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Governor Noem to Deliver 2021 Budget Address on Tuesday

December 1, 2021

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 »

Watertown man moving his business from Pierre to Fort Pierre

December 1, 2021

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 »

2 different fires reported in the Rapid City area Monday

December 1, 2021

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 »

SD Dept of Health reports 15 new COVID-19 related deaths

December 1, 2021

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 15 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations increased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,349. The state had 936 new cases and 477 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 7,222. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »

Economic growth continuing in Mid-America region

December 1, 2021

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- The economy in the nine state Mid America region from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas is still showing growth but is slowing some. Ernie Goss of Creighton University in Omaha coordinates the monthly survey of business managers. Goss says there are mixed signals on supply chain issues. Goss says labor issues also… Read more »

Skywest to cut back services in Pierre starting today

December 1, 2021

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- It’s now officially a one-horse town at Pierre Regional Airport.  Airport Liaison to the Pierre Regional Airport Jamie Huizenga says SkyWest Airlines is officially beginning to cut back service from Pierre to Denver. SkyWest lost the current Essential Air Service contract to Key Lime Air’s Denver Air Connection in July, but agreed to… Read more »

Congressman Johnson weigh in the Omicron variant of COVID-19

December 1, 2021

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Omicron variant is the latest version of Covid-19 to spark worldwide reaction. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says everyone needs to slow down and wait for more information. Johnson says people still need to make good decisions and protect themselves. Johnson says he hopes the latest variant doesn’t become another political wedge.… Read more »

Sioux Valley Energy looking to improve power lines

December 1, 2021

COLMAN, S.D.(WNAX)- Sioux Valley Energy, based in Colman, is in the middle of a project to replace or rebuild about one hundred twenty five miles of power lines. Through this fall, the electric cooperative has spent over fourteen million dollars on the project. Vice President of Engineering and Operations Ted Smith says most of the… Read more »

Public not sure what the impact buffer strips have had in their communities

December 1, 2021

BROOKINGS, S.D.(WNAX)- Buffer strips along creeks and rivers have been slow to catch on. Those are grasslands that slow the movement of pollutants into those waterways. Jay Gilbertson, manager of the East Dakota Water Development District in Brookings, says it takes time for those changes to have an effect. The legislature has offered property tax… Read more »

Giant Vision competition looking for new business ideas

December 1, 2021

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The “Giant Vision” business development competition is again looking for new business ideas. Mary Anne Boyd is with one of the sponsors, the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Boyd says there are some big incentives to get into the competition. Boyd says they usually get really good entries and ideas. The… Read more »

A pair of shooting taking place in Rapid City

November 30, 2021

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- A pair of shootings took place in South Rapid City within a twelve hour period between Sunday and Monday within a ten minute drive of one another. Brendyn Medina, spokesperson for the Rapid City Police Department, said there is no reason to believe the shootings are connected. The first incident took place… Read more »

Name released In Codington County fatal crash

November 30, 2021

FLORENCE, S.D. –  A Florence, S.D., male has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash south of Florence. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2006 Chevy Impala was westbound on 165th Street when it crossed the center line, went into the south ditch, and rolled. Taryn Sumner, the 16-year-old… Read more »