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RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- An irregular winter leads, naturally, to irregular ice conditions – especially as spring gets closer by the day. Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the Rapid City Fire Department, reminds outdoors enthusiasts to be careful late in the season. Jaeger says if a hypothetical person fell into through ice in front of… Read more »
MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- The Davison County Commission on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit and variance request for the expansion of a concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, south of Mitchell. Jackrabbit Family Farms applied for the permit and variance for their CAFO located about ten miles south and just over a mile west of Mount… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The House Select Committee on Investigation will meet again Thursday. That is now overshadowed by a letter from Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price saying Ravnsborg was untruthful during the investigation and urging the committee to move on impeachment. Committee Chair, House Speaker Spencer Gosch has called that “interference.” Member, Representative Mike… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The federal government will run out of money on Friday if Congress doesn’t do something. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says they are waiting for details on a spending plan from majority democrats. Congress has passed several continuing resolutions over the past few months to keep the government in operation. Johnson says he… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 1 new COVID-related death, while active cases & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,844. The state had 71 new cases and 187 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 3,238. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Argus Leader) — Employee protections against private COVID-19 mandates are the latest issue of gridlock at the South Dakota Capitol. Lawmakers on a conference committee of the state House and Senate on Tuesday were unable to overcome disagreement in the Legislature and with Gov. Kristi Noem about whether employers should be able to require… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- The courthouse erupted in shouts of joy from Jarrett Jones’ family shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday. After eight hours of deliberation, a jury of five men and seven women found Jarrett Jones not guilty of not only first-degree murder, but second-degree murder and first- and second-degree manslaughter. Jones, 50, of Bath,… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Northern State University Chamber Singers, under the direction of Timothy Woods, will present the 11th Bach’s Lunch Concert at noon Wednesday, March 23. The concert, which honors the 337th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, will take place at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E., Aberdeen. Performers will include: … Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill dealing with fees for the Secretary of States office that had been hoghoused in the House to become a bill to do away with the sales tax on food hit the wall in the Senate. A motion was made to send the bill to a conference committee, but Senator Lee Schoenbeck… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House reached final approval on a bill that sets the framework for housing development across the state. Representative Hugh Bartels of Watertown says the bill combines a number of proposals. Bartels says the bill outlines the loan and grant programs. Representative John Mills of Volga made a motion to slow… Read more »
