KSDN News

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Teaching evolves with time, but local indigenous activists are unhappy with the direction Governor Kristi Noem’s administration has taken with proposed “patriotic” education standards. Amy (Sa-Zoo)Sazue, education equity organizer for NDN Collective said the new standards proposed by the Noem administration paint an incomplete picture of reality. Sauze said cutting indigenous culture… Read more »

TRIPP, S.D.(WNAX)- The trillion dollar plus infrastructure bill passed by the US Senate could trickle down hundreds of millions of road and highway dollars to South Dakota. Representative Caleb Finck of Tripp, Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, says it’s important to keep the highway funding formula intact. Finck says that federal funding is critical… Read more »

PHILIP, S.D.(KCCR)- They were sounds not heard in the Gem Theater in Philip for what seemed like a life time. The family-owned and operated theater’s projector was damaged in March due to a power surge after winter storms caused numerous power outages.  A remarkable fundraising effort collected over 43-thouand dollars in a little over a… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – Sturgis police say open container violations were their top problem at this year’s motorcycle rally. Sturgis Police Chief Geody VanDewater says it’s due to rally-goers not educating themselves about how the city’s open container system works. The city allowed open containers outside for the first time ever this year. However, beer or wine had to be in a special event cup and was only allowed in a designated area downtown. Signs were posted to inform rally-goers about how the system worked. The city doled out 1,639 open container violations this year. The second biggest violation this year was illegal parking – an annual problem… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- South Dakotans bought far more alcohol and tobacco than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some healthcare professionals are concerned that residents who consumed more of the unhealthy products could suffer long-term physical and mental health consequences. Health experts say the pandemic brought on social isolation, job loss, grief and ongoing… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(Press Release)-  Here’s the official figures released by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety regarding the 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Item Sturgis Rapid City District District Total Last Year to Date DUI Arrests 100 22 122 145 Misd Drug Arrests 116 35 151 241 Felony Drug Arrests 73 39 112 126 Total Citations… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- More people are needed to fill the continuing job openings across the state and region. Rita Nelson, with Yankton Thrive, says they are reaching out to people who ask for tourism information. Nelson says it is another way to make connections. Nelson says they are willing to work with state agencies on development… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Yankton School Board approved the medical cannabis plan at their meeting last week. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says a child’s caregiver will be responsible for administering the drug. The use of medical cannabis was approved by voters last November. Kindle says they have to set their rules within state guidelines. Kindle says they… Read more »