The Freeman Fire Department responded to a structure fire early Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to Dakota Rendering one mile east of Freeman around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. They were dispatched after a shop with a wood frame and steel sheeting caught fire. The cause of the fire is unknown, but the contents of the…… read more »
Lancer football is here. The Yankton community is invited to join Mount Marty University for a family-friendly tailgate event. Mount Marty Associate Vice-President for Engagement Shannon Viereck is excited to welcome football back to Yankton with a tailgate party on Saturday morning… Viereck says that after the tailgate party, everyone will march to the football…… read more »
Masks are now required at the Hartington-Newcastle High School this week due a recent COVID-19 outbreak at the school. Hartington-Newcastle Superintendent A.J. Johnson says because the school has had some COVID cases in the high school, the administration has decided to make some temporary changes. All students and staff in grades 7-12 will be required…… read more »
A Yankton man charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from the local VFW Post has plead guilty to grand theft by embezzlement. 34-year-old Colin Reisner appeared in Yankton County Circuit Court Thursday morning for a change of plea hearing. He plead guilty to one count of grand theft as part of a plea deal. Reisner…… read more »
The Yankton Police Department is investigating an abduction attempt that occurred Wednesday afternoon. According to Yankton Police Corporal Brad Parker, two adult males in a dark grey Chevrolet Traverse with Texas license plates attempted to lure a seventeen-year-old female into their vehicle. Parker says officers responded to an unidentified location along Broadway Avenue and attempted…… read more »
The Hughes County Sheriff’s Office has released body cam video from Sunday August 22nd, the night South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was pulled over for speeding on Garfield Avenue in Pierre… Ravnsborg produced his insurance and registration for Deputy Dalton Sack, but said he did not have his driver’s license with him at the…… read more »
The Vermillion School District has been awarded over seventeen thousand dollars in order to enhance their Native American cultural studies courses at the High School. The Vermillion School District was one of six school districts across the state that was a recipient of a civics and history initiative pilot grant. Vermillion Superintendent Damon Alvey says…… read more »
A 42-year-old female from Union County is South Dakota’s first human West Nile Virus death of 2021. The South Dakota Health Department is encouraging residents to take the necessary precautions to avoid contracting West Nile Virus. Simple, yet key mitigation strategies, like avoiding areas with sitting water and evening outdoor activities during mosquito season, can…… read more »
After nearly two hours of contentious and emotional testimony from both sides of the issue, the Yankton School Board has voted to enact a mask mandate for all students and faculty within the school district. The school board held a special meeting Tuesday evening as COVID cases continue to increase across the community. The board…… read more »
A Yankton man charged with embezzling over one hundred thousand dollars from the local VFW Post is expected to enter a change of plea in court later this week. 34-year-old Colin Reisner will appear in Yankton County Circuit Court Thursday morning for a change of plea hearing. Back in early June, Reisner plead not guilty…… read more »
