Category Archives: Local News

The search for a new ambulance administrator in Yankton County is ongoing. Interim administrator, Troy Cowman, says they have interviewed several candidates. Cowman says the committee wants to make th...

The Yankton Young Eagles chapter will be offering free flights to kids ages 8-17 this weekend. Rick Daugherty, who will be flying one of the planes this weekend, says he finds joy in the excitement th...

Governor Larry Rhoden's Prison Reset Task Force met earlier this week, and is weighing four options for a new state penitentiary. Yankton Police Chief, Jason Foote, who is on the task force, says that...

The annual Rich Schild Memorial Poker Run will be held on Saturday. Rich was killed in while serving in Baghdad in 2005. Rich's son, Koby, says the poker run is a great way to honor his dad's memory. ...

Dorothy and Chancey Williams will headline this year's Riverboat Days festivities. Riverboat Days Board Member, John Kraft, says Dorothy is a rock band out of California. Dorothy will headline Friday ...

Yankton County may have to make staff cuts in the near future. Commissioner Don Kettering says potential cuts may have to be made for the county to make budget in 2026. The county must finalize its 20...

Today is Forever 605 Day in South Dakota. Katlyn Svendsen, with Travel South Dakota, says they rebranded 605 Day to Forever 605 Day a couple of years ago. Svendsen says Travel South Dakota encourages ...

The 27th annual Yankton Area Mental Wellness Conference will be this week. Nancy Teachout, the Executive Director of the conference, says they have programs for parents and children during the confere...

Bluestem Reserve will be hosting an open house for their new apartment complex in Yankton on Thursday. Yankton Thrive CEO, Nancy Wenande, says Bluestem has about 70 units. The open house will be from ...

It has been a little over five months since Governor Larry Rhoden was sworn in after previous Governor Kristi Noem was appointed as the Secretary of Homeland Security. Rhoden reflected on his first fe...