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Yankton Thrive will be hosting another District 18 Legislative Cracker Barrel. Laura Marshall, with Yankton Thrive, talks about when and where our state legislators will be ... Please submit questions...

Yankton County has extended a burn ban, so there is no open burning within Yankton County. Paul Scherschligt, Yankton County Emergency Management Director, talks about the reason for the most resent e...

With issues of declining membership and an aging facility, the Yankton VFW Post 791 is weighing its options. Post Commander, Anna Arnold, reiterated that the VFW is not shutting down, but a new facili...

Mount Marty and Yankton Thrive hosted a welcome reception for new university president Dr. Mark Brown on Thursday. Brown, who took over as the university's 12th president at the beginning of the new y...

Yankton's annual Battle of the Badges basketball game will be held on Sunday at Cimpl Arena. Yankton Mayor and Volunteer Firefighter Mike Villanueva says the big game will pit Yankton law enforcement ...

The Heartland Humane Society sold over 2,000 cupcakes during its annual Valentine's Day Cupcake Fundraiser. Executive Director Kerry Feilmeier says they hit their $15,000 goal for the fundraiser. Feil...

The Yankton School Board has announced six staff members that will be retiring at the end of the school year. School Board President Kathy Greeneway says the six retirees combined for over 200 years t...

State Senator Lauren Nelson and Representative Julie Auch will be hosting a legislative update in Wakonda on Saturday. Nelson says they'll answer questions from people in attendance. Auch and Nelson's...

A two-vehicle crash near Laurel, Nebraska Tuesday resulted in the fatality of a Vermillion man. The Cedar County Sheriff's Office is reporting that a 2006 Peterbilt that was hauling scrap iron, was in...

Several Yankton High School students in AP Government got the opportunity to experience the South Dakota legislative session up in Pierre on Monday as part of Stand with Public Education Day. Two memb...