AMES, I.A.(WNAX)- With drought conditions expected to expand across the region and mostly mild temperatures this winter, there is come concern of another year like 2012. That was a year of drought and extreme summer heat. Dennis Todey, head of the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames Iowa, says there are some similarities. Todey says there… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Avera hospitals in Gettysburg, Miller and Pierre among those now receiving blood and blood products from LifeServe Blood Center rather than Vitalant LifeServe Blood Center is now the sole supplier of all blood and blood products for nine of Avera’s hospitals in South Dakota– including the ones in Gettysburg, Miller and Pierre. Since… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A bill to allow for the renovation and expansion of the State Health Laboratory in Pierre has survived Crossover Day.  Senate Bill 33 would utilize American Rescue Plan funds from the Capital Projects fund to cover 100-percent of the 69-point-nine million dollar project.  Senator Bryan Breitling of Miller says the bill would help… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 5 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,784. The state had 425 new cases and 2,043 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 6,083. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KJJQ)- Another step forward for a bill that would change local election dates in South Dakota. It would move school and municipal election dates from the current April, May or June to either the June primary or November General Election. It passed out of Senate Local Government Wednesday morning on a 5-2 vote. Senator… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House debated a proposal to allow employees to avoid their workplace COVID-19 vaccine requirement by citing any objection of their conscience. Representative Carl Perry explains his support of this bill. The bill passed on a 37-30 vote in the Republican-controlled House. It represented a snub to a separate… Read more »

MILLER, S.D.(DRGNews)- The Miller School District is holding classes in four churches after a fire and explosion in the agriculture shop earlier this month rendered the school building complex unsafe. Superintendent Dr. Charlene Crosswait there’s still a lot of cleanup to do. Crosswait says they’ve had to rebuild their class curriculum. She says they’re working… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Representatives debated a resolution that would have added an article to the state constitution defining when human life begins. Representative Steven Haugaard of Sioux Falls was a prime sponsor of HJR5003. Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton says they shouldn’t add specifics like this to the constitution. Representative Will Mortenson of Pierre… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Flight times at the Pierre Regional Airport will start to change next month and will convert completely to the new times in April 2022. Denver Air Connection Director of Business Development Jon Coleman says they’re making the adjustment now that they are the only commercial air carrier serving Pierre. Coleman explains why they’re… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota legislators are back in Pierre with the final twelve days of the session in front of them. Senator Jean Hunhoff, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Appropriations, says they still have to work through the current fiscal year budget before the move on to next year’s. Hunhoff says they hope to… Read more »