Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - As the September trial date approaches for Jeffrey Allen Koistinen, his defense team has launched a new legal challenge regarding the events of his August 2022 arrest.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A Watertown man has been sentenced to 10 years of a suspended prison sentence, probation, and 40 days of jail time after admitting to abusing his 7‑year‑old child in a January incident that left the boy with significant bruising across his back and shoulder, according to court records and police reports.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A Watertown woman originally facing attempted murder charges for stabbing her fiancé in the chest earlier this year has been sentenced to prison after striking a plea deal with prosecutors.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Frederick Frank Grimes, 60, has been sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary with six years suspended after pleading guilty to a Class F4 felony drug charge.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Dr. Alan Richard Christensen, a board-certified surgeon residing in Watertown, South Dakota, is facing new criminal charges for burglary and theft just as a medical malpractice lawsuit against him resumes in civil court.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to five years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary following a felony drug conviction stemming from an April 13 traffic stop in Watertown, according to court records.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A federal jury has convicted a Glendale, Arizona man for his role in a major drug trafficking organization that moved cartel‑sourced methamphetamine and fentanyl into Sioux Falls and surrounding communities.

Two men, including one whose life sentence was commuted by then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, have been charged in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a rural area five days after she went missing in March.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A federal grand jury has indicted two South Dakota men following the death of a 14-year-old girl, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced on Thursday.

Northeast Radio SD News – Peever, SD - A Peever man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two assault charges stemming from a 2021 incident in Sisseton, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A Watertown man already facing felony drug charges is now facing a massive new federal or state indictment after authorities allegedly discovered child pornography on his cellular device.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A Denver man has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for leading a long‑running drug trafficking conspiracy involving methamphetamine, fentanyl, and firearms in western South Dakota, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison after officers discovered large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine during a traffic stop in Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Over 9 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A local production company has reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office following allegations that it discriminated against a young performer with a disability during a classic rock concert.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A criminal case involving allegations of financial misconduct by a local contractor has concluded in Codington County following a plea agreement and the reduction of charges. Eric Skott, 48, of Watertown, entered a guilty plea on February 4, 2026, to a misdemeanor charge related to the misuse of construction funds.

Northeast Radio SD News - Yankton, SD - A Watertown man faces up to 50 years in prison following his conviction Friday in connection with an officer-involved shooting that took place in the parking lot of Yankton High School last December.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A Watertown woman was sentenced to prison Wednesday following a series of felony charges involving the distribution and possession of child pornography, as well as criminal solicitation.

Northeast Radio SD News - Yankton, SD - Testimony began Monday in the trial of Andrew Lee Jondahl, a 41-year-old Watertown man facing multiple felony charges stemming from a December 2024 officer-involved shooting at Yankton High School.