Category Archives: Local News

YANKTON, SD (Dec. 29, 2025) - Avera Sacred Heart Hospital has announced Karley Klug as the recipient of its quarterly DAISY Award. The DAISY Award is a national and international recognition program t...

Garbage and recycling pickup in Yankton will be different due to the holidays. City Manager, Amy Leon, says routes will be impacted for Christmas and New Years. Leon says routes will return to the nor...

Habitat for Humanity of Yankton and Clay Counties has teamed up with Yankton High School's Building Trades class to create their newest house for the community. Justin Reed, who will be receiving this...

The Springfield man that was killed in a single vehicle crash that killed two pedestrians has been identified. Preliminary crash information indicates Laura Ann Simmons, from Minnesota, the driver of ...

2025 was a busy year for the City of Yankton. City Manager, Amy Leon, says there were highs and lows with the city's sales tax numbers. Leon says the city is hopeful for a successful 2026 in Yankton.

AAA is projecting record travel numbers for Christmas this year. Shawn Steward, with AAA South Dakota, says AAA is projecting over 120 million Americans to travel over 50 miles for the holidays. Stewa...

Ben's Brewing Company and the Yankton Contact Center have announced a new fundraiser to last the entire year of 2026. Ben Hanten, owner of Ben's Brewing Company, explains how the program will work... ...

Yankton High School has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build a new house. Bret Johnson, YHS Building Trades Teacher, says that it will be a thousand square foot home... Erlandson notes that th...

A longtime Yankton business has sold after being family owned for over 80 years. Conkling Distributing, which was established by John Conkling in 1939, has been sold to Doll Distributing, a distributi...

The Yankton High School will be hosting a night of band and orchestra music on Thursday night. Drew Ohlendorf, YHS Orchestra Director, talks about how the weather has expanded their panned night of mu...