<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4fbD5X_1GtJTc4V00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4fbD5X_1GtJTc4V00" width="900" height="506" ></figure>SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's been at least eight months since the driver's license exam station in Milbank was temporarily closed. Residents in the area are curious, said city administrator Steve Pendergrass."We're getting two to five calls a day from people asking if it's open," Pendergrass said.The Milbank station and the stations in Webster and Madison closed on Feb. 24, according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. As of Friday all three were still closed.Pendergrass said Milbank aims to be a full-service city, and a driver's license exam station is part of that full service. People now need to leave town, and that has an effect on the economy, he said.It is reasonable to determine that when people drive from nearby towns to a driver's license station in Milbank, they may stop at businesses in town, Pendergrass said. It's also reasonable to think that when Milbank residents leave town for another driver's license station they will spend money in that town, he said."Customers in the affected areas have been utilizing surrounding exam stations for services," Kristi Frohreich, the communications director for the DPS, said in an email to KELOLAND this week.Those surrounding options are more than a few miles away."Most everyone goes to Brookings or Sioux Falls," Madison Mayor Roy Lindsay said. Brookings is about 40 miles away, and Sioux Falls is about 50 miles away, he said."It's about 45 minutes to Watertown," Pendergrass said of an option used by the city's residents.It's about 50 miles to Aberdeen or Watertown from Webster and 44 to Sisseton, where three other driver's exam stations are.The DPS cited staffing issues when the February closures were announced."We continue assessing options for resuming services at these locations, Frohreich said in the email to KELOLAND. The DPS is working to ensure that is has the staffing and resources to provide consistent, reliable service", the email said.Lindsay said he hasn't heard many complaints about the closure, but he does hear that residents need to adjust schedules. People in Madison will say to "go to Brookings" because it's quicker than Sioux Falls, Lindsay said.In Webster, city finance director Hayley Dale said she has not heard many comments about the closure. Nor has city council member Wayne Klungseth.The exam stations were each open one day of the week, but it was a valuable service, Pendergrass and Lindsay said.Pendergrass said that as winter approaches, there may be more questions and concerns about the closed driver's license exam stations.Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KELOLAND.com.</div></body>

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's been at least eight months since the driver's license exam station in Milbank was temporarily closed. Residents in the area are curious, said city administrator Steve Pendergrass. "We're getting two to five calls a day from people asking if it's open," Pendergrass said. The...

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