Yankton Firefighters were out early Monday morning battling a blaze on Pine Street. Deputy Fire Chief, Larry Nickles, says that the fire started in the basement of an occupied home. Nickles says that the early morning call followed an earlier fire in Yankton last night where a suspected cigarette started a fire next to a…… read more »
The Yankton School District is looking to renew their four year Opt Out plan. YSD Superintendent, Dr. Wayne Kindle, says that the Opt Out renewal plan is a system where the school district gets a certain amount of money per year through taxes and can use the money towards things that the school district may…… read more »
Three juveniles have been arrested for their involvement in a burglary on 23rd St. in Yankton Monday morning. Yankton Police Officers say that they noticed a broken window on scene and were able to identify the three juveniles after reviewing a surveillance video. The three juveniles have been charged with Third Degree Burglary, First Degree…… read more »
The South Dakota State Historical Society is in the middle of a major renovation of the State Historical Museum in Pierre, and they came to town on Friday looking for Yankton’s input on how it should look. David Grabitske (Grab-it-skee), Assistant Director of the State Historical Society, talks about the unique opportunity they…… read more »
An arrest has been made in a threat that was made Wednesday that resulted in a lockdown throughout the Yankton School District. The soft lockdown was a result of a threat that was received at the Yankton High School, which YSD Superintendent, Dr. Wayne Kindle, says was a phone call that sounded to be from…… read more »
The Yankton School District was placed on a soft lockdown Wednesday after a threat was received by the Yankton High School. YSD Superintendent, Dr. Wayne Kindle, says that the high school received a phone call Wednesday morning from what sounded to be an automated voice threating the high school. Kindle says that the entire…… read more »
The Yankton City Commission has approved a third-party consultant to take a look at the work done on the pond at Westside Park. The decision comes after leakage in a redesign of the pond was discovered in July. City Manager, Amy Leon, says that the consultant should be able to determine what went wrong with…… read more »
A deposition has been filed in the case of a man who was charged in a fatal shooting near Hartington last March. David Phillips Jr.’s defense team filed for a motion of deposition in court Monday morning after new evidence was found in the case. Official court records did not state what the evidence is.…… read more »
Last night, the Riverside Park Amphitheater was the sight of a Candlelight Vigil hosted by River City Domestic Violence Center. Anna Meredith, Education and Survivor Services Supervisor, talks about why this event is so important for the community… Meredith talks about how telling her story helps herself, as well as others… …… read more »
On Tuesday night, the Yankton County Commission met, and talked about requiring gated communities to have a Knox Box for first responder access in case of emergency. Paul Scherschligt, Director of Emergency Management, talks about how these will get the emergency vehicle through the gate, and to the house needing assistance… A…… read more »
