Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown Street Division has announced a seasonal deadline for all contractors performing work that requires digging in City roadways, effective October 31, 2025.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council meeting concluded Monday with a dedicated Open Forum discussion where a local landowner and his tenant voiced long-standing concerns regarding unresolved land restoration issues related to the 2012 installation of the Northeast Interceptor sanitary sewer line (Project 1119).

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council has unanimously approved two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Lake Township and Pelican Township, formalizing agreements for the maintenance and financial responsibility of roads along the city's expanding boundaries.

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is pushing back against President Trump’s plan to provide $40 billion in assistance to Argentina, warning that associated beef imports could devastate American ranchers already struggling with market challenges.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Bramble Park Zoo (BPZ) announced today that Ursula, its resident Amur tiger, will be relocated to another facility to allow the Zoo to move forward with critical habitat improvements. The move is a necessary step as BPZ undertakes major renovations designed to meet full accreditation standards.

Last month, utilities regulators voted 2-1 to tell a company that wants to put industrial scale batteries near Watertown that they’ll need a permit before they build. Last week, lawyers for the company behind the $174 million project signaled plans to do just that.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council has approved the final measures for the Dakota Commons annexation and rezoning proposal on a 5-1 vote, concluding a healthy public hearing and debate. Councilman Doug Allen recused himself from the vote. Councilman Brent Mohrmann cast the sole dissenting vote on the two key zoning actions. The project is designed to introduce commercial, single-family attached, and multi-family residential zoning.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council approved a resolution to establish a public infrastructure cost recovery for the Northeast Interceptor sanitary sewer (City Project Number 1119) following an extensive discussion that culminated in the official exclusion of the Northwoods housing development and a decision to absorb the corresponding unrecovered cost. The unanimous final vote concluded a debate centered on private property rights, future gro

Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Collides with Deer on US Highway 212

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Travel South Dakota has once again earned a prestigious Gold w3 Award, this time for its "Travel South Dakota" consumer email series. This marks the second year in a row that the organization has received the top honor from the w3 Awards.

Northeast Radio SD News - Florence, SD - Veterans, service members, and their families in the Watertown area are invited to a special Veterans/Military Appreciation Event on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Joy Ranch of South Dakota in Florence.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brookings County, SD - A two-vehicle collision late Friday night near Brookings has left one driver with serious, life-threatening injuries and hospitalized several others. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office and emergency personnel were dispatched to the intersection of SD Highway 14 and 466th Avenue at approximately 11:43 p.m. on October 17.

Northeast Radio SD News - Bruce, SD - A two-vehicle accident on Friday, October 17, near Bruce, South Dakota, resulted in two drivers being transported to Brookings Hospital for evaluation. Both individuals were later released.

U.S. seasonal maps show temperature and precipitation outlooks for Dec-Feb 2025-26. Areas marked "Above," "Below," and "Equal Chances."

South Dakota has allocated all of its nearly $694 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for water infrastructure, and now officials are racing to spend it before a 2026 federal deadline.

Northeast Radio SD News - Bruce, SD - A 48-year-old Brookings woman died in a two-vehicle crash that occurred one mile south of Bruce early Sunday morning.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A 41-year-old Castlewood woman faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after an investigation into illegal drug activity on the 100 block of West Main Street in Castlewood led to the discovery of Methamphetamine.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A local demonstration, part of the national "No Kings" movement, took place on Saturday, October 18, 2025. The event was organized to advocate for what participants described as the defense of democracy and constitutional principles.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Jared McEntaffer, Chief Economist and CEO at the Dakota Institute for Business and Economic Analysis, addressed the Watertown Development Company (WDC) annual meeting to provide an analysis of the current business cycle, noting uneven growth across sectors and geographies, and persistent inflationary pressure.