A Yankton High School student has been named a recipient of the Build Dakota Scholarship. Trey Smith, a senior at YHS, will be attending Mitchell Technical College in the fall and will be pursuing a degree in Progressive Welding. Smith explained his passion for welding. As a Build Dakota recipient, Smith will work at ASTEC…… read more »
Explorers Credit Union held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the new addition to their building. April Tompkins, the CEO of Explorers Credit Union says the addition will be 7,100 square feet on the east side. Tompkins says they’re excited to break ground on the project. Tompkins says that they hope to have the project done…… read more »
The Yankton Middle School Science Olympiad team recently won the state science Olympiad competition. Nicole Mehlhaff, one of the coaches of the science olympiad team, says that the team competed in 23 events at state. Mehlhaff says that the next stop for the science olympiad team is nationals in May. Mehlhaff says that the team…… read more »
The United Way of Greater Yankton announced the 2024 Great Grocery Giveaway winners on Friday, with the grand prize of a $2,024 Hy-Vee gift card going to Lori Stephenson. Betsy Semmler, the Resource Development & Admin Director for the United Way of Greater Yankton, says that they raised over $12,000 for their community impact fund…… read more »
The man charged in a fatal shooting near Hartington last March is set for trial in April. David Phillips Jr., 20, of Louisiana, who is facing a second-degree murder charge in the murder of Israel Matos-Colon, 31, of Michigan, appeared in court Thursday for his pre-trial conference. Phillips also faces charges for possession of a…… read more »
A trial date has been set for the man charged in a quadruple homicide that occurred in Laurel, NE in August of 2022. Jason Jones’s attorney Todd Lancaster, appeared in court Thursday morning at the Cedar County Courthouse. Jones is set for trial September 9th-27th. The location of the trial is still to be determined…… read more »
An Omaha woman charged in a fatal stabbing in Vermillion last July has pled guilty to reduced charges. Chezayia Liggins, 20, of Omaha initially faced charges of second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of Christopher Bartling, 47, but those charges have been reduced. Liggins pled guilty on Thursday morning…… read more »
Plans to remove the rock from Westside Park Pond have been delayed. Originally, the project was scheduled to be completed earlier this month, but Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says that has been delayed by the recent weather conditions. Leon says that as of now, there is no firm timeline as to when the project…… read more »
The City of Yankton honored Yankton firefighters that retired in the past year at last night’s city commission meeting. The four retirees are Michael Gullikson, Larry Nickles, Matt Nighbert, and Dave Walsh Mayor Stephanie Moser declared a proclamation for the four retirees. Between the four retirees, they have served 109 years on the Yankton Fire…… read more »
Due to the forecasted inclement weather, multiple Yankton High School activities have had events moved, postponed, or canceled. Yankton Gazelles Softball: Yankton Bucks Tennis: All-State Band: YHS Student Council:… read more »
