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Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council on Monday approved three zoning text amendments that update the city’s residential, commercial and fire codes from the 2018 editions to the 2024 cycle, aligning local standards with state adoption and insurance industry expectations while avoiding major cost increases for homeowners and builders.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council on Monday held first readings on two related zoning text amendments — Ordinance No. 26‑27 and Ordinance No. 26‑28 — both intended to update the city’s zoning code to support the newly proposed CD Campus District and R‑3S Congregate Living Residential District.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council on Monday held the first reading of Ordinance No. 26‑26, a zoning text amendment that would create a new residential district tailored specifically for congregate student housing.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council on Monday held the first reading of Ordinance No. 26‑25, a major zoning text amendment that would create an entirely new zoning classification: the CD Campus District. The proposal is designed to support large medical and educational institutions whose land‑use needs don’t fit neatly into existing zoning categories.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council on Monday held the first reading of Ordinance No. 26‑24, a proposal to rezone the Super 8 Motel property at 503 14th Avenue SE from I‑1 Light Industrial District to C‑3 Highway Commercial District — a change city staff says will finally bring the long‑standing hotel into full compliance with modern zoning rules.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - South Forty Specialties has announced the acquisition of Roy’s Sport Shop, bringing one of Watertown’s most recognizable and longstanding businesses under the South Forty brand while expanding opportunities for team apparel, custom products, and local service.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Leadership from Crenlo Engineered Cabs spent Monday highlighting the company’s growing footprint in Watertown — first during a facility tour with Gov. Larry Rhoden and First Lady Sandy Rhoden, and later at the Watertown City Council meeting, where executives outlined expansion plans, workforce needs, and a desire for deeper partnership with the city.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brookings County, SD - Multiple Brookings County fire crews responded Monday afternoon to a grass fire along Interstate 29 near mile marker 145.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - An 18-year-old Watertown man escaped injury Monday night after his vehicle was rear‑ended in an alcohol‑related crash that sent another driver to the hospital.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The City Council on Monday night held the first reading of Ordinance No. 26‑23, a measure that supplements the city’s 2026 budget and authorizes several internal line‑item transfers across the General Fund, Capital Improvement Fund, and Solid Waste Fund.