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The office of South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs could be a busy one today. Five PM this evening is the deadline for groups to turn in signatures for ballot measures they’d like to […]

(WNAX) — The democratic candidate for Governor in South Dakota says he knows how to bring people together to move public policy. Senator Billie Sutton of Burke says he has done that during his time […]

Now that November is here, service organizations are beginning efforts to make sure as many people as possible have happy holidays. Pierre Area Referral Service and Feeding South Dakota are joining forces to help with […]

(WNAX) — House republicans have released their tax cut plan, which would cut corporate tax rates, lower taxes for most people, and limit a long-time mortgage deduction for home owners.  South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem says […]

As U-S Senator Mike Rounds campaigned for office four years ago, he spoke a lot about bringing “South Dakota Common Sense” to Washington D.C. While the nightly news portrays the nation’s Capital as bogged down […]

(WNAX) –The enrollment period for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act is now open, and those that are interested should move quickly.  Kim Jones, South Dakota Navigator Services Director, says they are getting a lot […]

The month may have changed to November, but the US Drought Monitor update for South Dakota remains unchanged from the last week of October.   D-3 Extreme drought continues in the southeast corner of Perkins County […]

(WNAX) — With thirty-four South Dakota school districts falling short of the teacher pay standard prescribed under state law, some superintendents say it’s time to take another look at the education funding formula. Governor Dennis […]

(WNAX) — Economic conditions across the nine-state mid America region continue to show steady improvement. Dr. Ernie Goss of Creighton University in Omaha conducts the monthly survey and says the October index continued to grow… […]

(WNAX) — South Dakota democratic Congressional candidate Tim Bjorkman has been holding a number of town hall meetings around the state. He says it is an opportunity for him to listen more than talk… Bjorkman […]