Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The National Weather Service says the Northern Plains should prepare for a warmer‑than‑average winter, as strong El Niño conditions are expected to influence temperatures and precipitation patterns across the United States from December 2026 through February 2027.

Northeast Radio SD News – Volga, SD - A two-vehicle crash west of Volga sent one driver to the hospital Tuesday evening, according to a media release from the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brookings County, SD - The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three separate incidents reported over the weekend, including an injury motorcycle crash, a small field fire, and the theft of diesel fuel from farm equipment.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The South Dakota Department of Revenue reminds retailers and consumers that red‑dyed diesel remains restricted to agricultural use, despite recent confusion from reports in other states.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that federal revenue and price‑support programs will deliver an unprecedented $13.8 billion to eligible producers for the 2025 crop year — the largest annual payout since Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) were created in the 2014 Farm Bill.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office announced that 15 students will graduate Friday from the state’s Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course, a two‑week training program that prepares new 911 dispatchers for emergency service work statewide.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brookings County, SD - A controlled burn that spread into nearby tall grass prompted a multi‑agency response Wednesday afternoon in rural Brookings County. According to a media release from the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and firefighters from Brookings and Aurora were dispatched at 3:16 p.m. to a field near 473rd Avenue and 218th Street after a pile of burning trees ignited surrounding vegetation.

Northeast Radio SD News – Minnesota State News - Federal prosecutors have charged an 18‑year‑old Richfield, Minnesota, man with knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition to commit a federal crime of terrorism, following an FBI sting operation that investigators say prevented a planned mass‑casualty attack.

Northeast Radio SD News – White, SD - The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shed fire that destroyed multiple vehicles and pieces of equipment Sunday evening northeast of White.

September 17th, 1787—Elizabeth Willing Powel, a prominent socialite, stood outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia as the members of the Constitutional Convention filed out. She asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?"

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - South Dakota is directing $7.2 million in Rural Health Transformation (RHT) funding toward 25 local projects designed to modernize and stabilize Emergency Medical Services (EMS) statewide. Governor Larry Rhoden announced the funding allocations, emphasizing the critical need for rapid, reliable emergency care in rural, Tribal, and frontier communities.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed zebra mussels in Traverse Lake, along the Minnesota–South Dakota border near Browns Valley. Because the lake directly borders South Dakota, Minnesota officials notified South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) of the new aquatic invasive species detection.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - The South Dakota High School Activities Association will open the 2026 Boys State Golf Championships next week, with Class A competition in Mitchell and Class AA in Aberdeen.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A Glendale, Arizona man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for supplying fentanyl and more than 150 pounds of methamphetamine to a Sioux Falls‑area drug trafficking organization, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - Gov. Larry Rhoden has signed Executive Order 2026‑11, granting temporary flexibility to South Dakota farmers as they navigate unusually high diesel prices during the fall harvest. The order, issued Monday, aims to reduce transportation costs and streamline hauling as producers work to move crops and livestock to market.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - In a unanimous decision, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a settlement agreement allowing Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) to serve as the electric provider for the proposed Leola Data Center, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the technology project.

Northeast Radio SD News – Mitchell, SD - A Mitchell man has been sentenced to 85 years in prison on each of two separate counts of First Degree Rape involving victims under the age of 13, according to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brookings County, SD - The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate juvenile threat incidents Wednesday at Deubrook School in White and Elkton School in Elkton. In both cases, deputies say the involved students were quickly identified, taken into custody, and that no active or ongoing threat ever existed to students or staff.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - South Dakota consumers who purchased certain generic prescription drugs between May 2009 and December 2019 may be eligible for financial compensation following preliminary court approval of a multi-state settlement.