Category Archives: Local News

The cost of school lunch and breakfast is going up in Yankton. School Board President, Kathy Greeneway, says lunch and breakfast will be going up ten cents during the 2025-26 school year. The increase...

The Yankton School District's Superintendent is imploring federal funds for K-12 schools being withheld by the Trump administration to be released. Dr. Wayne Kindle, who recently was in Washington D.C...

Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS) is hosting a grand opening for its new facility on Wednesday. LCBHS Executive Director, Dr. Tom Stanage, says this new facility will bring staff from...

The City of Yankton is taking steps to improve traffic safety ahead of the Trailhead Learning Center's first year in operation. Public Works Director Adam Haberman says, the city anticipates heavier t...

Tonight saw a shakeup with the Yankton School Board. Justin Frick and Sarah Brandt, who were elected to the board in April, were officially sworn in. The board also chose a new president in Kathy Gree...

The Prison Reset Task Force is down to two locations for a new men's prison. Yankton Police Chief, Jason Foote, who is on the task force, says both locations are in Sioux Falls. Foote says the next st...

A structure fire on the Fourth of July has displaced six people. Yankton Deputy Fire Chief, Daniel Prendable, says firefighters were dispatched to a home on Kay Street shortly after 9 pm on the Fourth...

A severe storm carrying heavy rains, high winds, and hail swept through Yankton County on Monday. Yankton County Emergency Manager Paul Scherschligt says the storm cell showed a tornado on radar as we...

Crest Road will be closed intermittently until July 18th due to ongoing construction work. Eric Johnson, the Maintenance and Operations Manager at the Powerhouse, says that the road closures will occu...

Stormy weather may have dampened some enthusiasm for Independence Day on Friday, but that just required Yankton to host a 2-day party. Luke Youmans, Yankton's Special Event Coordinator, talks about wh...