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In a unanimous vote of 13 to 0, the South Dakota House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee approved SB54, a bill addressing the state’s qualifications for hunting, fishing, or trapping licenses. Proponents say the legislation [Read More…]

The South Dakota House voted 57 to 9 Monday to place a 10 percent tax on lithium by categorizing it as a precious metal. The bill is a product of at least two years of [Read More…]

A federal court jury has convicted a 57 year old man from Oglala of Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet and Commercial Sex Trafficking. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Gordon Weston was indicted by [Read More…]

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers of a scam impersonating the very popular and successful brand Omaha Steaks. BBB vice-president Jessie Schmidt says “Omaha Steak Factory” is using the branding and logo of Omaha [Read More…]

District 20 Senator Josh Klumb of Mitchell has added another committee assignment to his current workload……     He says one of his first duties on the committee is to break a tie vote on [Read More…]

An investigation is underway as to what caused a fire in a business on North Main Street Friday afternoon. Mitchell Fire Marshal Shannon Sandoval says a customer alerted the fire department around 12:30….   He [Read More…]

Fire damaged the interior of the North Star Plaza in Mitchell early Friday afternoon. Smoke was visible when firefighters arrived on the scene and entered through the south door where Cabana Tan is located. Firefighters [Read More…]

Bridgewater-Emery School’s Career and Technical Education program was recently awarded a $1,500 Operation Round-Up® grant from Central Electric Cooperative to help purchase a welder. The school built a new CTE building for construction management and [Read More…]

An updated guide explaining South Dakota’s Open Meeting Laws has been released by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota NewsMedia Association (SDNA). The guide, released for the first time since 2017, [Read More…]

The South Dakota House passed a bill Wednesday that would make xylazine, an animal sedative that is being mixed with fentanyl and then used by some people, a controlled substance. The measure, which passed unanimously [Read More…]

The bill’s quick march through the South Dakota House to make last year’s 0.3% sales tax cut permanent stumbled in a Senate committee Thursday. The Senate Appropriations Committee tabled HB1001 on a 7-2 vote. The [Read More…]

The 2024 South Dakota Legislature continues to tinker with the citizen-passed medical cannabis law. On Wednesday, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed three bills that add requirements or modify the medical marijuana program. [Read More…]

The South Dakota Governor’s Tourism Advisory Board has selected its officers for 2024. Ann Lesch of De Smet was elected the board president during a meeting today in Pierre. Caleb Arceneaux was elected vice president. [Read More…]

Week two of the 2024 South Dakota Legislative session is underway. The legislature’s joint appropriations committee is in the process of reviewing 37 agency budgets. State Representative Lance Koth of Mitchell is a committee member. [Read More…]

The South Dakota House voted to make last year’s three-tenths percent state sales tax reduction permanent. The vote was 54-12. State Representative Lance Koth of Mitchell voted “yes”…..   Representative Ben Krohmer of Mitchell also [Read More…]

Travis Kriens, KORNRadio.com This has nothing to do with Taylor Swift. This is not an anti-Taylor Swift story. I am tired of the broadcast of Kansas City Chiefs games showing Taylor Swift. It’s annoying in [Read More…]

The South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) recently awarded a $11,801 South Dakota Fund grant to the Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU). Funding will be used to film a documentary and allow the University to provide a [Read More…]

Temperatures in areas of South Dakota will drop below zero this week, according to the National Weather Service. Snow, strong winds and severe wind chill is also forecast in NorthWestern Energy’s South Dakota service areas. [Read More…]

Central Electric Cooperative has awarded $2,500 to a local organization that builds beds for children. The funds through Operation Round-Up will go towards lumber and supplies to fulfill the mission of Sleep In Heavenly Peace. [Read More…]

In recent months there have been multiple reports of employees at the South Dakota Penitentiary being assaulted by inmates. Attorney General Marty Jackley says when it comes to those crimes, his stance is clear….   [Read More…]