LINCOLN, N.E.(WNAX)- The climate outlook for the next few months continues to be more of the same. Brian Fuchs, with the Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, says September temperatures will be above normal. Fuchs moderated this month’s North Central Region Climate update. He says below normal rain is expected next month. Fuchs… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Tuesday, August 23rd between the hours of 8:30 pm and 1:00 am.  West Nile Virus has been identified in Aberdeen and city officials urge citizens to take reasonable precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.  You can reduce the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Senator Mike Rounds is focusing on the elections coming up in November & not the elections in 2024. Rounds explains why he does not want Donald Trump to announce his intention to run for the presidency until after the midterms. Rounds believe what people are paying these days will play a factor in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Northern State University and Presentation College students are invited to attend COLLEGEpalooza on Friday, August 26th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. 2022 marks the sixth year of this annual back-to-school celebration which will be held at South Main Street and 5th Avenue. This event immediately precedes the final free downtown concert… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Department of Education announced last week that the scheduled meeting of the Board of Education Standards was postponed to a later, unannounced date. The meeting would have included a public hearing to consider the adoption and amendment of proposed rules to prohibit the adoption of content standards that promote… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- Falling gas prices are helping fuel a strong summer travel season. Shawn Steward with Triple “A” South Dakota says they have had good reports across the region. Steward says there have been some increases in gas demand in the past few weeks. While gas prices have dropped to the three forty a gallon… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature will meet this week in Pierre. Co-chair, Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they will get an update and refresher on the federal ARPA dollars. Hunhoff says there are a lot of moving parts with the various funding sources. Hunhoff says it’s hard… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- While much of the focus on the next Farm Bill will be on production agriculture, a major piece of that also includes food programs like SNAP. Lori Dykstra, C.E.O. of Feeding South Dakota says they feel the direct impact of the Farm Bill and other federal programs. Dykstra took part in the Farm… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Congressman Dusty Johnson appeared at the Ken’s Tent Friday to discuss the upcoming Farm Bill.  South Dakota Farm Bureau President Scott Vanderwal was the moderator. Congressman Johnson discuss the issue of crop insurance. Johnson talked about how to improve crop insurance for those farmers. Johnson talks about how climate change could impact the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Congressman Johnson appeared on The Midday Report to talk about different issues. Unemployment rate is sitting at 3.5% national with South Dakota at 2.3%.  Congressman Johnson believes those are junk figures. Johnson discuss job recovery for youth is not going as good as expected. Last Friday, the U.S. House passed the Inflation Reduction… Read more »