Category Archives: Local

The Prison Reset Task Force is down to two locations for a new men's prison. Yankton Police Chief, Jason Foote, who is on the task force, says both locations are in Sioux Falls. Foote says the next st...

A structure fire on the Fourth of July has displaced six people. Yankton Deputy Fire Chief, Daniel Prendable, says firefighters were dispatched to a home on Kay Street shortly after 9 pm on the Fourth...

A severe storm carrying heavy rains, high winds, and hail swept through Yankton County on Monday. Yankton County Emergency Manager Paul Scherschligt says the storm cell showed a tornado on radar as we...

Crest Road will be closed intermittently until July 18th due to ongoing construction work. Eric Johnson, the Maintenance and Operations Manager at the Powerhouse, says that the road closures will occu...

Stormy weather may have dampened some enthusiasm for Independence Day on Friday, but that just required Yankton to host a 2-day party. Luke Youmans, Yankton's Special Event Coordinator, talks about wh...

Yankton's longtime Community and Economic Development Director is calling it a career after over 30 years. Dave Mingo, who has been with the City of Yankton since 1993, says that he is planning on mov...

There's a full lineup of live music set for Friday night at Riverside Park for the Fourth of July. Yankton native Rachel DeeLynn, who is the opening act Friday, says she is excited to play for a home ...

The City of Yankton will be running activities for the Fourth of July holiday throughout the day tomorrow. Yankton Parks and Rec Events Coordinator, Luke Youmans, says things will kick off with mornin...

The Yankton Police department assisted in the arrest of a man wanted for an out-of-state murder on Tuesday. Moises Ramirez, who is wanted for murder in Florida, was apprehended by the Yankton Police D...

The Yankton woman killed in a single-vehicle crash near Wagner last weekend has been identified. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2002 Ford F-150 was traveling north on 394th Av...