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Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - Gov. Larry Rhoden has signed Executive Order 2026‑11, granting temporary flexibility to South Dakota farmers as they navigate unusually high diesel prices during the fall harvest. The order, issued Monday, aims to reduce transportation costs and streamline hauling as producers work to move crops and livestock to market.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD — The Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the nominees for its 2026 Annual Celebration Awards, honoring local business leaders, organizations, and community members whose work has strengthened the Watertown community over the past year.

Northeast Radio SD News – White, SD - The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case of intentional damage to a vehicle after a report filed late Saturday night in White, South Dakota.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Bramble Park Zoo’s newly released September 2026 Status Report shows a year of mixed attendance trends but steady financial performance, with several categories rebounding from 2025 while others continue to lag behind pre‑2024 levels.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - In a unanimous decision, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a settlement agreement allowing Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) to serve as the electric provider for the proposed Leola Data Center, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the technology project.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Watertown High School began its 2026 “Arrow Days” activities this week. The school announced the 2026 Homecoming Day Royalty nominees on Thursday, and the nominees hosted a pep rally at Watertown Middle School on Friday morning.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The South Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety checkpoints in 20 counties throughout the month of October, according to a release from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Blake Russell Whitlock, 28, of Watertown, South Dakota, was sentenced on September 23, 2026, to serve time in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to two felony counts of possessing child pornography as a habitual offender. Whitlock received consecutive 10-year sentences for each count, with five years suspended on each, resulting in a combined 10 years of active prison time.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The City of Watertown’s Engineering Division announced that a portion of 11th Street Northeast will temporarily close next week for sanitary sewer work.

Northeast Radio SD News – Mitchell, SD - A Mitchell man has been sentenced to 85 years in prison on each of two separate counts of First Degree Rape involving victims under the age of 13, according to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley.