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Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A two-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning disrupted traffic at the intersection of 9th Avenue SE and 5th Street SE, prompting a swift response from Watertown Police and Fire/Rescue. At approximately 7:21 AM, emergency crews were dispatched to the scene where a 2014 Jeep Wrangler, driven by a 21-year-old Watertown male, collided with a 2019 Ford Escape operated by a 24-year-old Watertown female. The Jeep was traveling southbound on 5t

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - As deer mating season ramps up across South Dakota, AAA is sounding the alarm for drivers to stay alert and prepared. October through December marks the peak of vehicle-deer collisions, and the consequences can be both dangerous and expensive.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Watertown Fire Rescue responded to a two-vehicle crash Monday morning at the intersection of 1st Avenue North and Broadway Street. The collision occurred at approximately 11:45 a.m., leaving both vehicles with significant front-end damage and disabled in the roadway.

Northeast Radio SD News – Lake Norden, SD - A federal audit by the Department of Homeland Security has drastically reduced the workforce at Drumgoon Dairy near Lake Norden, South Dakota. This raises concerns about the future of the state's booming dairy industry, as South Dakota Searchlight reported.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - Governor Larry Rhoden has personally donated funds to ensure the faces of Mount Rushmore National Memorial remain illuminated after the ongoing federal government shutdown forced the memorial's lights to go dark. The announcement was made on Saturday, October 11.

Northeast Radio SD News – Pennington County, SD - Five people sustained fatal injuries in a single-vehicle crash that occurred late Wednesday evening, October 1, approximately three miles east of Scenic on South Dakota Highway 44.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Hamlin County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect allegedly involved in a theft from a motor vehicle that occurred in Castlewood. Deputies responded to a report of the incident on Friday, October 10, 2025, at approximately 10:10 p.m.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A 22-year-old woman sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in Watertown. The incident occurred in the 600 block of 9th Ave. SE (US Highway 212). The Watertown Police Department responded to the scene at approximately 2:29 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2025.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Codington County property owners have until Thursday, October 31, to submit the second half of their 2024 real estate and mobile home taxes without incurring a penalty. The taxes, which were due in 2025, must be paid or postmarked by the deadline to avoid a 10% delinquency interest charge.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The South Dakota Highway Patrol, an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, concluded its fourth set of saturation patrols in the Sioux Falls area on Friday, October 3, as part of the state's public safety initiative, Operation: Prairie Thunder. The patrols involved coordination with city, county, and federal law enforcement agencies.