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May 4, 2022

Nancy Rasmussen to primary District 16 Senator Jim Bolin

HURLEY, S.D.(WNAX)- Former legislator Nancy Rasmussen of Hurley is running for the state Senate seat in District 16. She says her eight years in the House were productive. Rasmussen says she was involved in helping young people get involved in government. Rasmussen says she would again take an active role in education. Rasmussen will face… Read more »

May 3, 2022

South Dakotas will be able to vote on the legalization of marijuana

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Advocates for legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota have submitted thousands of petition signatures to the secretary of state, enough to place the initiative on the November ballot. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws has scrambled in recent days to gather the nearly 17,000 petition signatures required to place a… Read more »

May 3, 2022

Andy Schaunaman, candidate for Aberdeen City Council, faces DUI charge

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- Aberdeen City Council candidate Andy Schaunaman has a pending charge of driving under the influence in connection to a traffic stop on March 12. Schaunaman, 37, is charged with misdemeanor first-offense driving under the influence, according to court documents. In the same case, he’s also charged with not obeying a traffic control… Read more »

May 3, 2022

Public service spring sump pump discharge announcement

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen Public Works Department is reminding business and homeowners that as of May 1, 2022, sump pump water is no longer authorized to be discharged into the sanitary sewer system until further notified.  It is recommended that discharges be to the curb and gutter outside your home or business… Read more »

May 3, 2022

Tourism is up in Yankton

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Despite the cool temperatures, tourism season will be ramping up this month. Jay Gravholt, Tourism Director for Yankton Thrive, says visitation has been pretty good so far this year. Gravholt says tourism is very important to the business community. Gravholt says visitation stayed strong during the worst of the pandemic. Over two million… Read more »

May 3, 2022

State Senator Jim Stalzer to chair summer study dealing with jails

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota legislators will study county and regional jails this summer as one of their interim committees. Senator Jim Stalzer of Sioux Falls will chair that committee. Stalzer says he isn’t sure if they will work toward incentives to help counties work together. Stalzer says they want to hear what the issues… Read more »

May 3, 2022

Congressman Johnson react to request for additional funding for Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- President Biden will ask Congress to approve another package of thirty-three billion dollars in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he is supportive of the concept. Johnson says the US and the western world has to stand behind Ukraine. Johnson says he hopes the bill doesn’t turn… Read more »