Category Archives: Local News

The Yankton Fire Department is reminding everyone to practice firework safety over the Fourth of July holiday. Yankton Fire Chief, Tim Linke, says one tip to keep in mind is the proper disposal of fir...

AAA South Dakota is projecting over two-hundred thousand South Dakotans will travel for the Fourth of July holiday. Shawn Steward, with AAA South Dakota, says high gas prices don't appear to be slowin...

Avera hosted a ribbon cutting for the new Avera Cancer Institute within the Ness Family Center on Friday. Janna Binder, the Clinical Manager at the Avera Cancer Institute, says the facility will offer...

One of the Masonic Lodges in Yankton just received a prestigious state-wide honor at a recent meeting. Brian Pulling, Grand Master of Masons of South Dakota, says that Valhalla Lodge is very deserving...

On Tuesday night at the Elks Club, Yankton Thrive hosted an Education Forum about three topics before the Yankton County Commission. Over two and a half hours the three topics discussed were: Senate B...

The Yankton County Financial Committee discussed a potential levy for roads and bridges at Tuesday's meeting. Yankton County Commission Chair, John Marquardt, says the levy would need to be approved b...

Avera will be hosting a ribbon cutting for the Avera Cancer Institute in the Ness Family Center Friday . Yankton Thrive Workforce Innovation Director, Laura Marshall, says the ribbon cutting will begi...

At the latest Yankton City Commission Meeting, Nancy Wenande, CEO of Yankton Thrive, asked for the City's support for a new business development project they are working on. Wenande says that they are...

With school out and summer in full swing, the Yankton Police Departments is staying vigilant about vehicles that can be extra hard to see while traveling. Yankton Police Chief, Jason Foote, says that ...

In Tabor over the weekend a new Czech Days Queen was crowned after an exhaustive competition between the two candidates. Drew Hejna (Heyna), Czech Days Pageant Director, says they had two great candid...