Yankton News

The South Dakota Legislature is considering whether tobacco shops that offer machines for roll-your-own cigarettes should be classified as manufacturers, reported the Aberdeen News .

Northwest winds will continue to march north to south across KELOLAND this evening and tonight.

It wasn't long ago, that getting a glimpse of our nations symbol, the bald eagle, was almost impossible.

A South Dakota House panel has rejected a proposal to redesign the state flag. The measure's main sponsor, House Democratic Leader Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton, says the current flag does not do enough to promote South Dakota because it consists only of the official state seal on a blue background.

Chuck Wiseman , president of Complete Contracting, will serve as the 2012 President of the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire.

While fewer students are enrolled in the Yankton School District now than 40 years ago, the number of certified teachers has risen by 15 percent.

Kevin Culhane calls it a leap of faith. He and his wife, Margi, sold their two commercial radio stations in Yankton to start KSTJ 91.3-FM “The Lamb” Catholic radio.

Avera Education & Staffing Solutions and Yankton Rural Area Health Education Center will host the 5th Annual Chronic Kidney Disease Conference on Wednesday in the Professional Office Pavilion and Education Center on the Avera Campus in Yankton.

The South Dakota Legislature has discussed a wide range of issues already this session, ranging from the possibilities of outlawing synthetic marijuana to adopting a new look for a state flag.

Irene Ida Currier Irene Ida Currier, age 100, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton.

John H. "Jack" Harr Sioux Falls- John H. "Jack" Harr, 74, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Dougherty Hospice House.

Within the last week, Nelson says he has been kicked out of the Republican House Caucus and that his ability to speak openly on the House floor during debate has been suspended.

The employment contracts of government workers should be open to the public, a Legislative committee said today in a 6-0 vote.

PIERRE — A South Dakota House panel recommended Monday lengthening the term limits for members of the state Legislature.

Tom Brokaw dropped out of the University of Iowa, where he says he majored in "beer and co-eds", but got his BA in political science at the University of South Dakota.

In the launch of our new series, Food Prowl, World-Herald food writer Sarah Baker Hansen looks for the best Reuben sandwich in town.

Democratic legislative leaders proposed measures Thursday that would boost state financial aid to school districts, prompting Republican Gov.

A South Dakota House committee has rejected a measure that would have required the state to use the Internet to provide information on all state economic development programs.

The bill's main sponsor is House Democratic Leader Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton, who argues that the state is not giving school districts enough financial aid.

Yankton, South Dakota residents will vote again whether to opt out of the state's property tax freeze.