Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Emergency crews responded to a serious incident Monday morning after a vehicle reportedly drove into a pond and became fully submerged. On Monday, November 24, 2025, at approximately 9:52 AM, the Watertown Police Department, Watertown Fire Rescue, Codington County Emergency Management, and Codington County Search and Rescue were dispatched to the area of the 200 block of Challenger Way Southeast.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Watertown Fire Rescue (WFR) responded to a residential structure fire on Tuesday evening, successfully containing the blaze primarily to the room of origin and preventing further damage throughout the home.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Sanford Health, the nation’s largest rural health care system, and Watertown-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System announced they have officially combined organizations. The partnership aims to strengthen health care delivery and accessibility for residents across a 10-county region in northeast South Dakota and western Minnesota.