PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House Select Committee on Investigation has recommended that Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg not be impeached in connection with the death of Joe Boever near Highmore in September of 2020. The vote of the committee was six to two against impeachment. Committee Vice Chair, Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton, voted for… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- After nearly four and a half hours in executive session the House Committee on Investigation has issued a recommendation as to the possible impeachment of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Committee Chair, Speaker of the House Spencer Gosch then called for the vote to approve the report. That vote was a party-line… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota lottery sales and revenues continue to grow year over year. The Lottery Board heard a report on sales and revenue at their meeting last week in Pierre. Lottery Deputy Executive Director Clark Hepper says scratch off ticket sales show strong results. Hepper says video lottery revenues also continue to increase. Hepper… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KBRK)- According to the USDA, avian influenza has now been confirmed in 12 locations in seven South Dakota counties, including Kingsbury. In has impacted more than 600,000 birds in commercial flocks of chickens and turkeys in the state. In Kingsbury County, that included a commercial flock of 124,000 layers and a turkey flock of… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association shows the expected impacts of the disease in the next few years. Leslie Morrow, Executive Director of the South Dakota Chapter, says there is a lack of medical specialists that can treat people with dementia. Morrow says there will also be a major shortage of direct… Read more »

WALLACE, S.D.(Press Release) –  One person died early Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Wallace. Names of the two people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2017 Ford F150 pickup was westbound on SD Highway 20 when the driver failed to stop… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Firefighters from at least three states met in Fort Pierre at the end of last week and over the weekend (March 24-27, 2022) for the South Dakota Wildland Fire Academy. Training and Aviation Program Manager for South Dakota Wildland Fire Tamara Dierks says over 130 firefighters attended the classes. She says Academy participants… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Last Saturday, Indigenous leaders marched from Roosevelt Park in North Rapid City to the Grand Gateway Hotel. The crowd, comprised of hundreds of mostly native activists, waved tribal government and LANDBACK flags, with dozens of children holding handmade signs. Lawrence Cross, a medicine man from Kyle, promoted a message of indigenous unity… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A report from a consulting group says the State of South Dakota should spend up to a half billion dollars to replace and upgrade aging prison facilities. The report says the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls should be abandoned with new facilities being built in Sioux Falls, Rapid City and several towns in-between.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Legislature’s Executive Board met Monday morning as lawmakers returned to the South Dakota State Capitol for Veto Day and the final day of the 97th legislative session.  E-Board member, District 24 Senator Mary Duvall of Pierre says the E-Board set three topics for consideration. Duvall says property owners need to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Senate has upheld a veto by Governor Kristi Noem on Senate Bill 151.  The measure would have removed minor convictions for cannabis offenses after five years with conditions.  Senator Michael Rohl of Aberdeen is prime sponsor of the bill and read one of many emails he received in support of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Northern State University Honors Program will host speaker, author and former “Survivor” contestant Holly Hoffman at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. The event, which is free and open to campus and the community, will take place in the Kessler’s Champions Club in the NSU Barnett Center Addition. Hoffman grew up… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- County commissioners and sheriffs from around the region were back in Aberdeen Saturday to continue discussion of a regional jail in Aberdeen. The afternoon meeting was hosted by Brown County Commissioners at the County Courthouse. During the meeting a room of county officials heard the highlights of a recent needs assessment conducted for… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(WNAX)- With a stop in his hometown of Aberdeen to make the official announcement, South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett is running for a second term. Barnett says he and his office helped voters navigate through a pandemic year election. Barnett says they also survived the bulk of the 2022 legislative session. Barnett… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The House Select Committee on Investigation will meet again today (March 28, 2022) as legislators gather in Pierre for the final day of the 2022 session. The committee has been debating the possible impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg  for his conduct surrounding a fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident near Highmore in September 2020. Committee… Read more »