Category Archives: Local

The Yankton City Commission has voted against a request for an additional $1.7 million in funds to Event Central. If approved, the funds would have gone towards the recruitment of three more business ...

The Yankton woman who died in a single vehicle crash south of Freeman on Monday has been identified. Preliminary crash information indicates Faith Lynn Tweedy, the driver of a Dodge Ram 1500, was trav...

The Yankton County Commission has decided to move forward with the feasibility study of adding a juvenile detention center in Yankton County. Commission Chair, John Marquardt says that it is the right...

A Yankton woman died in a single vehicle crash south of Freeman Monday. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a Dodge Ram 1500 was traveling north on Highway 81. For an unknown reason,...

Governor Larry Rhoden has announced Tony Venhuizen as his pick at Lieutenant Governor. Venhuizen, who has served since 2023 as a state representative from District 13 (Lincoln and Minnehaha) and as Vi...

The man charged in a double homicide in Bloomfield, Nebraska last February chose to stand mute in court on Tuesday. Alias Reed, 26, is accused of shooting two men, Curtis Strom, 77, and William Reffet...

Larry Rhoden has officially been sworn in as the 34th Governor of South Dakota. Rhoden said Monday that he has been preparing for the possibility of taking on the role of Governor for over a year. Rho...

The name of the person that died in a single vehicle crash west of Tabor on Sunday has been released.  Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2012 Ford Escape, Dustin John Joseph...

The man arrested in a beheading that occurred in Yankton earlier this month has pled not guilty to all charges. Craig Nichols, 32, who is facing charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, f...

The first District 18 Cracker Barrel of the 2025 South Dakota Legislative Session was held Saturday. State Senator Lauren Nelson and Representatives Mike Stevens and Julie Auch answered questions from...