Northeast Radio SD News – Sisseton, SD - The Sisseton‑Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) welcomed Senate Majority Leader John Thune and U.S. Senator Mike Rounds to the Lake Traverse Reservation this week as the Tribe marked the near‑completion of its new Adult Detention Center, a major public‑safety project more than a decade in the making.

Northeast Radio SD News – Sisseton, SD - A Brookings woman died Monday afternoon in a two‑vehicle crash on Interstate 29, three miles east of Sisseton.

Northeast Radio SD News – Sisseton, SD - Federal officials have increased disaster assistance for the Sisseton‑Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, providing a significant boost to ongoing recovery efforts following the severe storms and flooding that struck the region June 12–16, 2025.

Northeast Radio SD News – Sisseton, SD - Two former officials of the Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority (SWHA) have pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to steal millions of dollars in federal housing funds intended to support vulnerable residents of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate community.

Northeast Radio SD News – Sisseton, SD - A Sisseton woman has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for her role in a 2023 fentanyl overdose death in Aberdeen and for later failing to appear for sentencing, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a federal prison sentence of more than 30 years for Edwin Giovanni Salinas, a 47‑year‑old man from El Salvador convicted of trafficking roughly 16 pounds of fentanyl through northeastern South Dakota.

Northeast Radio SD News – Sisseton, SD - Local veterans and their families will soon have a chance to connect over a cup of coffee while navigating the often-complex world of military benefits.

Northeast Radio SD News – Lake Poinsett, SD - A 44-year-old Sisseton man is in custody following a Sunday afternoon incident where his vehicle ended up partially submerged in Lake Poinsett.

Northeast Radio SD News - Sisseton, SD - The South Dakota Department of Transportation has announced the start of a multi-million dollar infrastructure project on Highway 127, scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News - Sisseton, SD - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced a postponement of tax-filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses within the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Nation affected by the severe storms and flooding that began on June 12, 2025.