The Yankton Education Association hosted a candidate forum for the upcoming Yankton School Board election Monday night. The candidates were asked several questions from the public, including one on education savings accounts (ESAs), which would see more funding put towards private education, but failed in the recent le...

Absentee voting for the joint Yankton City Commission and School Board election in April opened today. City of Yankton Finance Officer, Lisa Yardley, says there are several options for absentee voting, including in-person. Absentee voting is available through April 7th, the day before the election.

A Viborg man was killed in a two-vehicle collision near Lennox last Thursday. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2003 Honda Civic was traveling eastbound on Highway 18 and drifted into the westbound lane, colliding with an oncoming semi hauling farm equipment. The driver of the Civic, a 21-year-old...

Yankton Bucks Baseball opened their 2025 season last night with a 13-1 win over Irene-Wakonda. Mark Kathol got the win on the mound, striking out four batters over two innings of work. Samuel Gokie, Tate Beste, and Trey Sager recorded two hits in the win. Yankton returns to the diamond on Friday, taking on Lennox at R...

Mount Marty Baseball swept Briar Cliff on Saturday in their GPAC doubleheader at Riverside Field. The Lancers shut out the Chargers in game one, 3-0. Ryan Bachman and Jalen Owens each scored a run for the Lancers. Slayder Watterson earned the win on the mound with Zach Hegge picking up the save. MMU claimed the sweep w...

Yankton coach Robyn Murphy has been selected as the Dance Coach of the Year by the South Dakota High School Coaches Association. Murphy led Yankton to a 3rd place finish at the state championships this past fall in her first season as Gazelles' head coach. Coach of the Year honorees will be recognized at the SDHSCA awa...

West Virginia has implemented a comprehensive ban on foods containing specific artificial dyes and additives, citing potential health risks. Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed a bill outlawing 7 artificial dyes and two preservatives from food products and dr...

President Trump's top national security officials, including the defense secretary, mistakenly shared classified war plans for military strikes in Yemen via a secure messaging app group chat -- including with The Atlantic's editor-in-chief. The leaked ...

Pope Francis waved to supporters outside a Rome hospital after recovering from pneumonia. His first public appearance in five weeks sparked cheers as he thanked the crowd before heading to a nearby church and then the Vatican for further recovery. The ...

Jasmine Paolini is headed to the Miami Open semifinals for the first time

Italian ski racer Federica Brignone wrapped up the season-long giant slalom title at the World Cup finals in a race won by Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland

Zimbabwe’s Tawanda Chirewa scored in the final minute to deal a major blow to Nigeria’s World Cup qualification prospects in a 1-1 draw between the teams

During a ceremony held in Nashville on Tuesday (March 25), Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash, and Tony Brown were named as the newest class of inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Chesney - who has amassed 33 No. 1 Billboard Country Airplay hit...

Bruce Springsteen has joined the all-star lineup for the sold-out People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith show at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 26. The tribute event, honoring the 50th anniversary of Patti Smith's iconic debut album, H...

Lizzo has landed her first leading role in a film, as the Grammy-winner is set to portray the iconic gospel rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a biopic by Amazon MGM Studios. Tharpe is known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll, and the Arkansas native...