A Yankton Clinical Psychologist has submitted his necessary petitions to run for an open position on the Yankton School Board. Doctor Erick Messler has four kids. He says some parents don’t have a voice on what is happening within the school board… Messler adds that his Christian values motivated him to run for one of…… read more »
Prosecutors are still deciding whether to seek the death penalty for the Scotland murder suspect. 42-year-old Francis Lange is charged with three counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. He’s accused of going into a Scotland home with a gun in November and shooting everyone inside. Three of the victims died. Last week,…… read more »
The Yankton Curling Club will be hosting a special guest at the club’s next Learn-to-Curl event. This Sunday, February 27th, former Men’s Olympic Curling Coach Tim Muller will be visiting Yankton to share his love of curling with the community. Yankton Curling Club President Julianna Ford says the Learn-to-Curl will be held from 11:30 am…… read more »
Music is alive at Webster Elementary in Yankton. Thanks in part to a group of Yankton High School students, Webster Elementary has a new home to its music classrooms after having to use a corner of the school gym since August. Webster Elementary Principal Melanie Ryken says that the school district saved thousands of…… read more »
The Yankton County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a stolen vehicle. Yankton County Chief Deputy Sheriff Michael Rothschadl says that officers responded to the northwest corner of 446th Avenue and East Highway 50 just past the Jim River Bridge Friday morning concerning a burglary to the building and grand theft of a motor vehicle. Rothschadl says that…… read more »
The Yankton Police Department continues to look for a driver involved in a Thursday evening car accident in Yankton. Yankton Police Chief Jason Foote says that on Thursday evening just before 5:00 PM, officers were dispatched to the Railroad crossing near 30th and West City Limits Road for a report of a single motor vehicle collision. Foote…… read more »
A familiar face on the Yankton City Commission has announced her intentions for reelection. As the deadline to file petitions nears next week, Jerry Webber has announced that she is running for another three-year term on the Yankton City Commission. Webber says the last three years on the city commission has been a lot of…… read more »
Tabor will be celebrating its 150th anniversary as a town on Saturday, April 23rd. Plans are currently being made to make this celebration an exciting day. Many different activities are being planned for the special occasion. One of the activities being planned is a walking tour of the main street with pictures of the different…… read more »
The South Dakota Community Foundation has awarded a Yankton non-profit thousands of dollars. ZoeCare is a pregnancy resource center that opened in Yankton in July 2020. Since opening last summer, ZoeCare has been working to build its Earn While You Learn program. Earn While You Learn combines high-quality, evidence-based education on healthy pregnancy, parenting, and life skills with the…… read more »
One man has been arrested in connection with the death of a child in Wagner. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation says 41-year-old Leonard Sharpfish of Wagner was arrested Thursday by DCI agents for felony abuse of or cruelty to a minor. The DCI says they were requested to assist the Wagner Police Department…… read more »
