YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The switches have been thrown and the pumps turned on. The new Yankton water treatment plant is online. Environmental Services Director Kyle Goodmanson says they have been running in test mode for several weeks. Goodmanson says they use a reverse osmosis process for the main filters which provides a number of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Sioux Falls Representative Jamie Smith, the House Minority Leader, makes it a point to mention something positive to reporters when legislative leaders meet with the press on the final day of the week during the Legislative session. Smith’s frustration with some of the bills heard so far is evident. Smith says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – State Republican legislative leaders say social issue bills are far from the only proposed legislation getting attention this year at the State Capitol in Pierre. Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer admits those bills do grab headlines. House Majority Leader Lee Qualm agrees. Assistant House Majority Leader Arch Beal says a handful… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as summer interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent service and state outreach activities, while students… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem has ordered flags at the South Dakota State Capitol to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. until sunset on Saturday, Feb 8, 2020, to honor the life of Bernie Christenson, a former state leader and legislator. Christenson was a dedicated public servant, serving 20 years in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Criminal charges of burglary and forgery against Aberdeen businessman Travis C. Kiefer have been dismissed. Kiefer, 32, was accused of entering an apartment that he owned that was rented to another person, and also of altering a mortgage document to make it look like it was filed by the Register of… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – The man who fired fatal gunshots at a wedding celebration in a Sioux Falls park has been sentenced to 38 years in prison. Abraham Garnawu Darsaw earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 25-year-old Moses Cole, who was shot at Falls Park in August 2018. Another man also… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers is stepping up the pace of expanding flood storage capacity on the big reservoirs on the Missouri River. John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Office for the Corps in Omaha, says last year was challenging. Remus says they reached their winter storage targets.… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – While the economy in the Mid America region is expanding, there are continuing risks. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, says most businesses can’t find the workers they need. Goss says the recent trade deals will help regional businesses. Goss says presidential politics may also have a negative… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) — Rapid City law enforcement announced another major grant award from a foundation dedicated to reducing local jail populations around the country. Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom announced that another $1.2 million dollars was awarded by the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation. Their Safety and Justice Challenge funding has… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KMIT) – The American Lung Association recently released the 18th annual State of Tobacco Control report. The report found that South Dakota had mostly failing grades on its efforts to reduce and prevent tobacco use. Pat McKone is with the American Lung Association. She says vaping and e-cigarettes impacted this year’s study results.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 1oth Annual Great Plains Outdoorsmen Banquet is set for Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Ramkota. Scott Eisenbeisz, Chairman of GPO, talked about this year’s event. He said more than 100 guns will be given away at the banquet. GPO serves an area within about a 100-mile radius of Aberdeen. Eisenbeisz… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Farm Bureau is tracking three bills in the state legislature. Farm Bureau Lobbyist Mike Held says one is a feed hauling measure that calls for an adjustment of height in what may be hauled. He says that passed out of a House Committee and is due on the… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton County Commission this week passed a resolution of support for local control. It was sponsored by Commissioner Dan Klimisch. Commissioner Don Kettering says sometimes cooperation can be more important. Klimisch says the resolution isn’t targeted at any specific issue. Governor Kristi Noem is backing a bill in the legislature… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KJJQ) – The South Dakota House Education Committee passed a bill that would allow the university teaching of brewing, wine-making and distilled spirits manufacturing. The School of Mines and Technology and South Dakota State University are both interested in offering courses. The measure is sponsored by Representative Tim Reed of Brookings. Only those… Read more »