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City of Yankton Faces Tight Budget, Supply Problems

While sales tax collections are up significantly for the City of Yankton, so are costs. City Manager Amy Leon says…

SD Juvenile Justice Committee Meets

The Study Committee on Juvenile Justice of the South Dakota legislature met last week. Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton says…

Great American Shakeout Exercise

Region 8 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, based in Denver, held their annual “Great Shakeout” exercise last week. Sean…

SD Retailer of the Year

Overweg Repair of Kimball has been selected as the South Dakota Retailers Association “Retailer of the Year.” Overweg Repair is…

Jacks Soccer Beats the Bison

South Dakota State’s Maya Hansen recorded her second two-goal game of the season and the Jackrabbits completed another shutout en…

Missouri Valley Football Conference Players of the Week

Special Teams Player of the Week PK Colt McFadden, Youngstown State 6-0, 194, Sr., Poland, Ohio (Poland/Kent State) McFadden connected…

The Weekend File – The Yankton County Commission, Bridge bids and EMT’s.

Welcome to the Weekend File, a public affairs presentation of WNAX News.. The Yankton County Commission this week dealt with…

One Dead in Lincoln County Crash

One person died Friday night in a one-vehicle crash west of Harrisburg. The name of the person involved has not…

Jacks Use Third Quarter Surge to Beat UND

For the second week in a row the top-ranked South Dakota State football team was on the ropes early on…

Three Killed in Fall River County Crash

Three people died and another person was seriously injured in a one-vehicle fatal crash Thursday morning east of Oelrichs. Names…

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