ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Northern State University’s Lincoln Hall Project has received full legislative approval, with the South Dakota House passing Senate Bill 44 on March 3. The bill and project will replace Lincoln and Briscoe halls with a state-of-the art facility housing the Northern School of Business and an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. New… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Lee Park Golf Course will be open for play at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2022. for walking only. Carts will be allowed at a later date. Information on fees, activities and tournaments is available at  www.aberdeen.sd.us/leepark. Come out and enjoy the fun! For more information, please call the Lee… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D.(KBRK)- A Brookings educator is presented with a $25,000 Milken Award. Camelot Intermediate School 5th grade teacher Camrin Vaux was surprised with the award at an all-school assembly this morning. Vaux was clearly a bit stunned by the award. It was presented by Greg Gallagher of the Milken Foundation. South Dakota Department of Education… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Dakota Broadcasting)- Now that the legislative session is over House Minority Leader Jamie Smith has shifted his focus to running for Governor.  Smith is a Democrat, representing District 15 which is part of Sioux Falls.  He has served as House Minority Leader since 2019.  He is a realtor by profession and once served as… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Running as an alternative Republican choice to Governor Kristi Noem is Steve Haugaard, who has served in the state House of Representatives since 2015, including a stint as Speaker of the House. Haugaard said the decision-making process for his governor run is a response to the last few years of policymaking. Haugaard… Read more »

AMES, I.A.(WNAX)- Outlooks for the coming months continue to indicate drier and warmer conditions, with expanding drought over much of the northern plains. Dennis Todey, head of the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames Iowa, says there are already stress on crops. Todey says the driest areas so far are on the western edge of the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people pushed routine doctor visits aside. SD Interim Health Secretary Joan Adams: Examples Adams provided were a rise in mental health issues, as well as a decrease in children being vaccinated against common diseases. January’s surge in COVID-19 cases restarted conversations on the importance of… Read more »

ONIDA, S.D.(KCCR)- Dozens filled the Sully Buttes Gym in Onida Tuesday night as the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission kicked off the first of four input meetings for the Summit Carbon Solutions carbon pipeline.  Onida and the Ringneck Ethanol plant is on the end of one of the proposed spurs of the pipeline that would… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- An innocuous introductory meeting with the Brown County Commission Tuesday ended up being a lengthy question-and-answer session for representatives from Summit Carbon Solutions. Jay Volk was one of two representatives from Summit who appeared at the meeting. His primary aim was to get some initial details about procedures and contact information for the… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Following the end of the main run of the South Dakota legislative session, members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee sent a letter, detailing their concerns with HB1281, a compromise bill dealing with spending authority for federal funds. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says those legislators may try to bring the bill… Read more »

In the final days of the 2022 South Dakota legislative session, House Majority Leader Kent Peterson of Salem had to personally smoke out some of his bills from the Appropriations Committee to fund the USD Discovery Center and the DSU Cyber Lab both in Sioux Falls. He says its about opportunities for young people. Peterson… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A bill passed by the South Dakota legislature is causing great concern among some state agencies and that bill hasn’t even been signed into law yet.  Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt brought his concerns over House 1281 up to the state Aeronautics Commission last week. Jundt says it could impact cities that… Read more »

IRENE, S.D.(WNAX)- A contract has been awarded for another major highway construction project in southeast South Dakota. Regional Department of Transportation Engineer Greg Rothschadl says Foothills Contracting of Webster got the nineteen million dollar contract for work on about twenty miles of Highway 46. Rothschadl says this year will be mostly prep work. Rothschadl says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- At an assembly Thursday morning, a Math teacher at Pierre’s TF Riggs High School was surprised by being recognized as a national Milken Educator Award recipient. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem made the announcement. Nichole Bowman says her teaching style isn’t just about math. Bowman is in her 15th year of teaching. She… Read more »