Category Archives: Local News

It's Crossover Day for Legislators in Pierre. District 18 Representative Mike Stevens says legislators have been putting in extra hours over the past week. All bills must pass its house of origin by t...

Yankton Thrive hosted the second Legislative Cracker Barrel on Saturday, with many people attending in person, as well as watching online. Representative Mike Stevens talks about the value of hearing ...

Governor Larry Rhoden and South Dakota legislators are continuing to attempt to find an agreement when it comes to the "big three" of public education, Medicaid, and state employees. While the governo...

Last night at around 9PM, the Yankton County Sheriff's Department initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of 305th Street and 444th Avenue northeast of Yankton. The driver refused to stop, and ...

Pathways Shelter for the Homeless will be invading the Summit Activities Center during the double-header basketball game between the Bucks and Gazelles and the Tea Area Titans on Friday night. Courtne...

The Yankton County Sheriff's Department is investigating multiple incidents of vandalisms to electrical cabinet boxes within the county. Sheriff Preston Crissey says a $1,500 reward is being offered t...

With counties across the state struggling financially, Yankton County is forming a financial advisory committee. Yankton County Commission Chair John Marquardt laid out the names of the committee memb...

Motions for Judgement of Acquittal and a New Trial in the Andrew Jondahl case have been denied. Jondahl, 41, of Watertown, appeared in court for a status hearing Wednesday where his attorney, Brent Ma...

The man that was found guilty of aggravated assault against law enforcement in an incident that occurred in the parking lot of the Yankton High School in December of 2024 is set for a status hearing t...

With warmer temperatures over the last couple days, Jeff Chapman with the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls is reporting record high temperatures in Yankton for individual days within the last w...