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PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)-The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee held a hearing Monday on HJR 5001 that would call for a Constitutional Convention of the states to impose fiscal and legal restraints on the federal government. Sponsor, Representative Fred Deutsch of Florence says the country is in danger. Scott Granville of Pierre used a Constitutional scholar… Read more »
February 1, 2021 (Aberdeen, SD)(Press Release) – The public will have an opportunity to hear from State Legislators a tree more legislative cracker barrels this winter – February 6, February 13 and March 6. All sessions, which are free and open to the public, will be held from 10 am to 12 noon in the… Read more »
OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)-For an eighth straight month, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, moved strongly into growth territory. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, directs the monthly survey. Goss says hiring was still in positive territory… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, SD(Press Release) – The AGC of SD is deeply committed to a highly educated and trained workforce! Because of this we’re proud to pledge $40,000 annually for students pursuing an education in a career field directly related to the construction industry. Applicants must achieve an above average academic achievement and be committed to… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations drop slightly, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The death toll remains 1,775. The state had 65 new confirmed cases and 70 recoveries, lowering active infections 2,828. Those hospitalized in connection with the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – A total of 15 sobriety checkpoints in 12 different counties are planned during the month of February by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. The monthly checkpoints are designed to discourage drivers from drinking and then driving. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The Federal Reserve has indicated they will not raise interest rates for the next couple of years. South Dakota Bankers Association President Karl Adam says that is reassuring to businesses and farmers. Adam says those low rates are not good for savers. Some fifteen-year mortgage rates have fallen below two percent.
WASHINTON,D.C.(WNAX)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency has suspended past due debt collections and foreclosures for borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and Direct Farm Loan programs. FSA Loan Manager in USDA’s South Dakota state office Ryan Vandenberg says producers with past due loans should contact their county FSA offices. He says… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added 7 more COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalization continued to drop, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths moved the state’s overall death toll to 1,775. The state had 115 new confirmed cases and 274 recoveries, lowering active infections by… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill that would not allow changes to gender on a birth certificate is half way through the legislative process in South Dakota. HB-1076 was defeated in a House committee, smoked out to the House floor and passed on a vote of thirty nine to thirty one. House Majority Leader Kent Peterson of… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added 5 more COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalization continued to drop, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths moved the state’s overall death toll to 1,768. The state had 165 new confirmed cases and 232 recoveries, lowering active infections by… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – There are just a few days left in what has proven to be a mild January. However, it will feel a lot more like winter in the very near future, according to Laura Edwards, State Climatologist. She said January will go down as one of the warmest on record, but that… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – This summer’s Brown County Fair will have the same scheduled lineup as last year’s canceled fair with one notable exception. Sonje Oban, BCF Interim Manager, made the announcement this morning. She said people should recognize a lot of his hits. Oban is happy that people will still get an opportunity to… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – During an appearance before the Joint Committee on Appropriations, University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring and Representative Taffy Howard of Rapid City engaged in a dialogue over diversity in higher education. Howard referenced a report from Princeton University on systemic racism on university campuses. Howard asked Gestring about the imbalance… Read more »
Rapid City Journal photo PRINGLE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge has ordered a secretive polygamous sect to sell it’s compound in the Black Hills to pay for a lawsuit settlement. Court documents show that a South Dakota sheriff has been ordered to sell the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ property… Read more »
