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PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Soon after next month’s election, the planning will begin for the 2022 campaign. Several of the state’s constitutional officers and a number of legislators will be term limited and new candidates will have to be found. South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman says they are always recruiting. Lederman says they… Read more »
DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (WNAX) – No matter who wins the South Dakota Senate race next month, the pandemic will still be an issue. Challenger, Democrat Dan Ahlers of Dell Rapids says Congress needs to refocus on getting past COVID-19. Ahlers says programs like the Payroll Protection Program could be improved. Ahlers says small businesses will… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – International travel writer Rick Steves has long association with legalized marijuana in his home state of Washington and is now working with marijuana supporters in South Dakota. Voters next month will decide on ballot issues that would legalize medicinal marijuana and recreational marijuana. Steves says marijuana use did not explode once… Read more »
EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. (WNAX) – The race for a seat on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is the only statewide election connected to a state office this year. Democrat Remi (ray-me) Bald Eagle of Eagle Butte says he has the interest and education to handle the job. Bald Eagle says he has good job… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — The Nov. 1, 2020 deadline for eligible disabled veterans to apply for property tax relief is approaching. The South Dakota Department of Revenue’s Disabled Veteran’s Program exempts the first $150,000 of valuation on an eligible applicant’s property. The program also applies to surviving spouses of disabled veterans if they have… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that Mark Lauseng, Executive Director of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA), will retire. “Mark has served South Dakota in numerous capacities for 38 years,” said Governor Noem. “His work has helped countless South Dakotans overcome a variety of challenges in their daily lives,… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 14 new COVID-related deaths and active cases increased by 162 in totals released today by the South Dakota Department of Health. The state now has 272 deaths. The deaths included three residents of Gregory and Minnehaha counties, two residents of Lincoln and Turner counties, and one resident of… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police are looking for a suspect or suspects who shot and killed a local man who crashed his vehicle in a parking lot. Police say officers responded to a report of gunshots and a crash about 3:30 a.m. Thursday. They found a 36-year-old Sioux Falls man with gunshot… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Board of Regents has determined the spring academic calendars for the state’s universities will remain unchanged, despite a recent surge in coronavirus cases in the state. The regents have agreed to maintain a spring semester with 77 class days starting Jan. 11 and ending May 7. The… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there are many ways to help out. Amy Blackstone of the Avera Foundation said the month is full of fun activities to help raise awareness. She said one of the unique ways to help is to wear a strand of pink hair. Dairy Queen… Read more »
