South Dakota Girls State ended over the weekend in Vermillion. Girls State Director Tiffany French says that it’s a great opportunity for young girls. French, who has been involved with Girls State for 12 years, says she has seen a lot of great changes made to Girls State over the years. If you want to…… read more »
The Yankton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported drowning at the Lake Yankton beach Thursday afternoon. The Sheriff’s office says a female found in the water was identified as 27-year-old Tallan Smith of Yankton. Two kayakers reportedly spotted Smith and called to the beach for help. Authorities say members of the public brought the…… read more »
Congressional candidate Taffy Howard visited Yankton Wednesday. She hosted a meet and greet at the Pizza Ranch on Broadway. Howard says that her campaign is going great and a big part of that is because of visiting towns like Yankton. Howard also says that the people of South Dakota are ready for change and want…… read more »
Take a trip back in time at Yankton’s Fire Department Museum. This one-of-a-kind artifact museum is located on the south end of the public parking lot at Yankton Fire Station #2. Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels says the museum is fascinating… Nickels adds that artifacts in the museum date back nearly one hundred fifty…… read more »
One person received life-threatening injuries in a one-vehicle crash east of Vermillion Tuesday afternoon. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says that a 2004 Dodge Dakota pickup truck was eastbound on Highway 50 nine miles east of Vermillion when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a sign and a…… read more »
Yankton Thrive is hosting Yankton’s Great Exploration Program in 2022. The program is designed for summer interns and recent college graduates. Yankton Thrive Workforce Development Director Rita Nelson says it’s a great opportunity to get to know the Yankton community… Nelson says that some activities for the Great Exploration Program include a Welcoming Wednesday event,…… read more »
The Lake Yankton Outdoor Festival returns for the first time in three years after not taking place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Park ranger Duggan Smith says he is looking forward to the festival’s return and there’s plenty of fun activities planned… Duggan also says he hopes to see plenty of families…… read more »
The trial for a Creighton, Nebraska man charged with his infant son’s death has been rescheduled for August. 29-year-old Edward Davis faces charges in relation to the January 2021 death of his 4-month-old son Ender Davis. The father has been charged with one count of child abuse resulting in death and one count of manslaughter.…… read more »
Seven years ago today, 29-year-old Alicia Hummel from Sioux City was murdered at Myron Grove west of Vermillion. The case remains unsolved to this day. The cause of death was drowning, but injuries to Hummel’s head and a cut on her neck led investigators to rule Hummel’s death a homicide. Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe…… read more »
The Menno Pioneer Opry will be holding its next program Friday, June 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the Menno Pioneer Heritage Association Grounds. The Opry is in its 12th year in existence, and Opry Coordinator Dan Flyger says the idea for the Opry came to him when he would play along with old time country…… read more »
