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October 29, 2022

SD House candidate talks about partisanship on the national & state levels

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Dan Ahlers has been hitting the campaign trail, looking to earn a seat in South Dakota’s House. He’s finding people are upset over political fighting both at the national and state levels, and voters don’t feel their elected officials are listening to them. Another thing Ahlers finds unacceptable is the number of… Read more »

October 28, 2022

Gayville man charged with multiple drug & weapons charges

GAYVILLE, S.D.(WNAX)- A Gayville man has been arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges. In a release from the Attorney General’s office, David James Brown was arrested on Wednesday. A search of a Gayville home found twenty two pounds of marijuana, 751 grams of concentrated marijuana wax, 95 Nerds Rope Marijuana edible packages, and Suboxone.… Read more »

October 28, 2022

Leading expert talks about the Emerald Ash Borer

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- One of the nation’s leading experts on Emerald Ash Borer was in Fort Pierre Thursday night to give a crash course on the ash tree devouring insect.  State Forester Dr. John Ball says without a doubt E-A-B will end up in South Dakota’s Twin Cities. Ball says ash trees can be saved… Read more »

October 28, 2022

District 17 House candidates talks about their campaigns

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D.(WNAX)- Legislative candidates are spending a lot of money and time campaigning ahead of next month’s election. Bill Shorma of Dakota Dunes is running for a House seat in District 17. Shorma, a republican, is running on his private and public service experience. District 17 has been redrawn since 2020 now including Vermillion,… Read more »

October 28, 2022

SD PUC address party status for co2 pipeline project

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission addressed party status in two applications to build liquid carbon dioxide pipelines across the state Thursday.  P-U-C staffer Kristen Edwards says Daniel Hoey, the superintendent at West Central School did not want to intervene in the Summit Carbon Solutions project anymore. Hoey was superintendent at Stanley County… Read more »

October 28, 2022

One person dead following single vehicle crash east of Waverly

WAVERLY, S.D.(Press Release)-  One man died Thursday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Waverly. The name of the person involved has not yet been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 1994 GMC Sierra C1500 pickup was eastbound on 164th Street near the intersection with 466th Avenue when the… Read more »

October 28, 2022

Public service sump pump discharge announcement

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Effective November 1, 2022, Aberdeen residents are authorized to begin discharging water from their sump pumps into the sanitary sewer system for the winter season. Residents will be notified in the spring when discharge should be re-directed to the curb and gutter outside the property. All sump pumps, drain tile and groundwater… Read more »