PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Thursday, Governor Kristi Noem announced that South Dakota will “see [President Biden] in court” over the Biden Administration’s proposed reimagination of Title IX, which exists to protect equal opportunities for girls. “South Dakota will not allow this to stand. We will lead. We will defend our laws. Only girls will… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota State Retirement System is facing challenges in staying fully funded and dealing with volatile markets. State Investment Officer Matt Clark told the Retirement Board Wednesday they have seen a rebound in returns. Clark says while their returns for last year were basically flat, the market is overvalued. Clark says the… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- The Corps of Engineers held meetings along the Missouri River this week to provide updates on expected runoff and summer operations. At a meeting in Bismarck North Dakota this week, Ryan Larsen with the Corps office in Omaha, had an update on predicted runoff. Larsen says snowpack in the upper reaches contains a… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- April is National Financial Literacy Month, and a new study by WalletHub shows that South Dakota is one of the least financially literate states.  Jill Gonzalez with WalletHub says nearly two dozen key metrics were used in the study. She talks about where South Dakota was deficient. Gonzalez says there are reasons for… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The demand for teachers, doctors, nurses, and other professionals continues to rise. South Dakota Board of Regents President Tim Rave says the universities are responding to the demand. The Regents got a report at their meeting at Northern State University in Aberdeen last week that the McArther-Welsh dorm at Northern will be mothballed… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Thursday’s Brown County Commission meeting, which was pushed back due to the weather from Tuesday, the Commission started weighing their options for what to do with the building that to be used for a future regional jail. Commissioner Duane Sutton discussed the plan that was set last year. The Commission was hoping… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen Insider)- City personnel quickly set up temporary fencing around Dacotah Bank on South Main Street Thursday afternoon after a small section of roof started collapsing inside one of the bank’s downtown buildings. Dacotah Bank’s complex is a series of buildings in the 300 block of South Main Street. Dacotah Bank President Robert Fouberg… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- The chances of flooding in eastern South Dakota are rising. Phil Schumacher at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says this follows the latest round of heavy snow. Schumacher says there is a lot of water in the snow pack. With temperatures forecast to rise into the seventies and possibly eighties… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- The U.S. Constitution guarantees all U.S. citizens the right to an attorney when charged with a crime, even if they can’t afford one. Only 11 states, including South Dakota, use local rather than state dollars to pay for the vast majority of those public defense attorneys. In fact, just one state relies more… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Trying to contain China’s rising global ambitions and staying on good trade terms will be difficult. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the US doesn’t want a military confrontation. Rounds says China is extending their influence in a critical part of the Pacific. China is a big buyer of South Dakota and US… Read more »