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Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown Hockey Association (WHA) is set to honor the enduring legacy of one of its own during this year’s Mite Jamboree. The event will pay tribute to Chris Rieb, a former standout athlete whose passion for the sport continues to shape the local hockey community.

Northeast Radio SD News – Hamlin County, SD - The South Dakota Highway Patrol has announced plans to hold sobriety checkpoints across 16 counties during January. The scheduled enforcement efforts will take place in the following counties: Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Clay, Davison, Day, Hamlin, Hanson, Hughes, Jones, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lyman, Meade, Pennington, and Spink.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - State Senator Glen Vilhauer has officially announced his candidacy for reelection to the District 5 seat in the South Dakota State Senate.

Northeast Radio SD News - Arlington, SD - A 62-year-old Faribault, Minnesota, man died Friday evening following a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 14, according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

Northeast Radio SD News – Big Stone Lake, SD - The Big Stone County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public to exercise extreme caution on Big Stone Lake following multiple incidents of vehicles falling through the ice this week.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - After a physically and emotionally grueling holiday season, the family of six-year-old Miriam Koska is celebrating a significant victory in her fight against metastatic neuroblastoma. Emily Koska shared in a recent update that Miriam completed a stem cell harvest this week, yielding results that far exceeded medical expectations.

Nearly half of South Dakotans worry they cannot afford necessary healthcare in the coming year, according to a comprehensive new national survey that highlights persistent problems with medical costs and access across the state.

Photo of the Week: I was pleased to be invited in the Oval Office with President Trump as he signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law. Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds capped off a historic legislative week by joining President Donald Trump at the White House for the signing of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $900.6 billion defense package, which passed the Senate last Wednesday, includes several signific

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown Shamrocks will be well-represented on the international stage this month as the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships (WJC) begin this week in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The South Dakota Highway Patrol recently concluded its ninth series of saturation patrols under “Operation: Prairie Thunder,” focusing enforcement efforts in the communities of Sturgis and Winner.