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Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown Police Department is celebrating two significant honors awarded to one of its current officers and one former leader by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for Special Olympics. The recognition highlights decades of dedication to supporting Special Olympics athletes across the state.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) saw 1,244 passenger enplanements in October, according to recently released figures. An enplanement refers to a revenue-generating passenger boarding an aircraft.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s personnel policy on Monday night, officially establishing a new Sick Bank Program for city employees. The measure is effective with the November 2025 payroll.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Hy-Vee is activating a comprehensive community support effort across all its store locations to assist families as local food banks prepare for a projected record increase in need over the coming weeks. The initiative focuses on providing low-cost meals and offering convenient ways for customers to donate essential food items.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Local community leaders are coordinating an intensive effort to address the immediate and growing food insecurity resulting from the ongoing federal government shutdown and the potential disruption of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The City of Watertown Public Works Department is scheduled to begin road work starting the morning of Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at the intersection of Highway 81 and 4th St NE near the Gas n Goodies location.

Northeast Radio SD News - Aberdeen, SD - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the arrest of an Aberdeen man on Friday, Nov. 1, 2025, facing multiple felony charges related to sex crimes and computer misuse. Mark Charles Rathbun, 66, was taken into custody and is currently being held at the Brown County Jail. The charges filed against him include: ·         Solicitation of Second-Degree Rape  (Felony) ·         Possession of Child Pornography  (Felony) ·      

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) has officially opened the submission period for its sixth annual Snowplow Naming Contest, inviting residents, classrooms, and businesses across the state to submit creative names for the vehicles that keep state highways clear each winter. The contest runs now through Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

Northeast Radio SD News - Aurora, SD - A 20-year-old Jefferson, South Dakota man sustained serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash that occurred early Saturday morning near Aurora, according to a media release from the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO).