PLATTE, S.D.(WNAX)- Platte-Geddes Elementary School has been named a distinguished school by the US Department of Education. It’s a program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Platte-Geddes Elementary Principal Jennifer Knecht says they have high expectations of their students in and out of the classroom. Knecht says following the abrupt end of the 2020… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Reports out over the past few weeks show that South Dakota has again fallen to fiftieth in average teacher pay. The state had risen into the mid forties in the past few years. Yankton School Superintendent Wayne Kindle gave a report on teacher pay to the school board Monday night. Kindle says the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Candidates are starting to line up for the 2022 campaign season. South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett says he would like to run for a second term. Barnett, the states chief election officer, says he thinks last years election was run very well. Barnett says the election was a team effort in… Read more »

OGLALA, S.D.(KOTA)- An extended meeting of the Army Corps of Engineers in Oglala has brought the Dakota Access Pipeline back into focus, as well as the dissenting voices from the Oglala Sioux Tribe. President Kevin Killer reiterated the official governmental stance of the OST. Killer argued the pipeline, operating without a USACE easement under Lake… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Tuesday, the Joint Redistricting Committee held a public forum focusing on the maps.  The emphasis looking toward the Aberdeen & Brown County region. Matt Frame, the lawyer who represents the Legislative Research Council talks about what the goal of the Redistricting Committee is. 4 maps was presented to the forum, 3 from… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) — State Representative Taffy Howard announced on Tuesday in both Sioux Falls and Rapid City that she is running for Congress. Howard has served in the South Dakota State House since 2017, is a US Air Force veteran, a businesswoman, and a wife and mother. “We need more of South Dakota in… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(WNAX)- Crews remain on scene, but the script has been flipped on the Auburn Fire. Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the Rapid City Fire Department, gave the final assessment of the now 100 percent contained Fire. Jaeger said today’s rain will assist in putting out the last of those hot-spots. The completed… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s October Business After Hours mixer will be held this Thursday, October 14, 2021 from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. This will be the inaugural Manufacturing Month celebration and several local manufacturers will be on hand to showcase their products and answer questions about… Read more »

BOX ELDER, S.D.(WNAX)- The first public hearings of the South Dakota House & Senate Legislative Redistricting Committees were held yesterday in Box Elder and Mission. During the Box Elder meeting, Kellen Brings From Scout, representing the Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association, told the committee the census numbers used to draw the districts are not accurate.… Read more »

HAYTI, S.D.(KXLG)- Sarina Kinnunen a wife, mom of 5, event stylist, and party blogger from Hayti has been approached by the editor of Woman’s World Magazine to be featured. Sarina’s blog and business is called Joy In The Common Place. Sarina tells KXLG she recently started doing more local jobs and looks forward to expanding… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Avera Health announced last week that it would invest fifty million dollars in pay for new and existing employees and hold health insurance premiums steady for the next year. Doug Ekeren, President of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton and Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell, says they need a full staff… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- With cooler temperatures on the way, and rising natural gas prices, there are programs available to help pay expected higher heat bills. South Dakota Department of Social Services Secretary Laurie Gill says they have applications for the low income energy assistance program, or LiHEAP on their website. Gill says they have staff that… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The approval of SB55 task force recommendations by the South Dakota Board of Regents last week will have some academic impacts. Vice President for Academic Policy and Planning, Janice Minder, outlined how they will make changes to their program review process. Minder says the six universities will also be posting more information about… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Monday was Indigenous Peoples day, and a march was held by native activists an  allies in Rapid City from Sioux Park to Sioux San Hospital, near the site of the former Indian Boarding School. Lafawn Janis is on the Rapid City Indian Boarding School Land Team, and helped organize the event, and… Read more »