. Kristi Noem’s bill that would have censored classroom discussion on race in K-12 public schools was killed by the Senate Education Committee last month. Despite the legislature’s unwillingness to codify Noem’s desired policy, Noem today signed an executive order directing the Department of Education to accomplish her goal of censoring classroom… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem signed Executive Order 2022-02, which restricts the teaching of Critical Race Theory in K-12 education in South Dakota. “Political indoctrination has no place in our classrooms,” said Governor Noem. “Our children will not be taught that they are racists or that they are victims, and they will… Read more »
De SMET, S.D.(Press Release) – A De Smet, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash west of De Smet. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2004 Ford F250 pickup was westbound on U.S. Highway 14 when the driver lost control due to icy road conditions.… Read more »
