Today from SDPB - tragic news out of Aberdeen as a child dies from a paragliding accident, one man connected to the death of 14-year-old McKenna Wendel please guilty and more.
State tribal leaders say there is a disconnect between services promised to tribal nations and those provided, and one of South Dakota’s senators introduces a bill incentivizing ranchers to convert cropland back to grassland.
Many teachers pay out-of-pocket to support their classrooms. A program in one South Dakota community looks to defray those costs. Plus, the state medical marijuana board learns about the potential impacts of changing federal guidelines, and a company behind a major proposed project in Lake Preston is moving out-of-state.
Today from SDPB — Southeast Tech breaks ground on a new facility aiming to fill the state's manufacturing education needs, and Sen. John Thune talks about his "evolving" relationship with President Trump and his hopes for Republicans in the midterm elections.
Today from SDPB - Rapid City state lawmaker Stan Adelstein has died at age 94, South Dakota's leaders in Washington speak on topics surrounding agriculture and more.
Today from SDPB - Announcements for Lt. Governor from the Ahlers campaign, ensuring local government maximizes the return on the Sturgis Rally, and the blues in Rapid City.
Today from SDPB - state officials are trying to continue conversations around mental health in South Dakota, and the state's public universities are expanding new AI-focused fields.
Today from SDPB - shots were fired in a Rapid City neighborhood early Sunday morning, and a state department is looking at Aberdeen as the next city to implement license plate readers.
Today from SDPB - Former Gov. Kristi Noem returned to Pierre for her statue unveiling, the School of Mines is exploring how corn farming can play a role in cancer research and more.
Today from SDPB — After state Republicans dominated headlines over the summer due to an extended GOP gubernatorial primary, South Dakota Democrats are mobilizing ahead of the November general election. Plus, Rep. Johnson talks sports prediction markets, a South Dakota airman killed in Vietnam is now "accounted for," and Meade County enacts a burn ban just as the Sturgis Rally begins.
Toady from SDPB — Former Democratic Senate candidate Julian Beaudion offers insight as to why he dropped out of the race, Rep. Dusty Johnson discusses the impact of Washington D.C. policy on agriculture and the Sturgis Rally arrives as the region faces a blood donation shortage.