PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- As usual, there are disagreements over education funding and policy among South Dakota legislators. Democratic Senator Reynold Nesiba of Sioux Falls says a bill that would have limited collective bargaining by teachers sent the wrong signal. Nesiba says chronic education issues continue year to year. Nesiba says state education ranks high on the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Governor Kristi Noem was sharply critical of members of the House State Affairs Committee for failing to introduce her bill that would prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. State Affairs Committee Chairman, Representative Kent Peterson of Salem, says that bill didn’t fit their process. Representative Chris Johnson of Rapid City says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Thursday, Governor Kristi Noem held a press briefing updating some of the issues being discussed by the South Dakota Legislature. Governor Noem provide an update on bills dealing with Critical Race Theory. Another issue the governor talked about was updates on the budget that Noem & the legislators are working on. Noem… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Ryan Brunner, who had been Commissioner of the Office of School & Public Lands since 2014, resigned at the end of January to join Governor Kristi Noem’s office as a senior advisor. Brunner says they were able to increase the dollars to state schools during his time there. Brunner says while he enjoyed… Read more »

OACOMA, S.D.(WNAX)- Al’s Oasis, the long-time stopping point on I-90 on the Missouri River in South Dakota is changing hands. R.F. Buche, President of the Buche chain of grocery stores says he took an option to buy the entire business. Buche has been operating the grocery store in the Oasis for the past couple of… Read more »

MARION, S.D.(WNAX)- Southeastern Electric Cooperative based in Marion saw a jump in new service connections last year. Manager Brad Schardin says they added almost eleven hundred new customers. Schardin says they also had quite a few new connections and expansion in ag operations. Schardin says with new services added, they have to constantly monitor their… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota legislators are working through a pile of policy bills to get to what could be dozens of spending bills. Senator Jean Hunhoff, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Appropriations, says those spending bills will filter through various committees. Hunhoff says they will have to match the spending bills with updated revenue… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release)- Today, Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 46, which protects fairness in women’s sports. In the press conference that follows Governor Noem wanted to thank the legislators for bringing it to her desk. Governor Noem has transgender friends and she was asked how to explain the bill to them. Governor Noem compares… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KBHB) – Representatives from three different groups came together yesterday to discuss issues affecting the cattle industry. The Need For Unity in the Cattle Industry Town Hall was held at the Barnett Fieldhouse at the Black Hills Stock Show. Representatives from the National Cattlemens Beef Association, R-CALF-USA and the United States Cattlemen Association… Read more »