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Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Summer programming and public health initiatives are ramping up in Codington County, according to monthly departmental reports delivered at Tuesday’s Codington County Commissioners’ meeting.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The City of Watertown Public Works Department will begin its 2026 Milling and Asphalt Paving Project on Monday, June 22, weather permitting, according to a public service announcement issued Wednesday. Work is expected to continue through August 21, barring delays.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - In a decision that clarifies the boundaries of attorney-client fee agreements, the South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that lawyers cannot enforce contingency fee clauses that financially penalize clients for refusing to accept a settlement offer. The comprehensive opinion stems from a fee dispute following a tragic fatal car accident in 2020.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Residents looking to dive into summer fun can do so free of charge this weekend, thanks to a partnership between Midco and the City of Watertown Parks and Recreation Department.

Northeast Radio SD News – Rapid City, SD - The FBI Minneapolis Field Office has launched a major new initiative—Operation Ballistic Backlog—to test and process more than 500 firearms currently held in evidence by the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety (OST‑DPS). The effort is a joint partnership between the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the Oglala Sioux Tribe, aimed at accelerating investigations into violent crime on the

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Codington County Auditor Brenda Hanten announced that absentee ballots have officially arrived for the 2026 South Dakota Republican Governor Runoff Election, and voting is now open at the courthouse.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Watertown Post 17 used balanced pitching and a surge of timely hitting to sweep a Monday night doubleheader against Groton Post 39 at Watertown Stadium, winning 11–1 and 13–3. Both games ended early by the run rule.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council voted unanimously on Monday night, June 15, 2026, to approve the purchase of a 2.91-acre parcel of surplus land from the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SD DOT). The transaction, valued at $12,200.00, aims to preserve a critical corridor for the city’s long-term infrastructure plan: the proposed North Bypass.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - In a deeply deliberative session on June 15, 2026, the Watertown City Council narrowly approved the annexation and zoning of two large tracts of land on the city’s expanding northeast edge.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - On Monday afternoon, Watertown Fire Rescue (WFR) successfully extinguished a hay field fire near Waverly, South Dakota.