Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The University of Jamestown Wind Ensemble recently traveled to Watertown to perform for Watertown High School band and choir students, giving local musicians a look at collegiate music opportunities.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A 20-year-old Watertown man has been sentenced to 15 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to the first-degree rape of an eight-year-old child.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The second half of Wednesday night's ballot forum at Lake Area Technical College turned local, as panelists and audience members debated Codington County Ordinance 83—a referred measure that would impose a half-cent countywide gross receipts and use tax to fund owner-occupied property tax credits.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A larger-than-expected crowd of over 70 people filled the fourth floor of Lake Area Technical College in Watertown on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, prompting organizers to set up extra tables and chairs as residents gathered to hear a detailed breakdown of four proposed constitutional amendments on the upcoming general election ballot.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Emergency crews evacuated a Watertown neighborhood and closed local roads Wednesday afternoon after utility workers found a single-family home filled with natural gas.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Northeast Technical School in Watertown and several area school districts are among a record number of South Dakota high schools participating in the ProStart culinary arts and restaurant management program for the 2026-2027 school year. According to an Oct. 21, 2026 release from the South Dakota Retailers Association, high schools in 28 communities statewide are offering the two-year, industry-backed curriculum this year. Along with

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 - A representative from Wishard Insurance urged the Codington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, to consider the long-term impact of narrow health insurance networks on smaller local health care providers.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Construction spending on the new Codington County jail facility is about 51%, with contingency budgets remaining in strong shape, Commissioner Lee Gabel (District 1) reported Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Codington County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, to reschedule its Nov. 3 regular meeting to Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, due to the upcoming General Election.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Codington County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, to delay action on the county's employee health insurance proposal for one week to allow commissioners and employee unions time to review newly submitted quotes.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Longer camping stays boosted revenue at Codington County's Memorial Park last season despite a slight dip in total reservations, Facility Manager Steve Molengraaf reported Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Codington County Highway Department has repaved portions of County Road 7 and 10 and is finalizing upgrades to its maintenance and truck storage facility, according to a monthly report presented at the Commissioner’s meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Twenty-five hunters with disabilities took to the field for the 22nd annual South Dakota National Wild Turkey Federation State Chapter’s Wheelin’ Sportsmen pheasant hunt near Flandreau, supported in part by a meal donation from Watertown’s County Fair Food Store.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brookings County, SD - A semi-truck was declared a total loss Monday night after catching fire in a Brookings County cornfield near South Dakota Highway 13.

Northeast Radio SD News – Hamlin County, SD - A semi-truck driver was transported to a hospital Monday evening after a single-vehicle rollover crash on County Road 181 near the Hamlin-Clark County line.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council approved a 20-acre commercial annexation, three subdivision plats, a speed-limit enforcement ordinance, four alcohol-related license applications, and a final street project change order at its meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - All past-due property taxes and a city sidewalk special assessment—including interest—have been paid in full on the downtown Watertown property known as the Flats on Kemp as part of its bankruptcy settlement, City Manager Alan Stager announced during the Watertown City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A federal judge in Arizona has granted a motion to suppress post-arrest statements Jeffrey Allen Koistinen made during his August 2022 traffic stop, barring federal prosecutors from using them during their case-in-chief at trial.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - When journalist and filmmaker Cory Hepola arrived in Watertown to shoot My Town Watertown, he wasn’t just producing another episode in a national series. He was documenting a community he believed had a story worth telling — a story of collaboration, resilience, and people who show up for one another.