Chezayia Liggins, 21, has been sentenced to 15 years in the South Dakota State Prison for the stabbing death of Christopher Bartling in Vermillion last July. Liggins pled guilty to charges of aggravated assault and 2nd-degree manslaughter back in March, which carried a maximum sentence of 25 years between the two charges. Circuit Judge Tami…… read more »
On Wednesday night, Yankton Thrive hosted another meeting about the state of child care in the Yankton community. Kayla Klein, CEO of Klein Visioneering Group, talks about some of the long-term options that were discussed… Klein talks about how this issue will be able to move forward… Nancy Wenande, CEO of…… read more »
Five Yankton High School Seniors signed with universities Wednesday to pursue careers in education. All five students are members of the Yankton Chapter of the group Educators Rising. The Yankton Chapter is advised by Kaiti Ladwig and Nicole Valnes. Valnes says that this is the first year of the Yankton Chapter. Both Valnes and Ladwig…… read more »
Mount Marty University wrapped up the 2023-2024 academic year earlier in May, and University President Dr. Marc Long says that it was another successful year at the Mount. Long cited a 7th straight year of enrollment growth. Long says that he will be hard at work this summer to prepare for 2024-25. Long says that…… read more »
Mount Marty University announced earlier this week that they will be renovating their basketball and volleyball court at Cimpl Arena. MMU Athletic Director Andy Bernatow says that it is the right time for the renovation. Bernatow gave a preview of what the new design of the court might look like. Bernatow says that the new…… read more »
The headliners for this summer’s Music at the Meridian events have been announced. The first event will be on the 4th of July with Not Quite Brothers. The Rest of the Music at the Meridian Schedule:… read more »
Tom and Kellie Holmstrom have been announced as the 2024 Riverboat Days Captain and Belle. Kellie, who is a second-grade teacher at Webster Elementary, says that she is honored to be this year’s Belle. Tom, who is an environmentalist with the Department of Energy, says that he is looking forward to the duties of being…… read more »
Jason Jones, who is facing charges in a quadruple homicide in Laurel, NE in August of 2022 has had his trial moved from Cedar County to Dakota County. Judge Bryan Meismer made the decision Monday, stating that a larger jury pool on top of evidence of media coverage presented Jones’s attorney, Todd Lancaster, as reasoning…… read more »
The Battling for Youth baseball clinic that was postponed Monday has been rescheduled to May 26th with a South Central League Baseball game between the Yankton Tappers and Tabor Bluebirds. Dave Spencer with the Yankton Morning Optimist Club says that they will still hold a majority of the events they had scheduled for Monday. First…… read more »
A man was arrested after a pursuit in Yankton Sunday afternoon. According to Yankton Police Chief, Jason Foote, officers were dispatched to the 2900 Block of Douglas for a report of a fight. Upon arrival to the scene, officers are reporting that the suspect in the fight fled in a Red Mustang southbound on Douglas…… read more »
