AMES, I.A.(WNAX)- Much of the northern plains have been basking in mild dry conditions for most of the late fall. Dennis Todey, Head of the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames Iowa says the arctic chill is way to our north. Todey says the same weather pattern has been in place for several weeks, Todey says… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- The issue of homelessness and affordable housing in Rapid City continues to be deeply controversial, especially as the cold of a South Dakota winter looms in the distance. Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender, appearing on the Rapid City Morning News, reiterated his philosophy of individual, rather than governmental support for people experiencing… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Following the recent international COP26 Climate Summit in Scotland, Jade Begay representing NDN Collective said the group had a goal of being connected with governmental leaders. Begay, director of NDN’s climate justice campaign and member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, is doing just that. Begay being one of four… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The “Build Back Better” bill backed by President Biden would, among other things, provide over a billion dollars to help expansion of the biofuels industry. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says that’s not enough to get him to support “BBB”. Tax cuts passed under President Trump added about two trillion dollars to the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is back in Washington, attempting to pick up his duties in the Senate following the death of his wife Jean early last month. Rounds says having his wife’s cancer fight out in public actually helped. Rounds says he wants to thanks those from South Dakota and across the… Read more »

TRIPP, S.D.(WNAX)- New maps for 2022 mean some legislators will have to run in different districts. Representative Caleb Finck of Tripp saw his boundary lines change. Finck says the new map made some good district adjustments. Finck says he wants to run for reelection in his new district next year and represent his current district… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- A former Watertown farmer who admitted to bank fraud and was ordered to pay back more than $7.78 million in restitution has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Richard “Butch” Carpenter, 68, who now lives in Moorhead, Minn., pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year. He was initially scheduled for sentencing… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Tuesday, December 7, Governor Kristi Noem will deliver the 2021 Budget Address, updating the people of South Dakota on budget plans for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022 and Fiscal Year 2023. The address will take place at 1pm CT/12pm MT in the South Dakota House of Representatives. The address… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Dan O’s Marine Sales and Service is planning on shipping its operations to Fort Pierre.  Owner Dan O. Poppen says Dan O’s restarted in in Pierre in 2014 with successful service and sales to customers, especially those visiting the Pierre/Fort Pierre area. Poppen purchased a lot just south of Chase Auto and R-V… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Several panels of legislators have held hearings on how and where to spend almost one billion dollars of federal funding. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they had another quick overview at the last meeting of the Covid Relief Liaison Committee. Hunhoff says the “Build Back Better” bill that is being debated in… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Monday saw the Rapid City Fire Department respond to a pair of unrelated fires, the first of which was the result of a gas line break on the 900 block of 11th Street. Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the RCFD, said what started as a safety call turned into an evacuation,… Read more »