PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Wednesday, Governor Kristi Noem and legislators announced proposed legislation to restrict foreign purchases of agricultural land in South Dakota. The plan creates a new board, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States – South Dakota (CFIUS-SD), which will investigate proposed purchases of ag land by foreign interests and… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – As The Salvation Army of Aberdeen, SD nears the finish line of its 2022 Red Kettle Campaign, local leadership is making a final push for kettle donations within the community. Donations to Salvation Army red kettles are critically important.  Kettle donations make it possible for The Salvation Army to carry out… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- On Monday November 28, 2022 the City of Aberdeen issued a public statement regarding changes to the December and January flight schedule at the Aberdeen Regional Airport. At that time the airline operator, SkyWest, had announced  the removal of three of the 14 round trip flights between Aberdeen ABR) and Minneapolis (MSP)… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Despite the weather, cattle producers from across South Dakota are gathering in Pierre for the 74th annual South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show. President Eric Jennings raises cattle in the northern Black Hills, near the Wyoming border. He says policy development is a major piece of the convention. He says this… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A newly-formed parents group is taking issue with a book they believe is too graphic for students in the Pierre School District.  Julie Muldoon is vice chair of the Hughes County chapter of “Moms for Liberty.”  She says the group isn’t opposed to 10th grade students having to read  “The Absolutely True Diary… Read more »

GREGORY, S.D.(WNAX)- While rural healthcare continues to see problems, in some parts of the state, there is new construction and optimism. Tony Timanus, President of Avera Gregory Hospital, says their new construction grew out of a remodeling project. Timanus says they may be in a rural area but they are very busy. Timanus says they… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The City of Yankton is making slow progress in repairing the damages to the lower Marne Creek access trail from the bomb cyclone of March 2019. City Manager Amy Leon says they have to make some wetland mitigations. Leon says the permit process is underway. Leon says it won’t need action by the… Read more »

SALEM, S.D.(WNAX)- Following the Governors budget address last week, incoming members of the South Dakota legislature had some intense orientation days. District 19 Representative-elect Drew Peterson of Salem says it was good and busy. Peterson says there will be a lot of turnover in next years session. Peterson says they had a lot of information… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Board of Regents is following the Governors order banning Tik Tok on state owned devices. Regents Executive Director Brian Maher outlined their options at their meeting last week at the School of Mines in Rapid City. Maher says the universities are clearing out their devices. Maher says the ban also… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The National Defense Authorization Act is sitting in the US Senate, waiting for final passage. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the eight hundred fifty eight billion dollar bill is more than the President was asking for. Rounds says this is another spending bill that should have been done long before now. Rounds… Read more »