Month: February 2011

Senator John Thune announced today that he will not be running for president in the next election.  The Senator said that he and his family […]

Watertown’s ambulance rates are going up.  Tuesday night, the Watertown city council gave unanimous support to a recommendation to raise the rate to 13-dollars a mile. […]

A Fort Thompson man pleaded guilty to assaulting a Federal Officer. 18-year-old Partrick Wind made the guilty plea on February 8th before US District Judge […]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says his office is cutting its spending as part of Governor Daugaard’s proposed ten-percent cut in government spending…. [audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/02/MJCUT1.mp3|titles=MJCUT1] […]

Some Lawmakers have said they heard support for a sale tax increase. House Minority Leader Bernie Hunhoff says he isn’t hearing that support [audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/02/BERNIEHUNHOFF221A.mp3|titles=BERNIEHUNHOFF221A] A […]

South Dakota lawmakers have a short time to work through the budget and potential cuts. When legislator return to Pierre tomorrow, they will have only […]

Senator Jean Hunhoff doesn’t think legislators know what the proposed ten percent budget cuts will do to health care providers in the state.  Hunhoff, Chair […]

The clean up begins today after a weekend blizzard dumped anywhere from 7 to 17 inches across South Dakota. Chirs Janssen at the National Weahter […]

Carol Anderson of Hitchcock has been selected as a winner in the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program which gives farmers the opportunity to win 2,500 […]

A bill that would continue a program of refunds for large economic development projects got strong support in the South Dakota House Thursday.  Governor Dennis […]