The first District 18 Cracker Barrel of the 2025 South Dakota Legislative Session was held Saturday. State Senator Lauren Nelson and Representatives Mike Stevens and Julie Auch answered questions from the public on various issues. One of which was the Education Savings Account proposed by Governor Kristi Noem, which Representative Stevens says that he is…… read more »
A 10-year-old female sustained injuries in an incident as the result of a negligent discharge of a firearm in Yankton on Thursday. Yankton Police Chief, Jason Foote says that the incident occurred in the 2000 block of Locust Street Thursday afternoon. Foote says that the 10-year-old that sustained injuries was transported to Avera Sacred Heart…… read more »
The Yankton School Board has announced that they’re opposed to the proposed Education Savings Account bill that’s on the table for the 2025 legislative session. School Board President, Sarah Carda, says that the Education Savings Account is a different title for a school voucher program. Carda says that the school board believes that there’s a…… read more »
Governor Noem gave her state of the state address on the first day of the 2025 Legislative Session yesterday. During her address, Noem discussed a proposal to use taxpayer dollars to fund education savings accounts that could be used on private education and homeschooling. Several South Dakota school boards including Yankton, Pierre, and Sioux Falls…… read more »
The Yankton School District’s Trailhead Learning Center is set to open this coming fall. Project Manager Mark Sontag said at this week’s Yankton School Board meeting that they’re close to putting the finishing touches on the project. Sontag says that within the next couple weeks they will turn the building over to the Yankton School…… read more »
April 8th will be the date for this year’s City and School Board election if one is necessary. Yankton City Manager, Amy Leon, says that holding a joint election will help save taxpayer dollars. Petitions to run for city commission will be available January 31st and are due by February 28th. Of the three commissioners…… read more »
The Yankton School District and the Yankton Police Department released a joint statement Friday in regards to a series of scam phone calls in the area. Yankton School District Superintendent, Dr. Wayne Kindle, says that the calls falsely claim that a child is missing or kidnapped and eventually lead to the caller asking for payments…… read more »
The Yankton Community Library Board of Trustees, local legislators, and community members gathered to discuss a proposed cut by Governor Kristi Noem to the state library’s budget. Board of Trustee Member, Mary Pat Bierle, says that the proposed cut is just a small fraction of the state’s budget, but is over 60% of the state…… read more »
The court appearance today for the man facing charges in a homicide in Yankton last Thursday has been moved. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says that Heather Ann Bodden, 41, was found dead in an apartment around 3 p.m. last Thursday. Bodden’s boyfriend, Craig Nichols, 32, has been arrested and charged with Second-Degree Murder,…… read more »
KYNT’s Bryce Ladwig has been named the South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). Ladwig, who has been the Sports Director for KYNT since 2019, broadcasts Yankton high school athletics and played a role in the creation of a state-leading live streaming platform in KYNTV. The NSMA will honor…… read more »
