PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have made inspections in almost 60 counties and several Indian Reservations following damaging... Read More
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DCI to review officer-involved shooting outside Minnehaha County jail
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says the state Division of Criminal Investigation will review an officer-involved shooting outside the... Read More
Ride Line youth program starting this summer
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Ride Line in Aberdeen is offering a new transportation program this summer to assist youth in getting to their activities. Tom Wanttie,... Read More
Black Hills dealing with snow
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA News) – This snow event dumped about 12 inches from Deadwood to Hill City, Rockerville and Custer, according to meteorologist John Chamberlain a the... Read More
Rounds introduces gun bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds has introduced a bill that he says would close a loop hole in the “Gun-Free Schools Zones Act.” Rounds says... Read More
New bill requires universities to provide spaces and protections for free speech
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – Under a bill passed by this year’s legislature, South Dakota universities will have to provide spaces and protections for free speech. The bill... Read More
Otter Tail Power Company rate hike less than what it requested
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approved an electric rate hike for Otter Tail Power Company but was less than the company requested.... Read More
Major expansion coming soon at Sanford Underground Research Facility
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Science continues at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, with a major expansion coming soon. Lab Communications Director Connie Walter says the... Read More
Abbott House awarded grants for therapeutic foster homes
MITCHELL, S.D. (KMIT) – The Abbott House has been awarded a $350,000 grant to build two therapeutic foster homes and independent living apartments. The homes will be built... Read More
Iversen-Pollreisz announced as Interim Secretary of Social Services
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today announced that Amy Iversen-Pollreisz will serve as Interim Secretary of Social Services. This follows the... Read More