Station: WNAX FM

Gavins Point Dam Work Continues Upgrades

While there may not be a lot of visible outside work at Gavins Point Dam near Yankton this year, there is planning underway for some major renovations.

Search Continues for Iowa Water Quality Funding

The head of the Iowa Environmental Council is injecting a new idea into the debate over how to finance water quality projects.

Wright State Lures Nagy

Media reports indicate that Wright State will name South Dakota State men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy as the new coach of the Dayton, Ohio, school’s team.

Twins Open On Road

A new baseball season starts for the Minnesota Twins as they play the Orioles in Baltimore Monday afternoon.

Royals Begin Title Defense

The reigning champion Kansas City Royals picked up where they left off in November, beating Matt Harvey and the New York Mets 4-3 on Sunday night in the first opening-day rematch of a World Series.

Historic Win For Coyotes

It was a historical day inside the DakotaDome Saturday as the South Dakota women’s basketball team downed Florida Gulf Coast 71-65 to win the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

Mavs Top Timberwolves

Wesley Matthews hit six 3-pointers and scored 19 points and the Dallas Mavericks won a game they couldn’t afford to lose, 88-78 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.

Wild Falls In Winnipeg

Mark Scheifele scored his team-leading 27th goal and the Winnipeg Jets gave their fans something to cheer about in their last home game of the season Sunday night, a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

Options Added to Mnsure

A plan is moving forward in the Minnesota Senate that would make state-run Minnesotacare among the policies people could choose from, when buying health insurance on the MNsure exchange.

Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Watered Down Property Tax Relief Bill

A bill seeking to provide property tax relief for farmers advanced in the Nebraska Unicameral after undergoing changes during first-round debate.

Recent Headlines

3 days ago in Local

MEDICAL MARIJUANA RIFT WIDENS AS OVERSIGHT PANEL CONFUSES AND UPSETS INDUSTRY WITH SLATE OF MOTIONS

PIERRE, S.D. (Joshua Haiar-South Dakota Searchlight) – The rift between an oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday…

3 days ago in Local

NEBRASKA GOVERNOR SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Thursday cutting off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood,…

3 days ago in Local

NINE INDICTED IN DAVISON COUNTY FOR COCAINE DISTRIBUTION

MITCHELL, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says nine people have been indicted in connection with a cocaine…

4 days ago in Local

NEBRASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL RESPONDS TO ACCUSATIONS OF RETALIATION AGAINST OMAHA TRIBE OVER MEDICAL MARIJUANA

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers said Wednesday that the Omaha Tribe’s proposed tax compact was too…

4 days ago in Local

AARP SOUTH DAKOTA AND ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF COSTLY SCAMS

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – As part of a joint effort with the Attorney General’s Office, AARP South Dakota has…