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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.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The City of Watertown has announced that municipal offices and several public facilities will be closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brown County, SD - State health officials have confirmed the first West Nile virus (WNV) detection in a mosquito pool this season, located in Brown County. Following the detection, the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is urging residents to take preventative measures as mosquito activity increases across the state.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says the bridge on 14th Avenue Northwest over the Big Sioux River is scheduled to reopen to traffic at approximately 12 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.