Category Archives: Local News

A fishing update has recently come out for the lower Missouri River Basin, with a favorable outlook for anglers. Amy Gebhard, a fish biologist with the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Department, des...

Highway 50 and Highway 37 west of Tyndall will be experiencing some major road rebuilds soon. Kevin Heiman, with South Dakota Department of Transportation (SD DOT), talks about SD 50 as it passes Tynd...

Weigand Marina, near Crofton, will have their boat ramps closed for the season do to construction. Nicholas Ferguson, Supervisor at Lewis and Clark Lake with the Nebraska Game and Parks Department, ta...

The Yankton School District recently received a donation of $2,000 to help children succeed. Dave Brown, Secretary of Valhalla Masonic Lodge #221, talks about why the local Masons made this donation.....

United Way of Greater Yankton wrapped up its annual capital campaign this week. Executive Director Jesse Bailey says after some funding cuts in 2025, United Way set a lower campaign goal of $622,000, ...

Heartland Humane Society is hosting its annual cash raffle fundraiser throughout the month of April. Executive Director Kerry Feilmeier says there's a winner every day with a $1,000 drawing at the end...

Governor Larry Rhoden has announced that the state of South Dakota is awarding more than $7.8 million in opioid settlement transformative grants. Rhoden says the goal of the grants is to support ident...

United Way of Greater Yankton concluded its annual Great Grocery Giveaway event on Tuesday. Executive Director Jesse Bailey says this year's winners of the grand prize of the $2,026 Hy-Vee gift card w...

The City of Yankton and the Yankton Community Library are looking at ways to move forward with a new library, or a potential remodel of the current building. Library Director, Dana Schmidt, says the c...

Craig Nichols Jr. has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Heather Ann Bodden. The incident occurred on January 2nd, 2025 at Bodden's Yankton apartment, where Nichols stabbed Bodden over...