The South Dakota Department of Transportation kicked off a major traffic signal project on Broadway in Yankton this week. Greg Rothschadl, with the SD DOT, says they will be upgrading traffic signals and making modifications at several Broadway intersections. Rothschadl says the driving lanes at 4th and Broadway will n...

Attorney General Marty Jackley will be in Yankton on next Thursday. Laura Marshall, Yankton Thrive's Workforce Innovation Director, says Jackley is scheduled to discuss the Legislative session and public safety. Jackley will speak from noon-1 pm at the Hillcrest Country Club. Doors open at 11.

Yankton County might be enforcing a permanent burn ban soon. Yankton County Emergency Management Director, Paul Scherschligt, says if the county doesn't get any rain in the next two weeks, the county will issue a permanent burn ban at the next county commission meeting. The next Yankton County Commission meeting is Tue...

Mount Marty Baseball dropped a close decision last night, falling 1-0 to Mount Vernon Nazarene University. The Lancers were held to three hits as a team, with Jalen Owens, Kimo Wilinski, and Ethan Synovec recording a hit each. On the mound, Kaden Harris and Aspen Dahl allowed 5 hits over 9 innings for the Lancers. Har...

The Yankton Gazelles claimed their first-ever bowling state championship last week, going undefeated in bracket play. The Gazelles topped the qualifying round with a score of 2,021, before going undefeated in bracket play, defeating Sioux Falls Washington to claim the championship. This is the second straight year a Ya...

Yankton Senior Edly Amaro claimed the 215-pound championship on Saturday at the South Dakota High School Boys Wrestling State Tournament. Amaro claimed the title with a pinfall victory with roughly a minute left in the third period. Amaro is the first state champion for the Bucks since Owen Warren in 2019, and he is th...

Efforts to move American citizens out of the Middle East have grown more complicated as U.S. military assets in the region come under attack. U.S. off...

The United States Embassy in Riyadh has suspended all services and ordered American citizens to shelter in place following a drone attack early Tuesda...

A U.S. fighter jet went down over Kuwait as tensions between Washington and Tehran continued to rise. According to U.S. defense officials, an American...

Iraq’s hopes of World Cup qualification are being impacted by the Iran war because players cannot get visas for the playoff tournament in Mexico and the team’s coach is stranded in the United Arab Emirates

A joke from Hilary Knight on “Saturday Night Live” and a couple of fist-bumps with Jack and Quinn Hughes on “The Tonight Show” capped a whirlwind victory lap celebrating the twin Olympic golds won by the U.S. men’s and wom...

Brazilian defender Matheus Thuler headed in the only goal as Vissel Kobe of Japan defeated FC Seoul of South Korea 1-0 in the first leg of the AFC Champions League Elite’s round of 16

Taylor Swift is preparing a limited vinyl release for Record Store Day 2026, adding a new collectible for fans and record shops across the country. Th...

Spanish artist Rosala added another international milestone to her career this week. Organizers of the BRIT Awards announced she had won the Internati...

Neil Sedaka, the pop singer and songwriter whose melodies helped define an era, has died at 85. The news was confirmed in a statement shared with Bill...