On Friday night, about 75 members of the Yankton community gathered at the obelisk in the center of Fantle Memorial Park for a candle-light vigil to show support for a man facing deportation. Emily Pinkelman, the organizer of the vigil, says Nate Samudzi (Sam-dews-ee) has lived in the Yankton and Vermillion areas for t...

Yankton County has suspended absentee balloting for the upcoming general election. County Auditor, Patty Hojem, says the suspension is due to a typographical error on the ballot. Hojem says the county hopes to have the updated ballots by Wednesday.

Ben Bohlmann and Claire Noehren have been named the 2026 Yankton High School Pioneer Prince and Princess. Noehren, who is a member of the YHS band, says she's honored to represent her class as Pioneer Princess. Pioneer Days concludes today with the homecoming parade at 2:30 and the Bucks football game vs Watertown at 7...

The Yankton Gazelles were swept yesterday in their final tennis triangular of the regular season in Sioux Falls. Ramsey Anderson secured the lone win of the Gazelles match with Harrisburg, as the Tigers took an 8-1 victory. Anderson picked up another win, as did Mary Rounds, in Yankton's 7-2 loss to Sioux Falls Washing...

Three standout athletes and a state champion head coach will be inducted into the Yankton High School Athletic Hall of Fame tonight at YHS. This year's inductees are Chloe (Cornemann) Rotert (Gazelles Basketball), Mariah (Hofer) Weber (Gazelles Cross Country), Colton Iverson (Bucks Basketball), and Arlin Likness (Bucks...

Yankton Bucks Golf shot a season-best 296 as a team yesterday to win the Watertown Invitational at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. Yankton was ten strokes clear of second-place Brandon Valley and Brookings, led by a 3rd place individual finish from Brayden Byrkeland, who shot a 1-under 71. Elijah Larson shot 1-over 73 to...

An unusually early nor'easter is strengthening along the East Coast, bringing days of rough weather from the Mid-Atlantic into New England. CNN report...

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the White House on September 24, with trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and the b...

A federal judge has temporarily ordered the White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after President Donald Trump barred the three n...

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Connor Calvert kicked three field goals, including a 32-yarder with 6:20 remaining, to lift Wake Forest to a 30-27 upset win over No. 16 Louisville

Justin Verlander received an unexpected farewell during his major league finale

Pete Byrne, the singer and songwriter best known as one half of the British synth-pop duo Naked Eyes, has died at age 74. His family announced that By...

George Michael will be honored with a special tribute performance at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, bringing together RAYE, Sombr and Teddy Swims fo...

Kenny Loggins has shared the unexpected movie moment that helped shape the title of his 1991 album Leap of Faith. During a September 2026 conversation...