Category Archives: Local News
SD DOT Installing Traffic Light at Highway 52 and Deer Boulevard Intersection
The South Dakota Department of Transportation is in the process of installing a traffic light at the intersection of Highway 52 and Deer Boulevard. Greg Rothschadl, with the SD DOT, says Yankton Count...
Jun 27, 2025
Spillway Gates Open at Gavins Point Dam
The spillway gates were opened at Gavins Point Dam today. The U-S Army Corps of Engineers says all 14 gates were opened approximately two feet each from 6:30 this morning through 3:30 in the afternoon...
Jun 26, 2025
United Way of Greater Yankton Raises Over $600,000 for 2025 Campaign
United Way of Greater Yankton raised $605,000 during its 2025 campaign. Executive Director, Jesse Bailey, says while they fell short of their $700,000 goal, United Way will still be able to support th...
Jun 26, 2025
New Traffic Lights on Highway 52
New traffic lights are being installed at the intersection of Highway 52 and Deer Boulevard. Installation of the lights began on Tuesday, with plans in place to have the lights operational by next wee...
Jun 25, 2025
DOGE Cut Impacts United Way of Greater Yankton
A DOGE cut to the AmeriCorps RSVP grant program has impacted United Way of Greater Yankton. Executive Director, Jesse Bailey, says the grant provided United Way with $80,000 annually since 2019, which...
Jun 25, 2025
Jondahl Trial Delayed Until 2026
The man facing charges in an officer involved shooting at the Yankton High School last December has had his trial delayed. Andrew Jondahl, 40, of Watertown appeared in court Wednesday, along with his ...
Jun 25, 2025
Sweazy Sentenced, Reed Appears in Court in Bloomfield Double Homicide
Both Alias Reed and Kaylynn Sweazy appeared in court in Knox County on Tuesday. Reed allegedly shot and killed two men, Curtis Strom, 77, and William Reffett, 49, last February. Sweazy appeared first ...
Jun 24, 2025
Dakota Theatre Receives $250,000 Donation
The Dakota Theatre recently received a donation of 250,000 dollars. Onward Yankton Chairman Chris Hunhoff says that the donation was courtesy of Larry and Diane Ness. Hunhoff says the challenge to the...
Jun 23, 2025 The historic Dakota Theatre in Yankton, a small city on the Missouri River and the Nebraska border in the southeast corner of South Dakota. Opened in 1902 as an opera house and remodeled as a silent-movie house, complete with a $10,000 pipe organ in 1921, it closed in 1987 but was reborn as a live-performance venue.
Yankton City Commission Approves Comprehensive Plan
A long-term plan to guide the City of Yankton's growth and development through 2045 was officially adopted by city commissioners Monday night. The Yankton Comprehensive Development Plan, which looks r...
Jun 23, 2025
Yankton Pride Walk Set for Saturday
A pride walk is scheduled to happen at the Meridian Bridge on Saturday. Kathryn Reimler, who is the Creative Director at the Dakota Theater, and is helping coordinate the walk, says the walk is to hig...
Jun 20, 2025
