VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – A bill passed by last year’s legislature mandated that all state universities develop a free speech policy and submit a report to the state each year. University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring says they continue to work with that policy. Gestring says the speaker is a result of a request… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A 30-year-old man who was delivering pizza died after being shot on Bragstad Drive, near 26th Street and Cleveland Avenue. According to Sioux Falls Police Department spokesman Sam Clemens, the shooting happened around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday. At this point, the only description of the a possible suspect is a man… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem says the state has created an internal task force to prepare South Dakota for the possibility of a new coronavirus outbreak. The Republican governor called the threat of an outbreak in the state “very low.” But she is making sure that physicians can test for the virus and… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KJJQ) – The South Dakota House passes a bill to deal with the dispute between rural electrics and municipal utilities. Rural electric cooperatives are unhappy with municipal electrics taking over service areas when their city expands. The rurals had been pushing for a freeze. A compromise measure — House Bill 1262 — would… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is holding a recruitment event in South Dakota in March to hire food safety inspectors. FSIS is the agency responsible for protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry and processed… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota Senate committee has narrowly rejected a measure that would have criminalized commercial surrogate pregnancy agents, making it unlikely for such a ban to win approval this year. The Senate Health and Human Services voted down the bill 4-3 Wednesday, after a debate pitting some families who have used… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The industrial hemp legislation received unanimous approval this week in a Senate Committee after passing the South Dakota House earlier. South Dakota Farmers Union backs the measure and their lobbyist, Mitch (rick-tur) Richter says lawmakers and the Governor are still at odds on the funding needed for the program. He says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – While a bill to eliminate the South Dakota state lottery was defeated in the House State Affairs Committee, there were strong opinions expressed about its continued operation. House Speaker Steven Haugaard of Sioux Falls supported an amendment that would have stopped all advertising of the lottery. Representative Jon Hansen of Dell… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – An investigation into the cause of a November 2018 crash near Bradley determined that the pilot lost control during his flight from Clark to Webster. John Shoemaker, 47, of Webster was killed in the wreck. According to the report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board this week, Shoemaker was flying… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Maxwell Quartet will be in concert Friday, March 6 at the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre in the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State. It is the fourth concert in a five-concert series of the Aberdeen Community Concert Association. Gene Morsching, President of the ACCA, talked… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Lake Area Technical Institute will take on a new name this summer. Effective July 1, LATI will become known as Lake Area Technical College. A bill changing the names of South Dakota’s four technical institutes was signed into law Tuesday by Governor Kristi Noem. LATI President Mike Cartney is fully on… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KJJQ) – The South Dakota Senate passed a bill (SB72) to establish a needs-based scholarship program in South Dakota — the Dakota’s Promise. Senator John Wiik of Big Stone City says it’s similar to last year’s bill, but this time uses two-million dollars in one-time money and is basically a pilot program. He… Read more »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WNAX) – Last year stands out with record precipitation and flooding across much of the northern plains. Doug Kluck is the Central Region Climate Services Director for the National Weather Service in Kansas City. Kluck says they don’t expect that mix of weather conditions again. Kluck says the trend is clearly moving… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — In its two years of helping needy children in Sioux Falls schools, the Student Success Fund has fulfilled some unusual and unexpected requests. It’s no surprise that low-income children would need clothing, food, and school supplies, but what about alarm clocks? Executive Director of the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) – The Coronavirus is not yet pandemic, but we’re very close says South Dakota State Epidemiologist Josh Clayton. He says more and more cases are breaking out in more and more countries. Still no Coronavirus cases in South Dakota or in the region.  Dr. Clayton says if there is a case, that… Read more »