Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Lake Area Technical College and Northern State University formalized a new partnership Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, establishing a degree pathway for technical college graduates and industry professionals to become career and technical education (CTE) teachers in South Dakota middle and high schools.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Madison Park, a recent Watertown graduate and a distinguished Honors student at Northern State University (NSU), has earned national recognition for her academic work in education. Park secured second place in the pedagogy and education category of the student poster competition at the highly competitive National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) annual conference.