Category Archives: Local News

Eight witnesses testified on Wednesday at Carrie Jones' murder trial in Madison. Among these witnesses was Laurel Police Chief Ron Lundahl, who asked Jones if she had seen anything noteworthy at the h...

It's fair week in Yankton County. 4-H Youth Educator, Katy Doty, says the fair will run Friday and Saturday. The fair will be at the Pine Acres 4-H Grounds at 905 Whiting Drive.

The annual Mighty Mo Photo Exhibit opens at Yankton Area Arts today. YAA Executive Director, Rose Hauger, says this year's theme is "Life Downtown". The Mighty Mo Photo Exhibit will be open until the ...

The City of Yankton's sales tax reports have been finalized for the month of June, with revenue down over two percent from last year. City Manager Amy Leon says that sales tax revenue to date is down ...

Alias Reed has been sentenced to two life sentences, to be served consecutively in a double homicide that occurred in Bloomfield, Nebraska last February. Reed, 27, shot and killed Curtis Strom and Wil...

The City of Yankton's 2026 budget must be presented to the city commission by Thursday. City Manager, Amy Leon, says the budget is in its final stages. Leon says there will be a special meeting to go ...

The process of finding the 12 Madison County jurors who will determine Carrie Jones' guilt or innocence began on Monday at Madison Public Schools. The 46-year-old Laurel woman appeared alongside her a...

The City of Yankton is in the process of working on its 2026 budget. City Manager, Amy Leon, says the budget is in its final stages. Leon says the budget must be turned into the city commission and th...

Dr. Scott Weber has been awarded the Batt Award from the Sanford School of Medicine. Weber, who is a Family Medicine Physician with the Yankton Medical Clinic, and serves as a Clinical Professor at th...

The Rock 'N' Rumble Motorcycle Rally is back in Yankton on Saturday. One of the event organizers, Misty Bahm, says this is the 10th annual Rock 'N' Rumble. There will be live music with Alchemy taking...