PIERRE, S.D (Press Release) – Gov. Kristi Noem has requested that FEMA join state and local teams for a preliminary assessment of damages to public property as a result of the... Read More
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Road to be one lane Monday because of utility work
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, May 13, the following road will be reduced to one lane of traffic due to utility work: 1st Avenue NE from... Read More
NSU School of Business Dean leaving
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University School of Business Dean Dr. Tim Mantz has announced that he will leave Northern to take a new higher education... Read More
Oklahoma woman arrested on drug charges at Pierre Regional Airport
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – An Oklahoma woman was greeted Thursday at the Pierre Regional Airport by Pierre police after airport security located drugs with her. Pierre Police... Read More
Two South Dakota men sentenced on fentanyl charges
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Two South Dakota men have been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl from Minnesota. The U.S. attorney’s office... Read More
Farmers Union President says local farmers are struggling
CONDE, S.D. (WNAX) – Congress continues to work on trying to find some way to pass disaster aid for farmers and ranchers impacted by blizzards and flooding. While the Senate... Read More
South Dakota farms following national trend
BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – The latest Census of Agriculture shows the numbers of farms in South Dakota dropped by two thousand from 2012 to 2017. SDSU Extension Ag Economist... Read More
Aberdeen man to be sent to mental health hospital instead of prison
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — An Aberdeen man who was shot twice by a police officer in 2016 and convicted in March of felony aggravated assault and drug possession has been sent to a... Read More
Johnson says Congress members quietly doing their jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says work is getting done in Congress, despite what people may think. Johnson says the bill is significant.... Read More
Former Attorney General shares thoughts on IM24 ruling
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – U.S. District Judge Charles Kornmann has ruled IM-24, passed by South Dakota voters last November is unconstitutional. The measure would have banned... Read More