PIERRE, S.D.(Argus Leader) — Employee protections against private COVID-19 mandates are the latest issue of gridlock at the South Dakota Capitol. Lawmakers on a conference committee of the state House and Senate on Tuesday were unable to overcome disagreement in the Legislature and with Gov. Kristi Noem about whether employers should be able to require… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- The courthouse erupted in shouts of joy from Jarrett Jones’ family shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday. After eight hours of deliberation, a jury of five men and seven women found Jarrett Jones not guilty of not only first-degree murder, but second-degree murder and first- and second-degree manslaughter. Jones, 50, of Bath,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Northern State University Chamber Singers, under the direction of Timothy Woods, will present the 11th Bach’s Lunch Concert at noon Wednesday, March 23. The concert, which honors the 337th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, will take place at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E., Aberdeen. Performers will include:  … Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill dealing with fees for the Secretary of States office that had been hoghoused in the House to become a bill to do away with the sales tax on food hit the wall in the Senate. A motion was made to send the bill to a conference committee, but Senator Lee Schoenbeck… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House reached final approval on a bill that sets the framework for housing development across the state. Representative Hugh Bartels of Watertown says the bill combines a number of proposals. Bartels says the bill outlines the loan and grant programs. Representative John Mills of Volga made a motion to slow… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The drop in Covid-19 infections is taking the pressure off health care providers. Liz Healy is infection control specialist at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Healy says they now have time to look at what worked and what didn’t during the pandemic. Healy says they are looking at the possibility of another… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A proposed wind farm along the Hughes/Hyde County border will stay just that for now; proposed.  The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission moved last week to postpone an evidentiary hearing for the North Bend Wind Farm.  That hearing was set for mid-April.  North Bend lawyer Brett Koenecke says Hughes County has not taken… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Department of Transportation sponsored four public meetings over the past couple of weeks focused on updating the state rail plan. Jack Dokken, Air, Rail & Transit Program Manager for the D.O.T. says they had some good input. Dokken says they have a consultant that will take the input and put… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Fort Pierre City Council was updated Monday night on progress moving forward with updating the city’s water system.  Public Works Director Rick Hahn says both the Water Task Force and city Utilities Committee have recently met to discuss the latest planning. A narrative needs to be in to the state Department… Read more »