Category Archives: Local News

Five Below is officially open at the Yankton Mall. Owner, Matt Evans, says they launched a soft opening for Five Below this week, with the grand opening set for Saturday. Evans says Hobby Lobby will o...

The Summer Arts Festival portion of the Riverboat Days and Summer Arts Festival is expected to be full this year. Yankton Area Arts Executive Director, Rose Hauger, says they have around 120 vendors, ...

The Yankton City Commission has approved the city's strategic plan for 2026 through 2030. City Manager, Amy Leon, says a strategic plan is all about the long-term future. The commission unanimously ap...

The Yankton School District once again offered a lunch program for students this summer. YSD Child Nutrition Director, Laura Horacek, says they brought back the grab and go method that they used durin...

The national campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over begins this Friday. Yankton Police Department Assistant Chief of Police, Monty Rothenberger, says they will have extra patrol out during the campai...

Due to a change in state law, the City of Yankton will have to make a change to its city elections in the future. City Manager, Amy Leon, says that the city will no longer will be able to hold electio...

A Madison County jury on Thursday found Carrie Jones guilty of first-degree murder, evidence tampering and being an accessory. Jones was charged with Gene Twiford's murder under an aiding and abetting...

Midway Gulch Campground is under new ownership. New owner, Tom Stengrim, says he purchased the campground because he has been camping and boating in the Yankton area for several years. Midway Gulch Ca...

Convicted killer Jason Jones testified in the trial of his wife, Carrie Jones, on Wednesday, telling jurors Carrie Jones did not know he was going to kill Gene Twiford and that it wasn't her intent fo...

Yankton County is looking to make the county hiring freeze that they put into place in February a little clearer. During Tuesday's meeting, Commissioner Dan Klimisch proposed two clarifications, the f...