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PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The 2022 session of the South Dakota legislature begins next month & promises to be action packed. Dave Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry, says there are a lot of key issues. Owen says marijuana, sales taxes and pay raises will also get extensive debate. Owen says the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- While Congress is racing to wrap up its work for the year, states are still waiting to see how much and when they will see funding for many programs. South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt updated the Transportation Commission on what they know about the federal dollars. Jundt says the continue… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Governor Kristi Noem has proposed giving state employees a six percent raise as part of her 2023 budget plan. While good for workers, that may cause problems for local governments. Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says while they have an agreement with the workers union, that may need to be adjusted. Leon says… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota legislators will again debate marijuana in the 2022 session. Senator Art Rusch of Vermillion was a member of the interim adult use marijuana committee and says there have been several possible bills tossed around. Rusch says there are a lot of details connected to recreational marijuana usage. Rusch says if legislators… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Due to the Christmas Holiday observance on Friday, December 24th, City garbage pick-up will change. Residents who normally have their garbage picked up on Friday are reminded to have their garbage out for pick up by 8:00 A.M., Thursday, December 23rd, 2021. Both Thursday & Friday’s garbage will be picked up on… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- On Friday, warnings came out of a possible threat to schools across the country through a challenge on the social media app Tik Tok. Some schools did as a precaution, not hold classes due to loosely unconfirmed and non-credible threats. Pierre School District Superintendent says social media has changed school safety and more.… Read more »
AMES, I.A.(WNAX)- Weather observers are trying to get a perspective on the intense storm system that moved through the region in the middle of this week. Iowa State Climatologist Justin Glisan says it was historic in many ways. Glisan moderated the North Central Region monthly climate update. He says damage was widespread from severe thunderstorms… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 3 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases increased & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,430. The state had 398 new cases and 140 recoveries, increasing active infections to 7,335. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KBHB) – Schools across the Rapid City Area System have been canceled today after a threat was received. According to the Rapid City Police Department, they were notified of a threatening social media post directed at a ‘North Middle School.’ Law enforcement began investigating the origin of the post to determine whether or… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota State Railroad Board decided to wait for the results of a feasibility study before making any decisions on a proposal to turn an idle rail spur into a walking – biking trail. Ron Wagner of Tyndall, with the group, “Friends of the Tabor to Platte Rail to Trail” told the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Two railroads connected to central South Dakota survived examination by the State Railroad Board Wednesday and were approved to move forward with Special Transportation Circumstance grants. Tony Solce with Ringneck and Western Railroad told the Board there’s been no changes to the application but work continues on the former MRC line from Mitchell… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The impacts of a Michigan school shooting at the end of November are being felt around the Pierre School District. Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt says any school shooting incident causes the District to look closely at current security protocol. Glodt says Pierre is fortunate to have more available law enforcement resources than most… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Board of Regents, like all state agencies, made a number of budget proposals for next year’s legislature. Heather Forney, vice president for finance and administration, told the Regents at their meeting last week at SDSU that Governor Kristi Noem included many of their requests in her budget. Forney says many… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A consultant’s study of the Human Services Center in Yankton will be the centerpiece of a plan by the Department of Social Services to make changes to mental health programs across the state. Social Services Department Secretary Laurie Gill says much of what the consultants concluded was based on the limits of available… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Department of Health has reported the first influenza death in the state this season. Health officials say the individual was in their 60′s and from Todd County. According to the department of health, the state has seen 89 confirmed cases and 4 flu-related hospitalizations in… Read more »
