Evan Walton

Sioux Falls officials are planning a new identity for Falls Park. The goal is to connect the downtown attractions of Falls Park, Levitt Shell, the River Greenway, Lloyd Landing, and Jacobson Plaza.

Xcel Energy receives permission through 2025 to continue charging South Dakota electric customers a special fee to encourage efficient energy usage. PUC commissioners also approve for the company to continue transmission project cost recovery.

A controversial shooting range complex planned east of Rapid City is scheduled to be complete next fall. That is according to Game, Fish, and Parks Department officials at a recent legislative Appropriations Committee meeting.

The legislative executive board is reviewing reports from various oversite committees including the one that monitors Medical Marijuana. State Senator Erin Tobin is the Chair of the committee. She said there have been issues at each meeting that should be easy to fix.

Eminent domain has been a hot topic for the state as carbon pipeline projects attempt to utilize the law to their benefit. The state legislative research council was tasked to generate a report on what the law means for the state.

Pheasant numbers remain strong after opening weekend while state officials say camping numbers have increased over 20%.

A coalition of opponents to a pipeline regulation bill is celebrating its overwhelming defeat by South Dakota voters.

Opponents of recreational marijuana are applauding the defeat of Initiated Measure 29.

The leader of the company behind a proposed carbon pipeline project says the company plans to move forward despite the defeat of a major pipeline ballot question. Lee Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Summit Carbon Solutions. The company plans to build a carbon pipeline across multiple states including South Dakota.

Final results for the South Dakota election are still unavailable as ballots continue to be counted in the state's most populous county.