The City of Yankton's sales tax reports have been finalized for the month of June, with revenue down over two percent from last year. City Manager Amy Leon says that sales tax revenue to date is down from last year, and it's a common thread in the state. Leon says the dip in sales tax has led to some revisions to the c...

Alias Reed has been sentenced to two life sentences, to be served consecutively in a double homicide that occurred in Bloomfield, Nebraska last February. Reed, 27, shot and killed Curtis Strom and William Reffett on February 20, 2024, in Curt's Lanes Bowling Alley, which was owned by Strom in Bloomfield. District Judge...

The City of Yankton's 2026 budget must be presented to the city commission by Thursday. City Manager, Amy Leon, says the budget is in its final stages. Leon says there will be a special meeting to go over the details of the budget on August 18th at 6 pm.

The process of finding the 12 Madison County jurors who will determine Carrie Jones' guilt or innocence began on Monday at Madison Public Schools. The 46-year-old Laurel woman appeared alongside her attorneys, Doug and Nate Stratton, in what was the beginning of a trial that could last up to three weeks. Picking a jury...

The City of Yankton is in the process of working on its 2026 budget. City Manager, Amy Leon, says the budget is in its final stages. Leon says the budget must be turned into the city commission and the public by Thursday.

Dr. Scott Weber has been awarded the Batt Award from the Sanford School of Medicine. Weber, who is a Family Medicine Physician with the Yankton Medical Clinic, and serves as a Clinical Professor at the Sanford School of Medicine, says the presentation of the award was a surprise. The Batt Award is presented annually to...

The Rock 'N' Rumble Motorcycle Rally is back in Yankton on Saturday. One of the event organizers, Misty Bahm, says this is the 10th annual Rock 'N' Rumble. There will be live music with Alchemy taking the stage at 5 pm, and the Neon Knights to follow.

The Yankton School District is anticipating lower enrollment numbers for the upcoming school year. YSD Superintendent, Dr. Wayne Kindle, says part of that is due to the closure of Cimpl's Meats in March. Kindle says they expect to know more on enrollment numbers within the next month or two.

A former participant of NBC's The Voice will be headlining Thursday's Music at the Meridian. City of Yankton's Special Events Coordinator, Luke Youmans, says Rowan Grace, who was on Blake Shelton's team in 2022, will be the headline act of Thursday's show. Grace will take the stage at 6:30. Still Dangerous will open th...

The Dakota Theatre Campaign has received another large contribution. Chris Hunhoff, the President of Onward Yankton, says Larry and Peggy Olson, who are local business owners, have donated $100,000 to the Dakota Theatre Campaign. Hunhoff says with this donation, they will be able to focus on working on the inside of th...

Ground was officially broken on Friday on Deer Boulevard Estates, a housing development west of Yankton. Yankton County Commission Chair John Marquardt says the twenty-lot development opens a new revenue stream for Yankton County. Some lots have already been sold, with construction already planned to begin this week. D...

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden announced last week a new 3.8-million-dollar facility to be built in Yankton to support pregnant women and young mothers struggling with addiction. Funding for the facility is part of a bill previously brought forward by former Senator Jean Hunhoff in 2022. Hunhoff says her first expo...

The Yankton Contact Center is moving out of the Yankton County Government Center. Contact Center Executive Director, Rebecca Meier, says they will be moving into their new location at 718 Walnut Street in Yankton. Meier says they hope to move in by the end of the year.

The Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services hosted a grand opening ceremony for their new facility on Wednesday. Executive Director, Dr. Tom Stanage, says the goal of the new facility is to make community-based health services visible and accessible. In total, the new facility is 60,000 square ft., and will staff ...

Governor Larry Rhoden announced Wednesday that a new $3.8 million facility will be built in Yankton to support pregnant women and young mothers struggling with addiction. Rhoden says the funding for the facility is part of a bill that former Senator Jean Hunhoff brought forward in 2022. Rhoden says the facility will be...

Yankton County has approved its 2026 provisional budget. Commissioner Don Kettering says the county is currently spending more money than it has coming in. The provisional budget passed in a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Klimisch voting against it.

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 was approved at the school board's most recent meeting.

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. representing the South Dakota School Superintendents Association, says he met with Senator John Thune, as well as the ...

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 four separate locations under one roof. Stanage says the facility is 60,000 square feet. The grand opening will take pl...

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 traffic in the area and wants to be proactive with changes to nearby intersections. Haberman says the updates are for the...