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Northeast Radio SD News – Highmore, SD - State and local crews are continuing round‑the‑clock cleanup after a destructive thunderstorm packing 131‑mph straight‑line winds tore through Highmore early Monday morning, leaving widespread damage across the community and knocking out power citywide.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Watertown Post 17 pitcher Hunter Halajian has announced his commitment to continue his baseball and academic career at Northeast Iowa Community College, marking the next step in what has been a breakout 2026 season for the left‑hander.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brookings County, SD - The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate incidents on Tuesday, June 30, according to a media release from Investigations Sergeant Thomas Chester.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The City of Watertown will conduct mosquito spraying on Wednesday evening, July 1, after officials confirmed that adult mosquito counts have reached the threshold requiring treatment.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown Shamrocks, in coordination with the North American Hockey League (NAHL), have released their full 59‑game schedule for the 2026–27 regular season. The Shamrocks will open the new campaign with a playoff rematch on the road, facing the Austin Bruins on September 18 and 19 at Riverside Arena.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - In an intergenerational and transformational moment for the Watertown community, local business leader Lee Schull and Schull Construction Company have officially donated their downtown corporate office, known as the BPI building, to the nonprofit organization Codington Connects.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown Municipal Utilities (WMU) board is bracing for a major infrastructure undertaking as Bluepeak prepares to overlay the town with 100% fiber optic cable. The expansive telecommunications project promises to modernize the city’s broadband capabilities but brings considerable logistical hurdles for the utilities department.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - As the summer season brings taller grass and an influx of property maintenance complaints, City Manager Alan Stager and representatives from the police department discussed and highlighted the city’s abatement processes for dealing with overgrown weeds and junk, while also issuing a strong plea for community cooperation and neighborly goodwill.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Several City of Watertown offices and facilities will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday, according to a CodeRED Community Alert issued Monday morning.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The seemingly simple concept of a walkable community has proven to be an engineering and political minefield for the Watertown City Council. During Monday’s work session, the council dove into the complexities of retrofitting sidewalks into established neighborhoods, debating inconsistent development policies and the controversial “Waiver of Right to Protest” that has left many property owners frustrated.