Station: WNAX AM

Nebraska Farmers Union Will Hold Virtual State Convention

Nebraska Farmers Union members will be holding their state convention on Friday December 3. The meeting will be held virtually…

SD Tech Colleges Report Flat Enrollment

Fall enrollment at the four technical colleges in South Dakota fell slightly to just over seventy-one hundred students.

Changing South Dakota Marijuana Laws

A South Dakota legislative interim committee approved a bill this week that, if passed by the full legislature would make major changes to the states marijuana laws.

Last Term for SD Public Utilities Commissioner Gary Hanson

South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Gary Hanson, who was reelected last year, says this will be his last term in elective office.

Democracy Center Opens in Sioux Falls

Backers of several ongoing petition drives have opened a “Democracy Center” in Sioux Falls.

Supporters & Opponents of Rail to Trail Speak Up

Supporters and opponents of a plan to turn an abandoned rail line from Tabor to Platte into a biking and hiking trail appeared in front of the South Dakota Railroad Board.

Expanding the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System

While construction of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System is not yet done, there is already talk of expansion.

SD Legislators Propose Major Change to Marijuana Laws

Legislators on a South Dakota committee have approved a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana use for adults, while repealing much of the medical marijuana law passed last year by the voters.

Looking for the Best Map

South Dakota House and Senate members of the Legislative Redistricting Committee will meet again Monday in an attempt to find agreement on a map to put before the special session next month.

Governor’s Candidate Panel Set For ICON Annual Meeting

The Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska will be holding their annual meeting convention in Broken Bow on October 29th. President Jim…

Recent Headlines

3 weeks ago in Local

WHAT DOES MARIJUANA RECLASSIFICATION MEAN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – President Trump’s executive order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule 1 to a…

3 weeks ago in Local

GOVERNOR RHODEN ANNOUNCES $200,000 GRANT SUPPORTING KEEP FARMERS FARMING PROGRAM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On Monday, Governor Rhoden announced a $200,000 grant from the Future Fund for…

3 weeks ago in Local

ICE’S YEAR IN SOUTH DAKOTA, FROM SMALL TOWNS TO OPERATION: PRAIRIE THUNDER

SOUTH DAKOTA (Molly Wetsch / South Dakota News Watch) – Five months after Operation: Prairie Thunder officially began, the South Dakota…

4 weeks ago in Local

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ECONOMIST SAYS FARM ECONOMY HAS HELD BACK SALES TAX REVENUES

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota’s State Economist Derek Johnson told the state Banking…

4 weeks ago in Local

STATE SPENDS $43,000 IN TROOPER OVERTIME FOR OPERATION PRAIRIE THUNDER

PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says a saturation patrol…