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July 16, 2025

Storybook Land Festival this weekend

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) The Storybook Land Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19, 2025 at Storybook Land in Wylie Park, Aberdeen, SD. There is no admission charge for this festival that features published authors, storytellers, entertainment and hands-on arts and crafts activities for children and adults of all ages.… Read more »

July 16, 2025

Governor Rhoden in Yankton Wednesday

YANKTON, S.D.(KYNT)-On Wednesday, as part of the Open for Opportunity Tour, Governor Larry Rhoden spent the day in Yankton. The Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services hosted a grand opening ceremony for their new facility. Executive Director, Dr. Tom Stanage, says the goal of the new facility is to make community-based health services visible and… Read more »

July 16, 2025

Senator Rounds secures National Defense victories in Senate Armed Services Committee’s Fiscal Year 2026 NDAA

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KXLG) –U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, released the following statement on the committee’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. This is the 11th NDAA that Rounds has helped author as a member of… Read more »

July 16, 2025

Flow-testing fire hydrants happening now along 13th Ave SW to Melgaard Rd

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 10:30am Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, the Aberdeen Fire Rescue will begin flow-testing fire hydrants in the following area: 13th Ave. SW to Melgaard Rd. Between 5th St. & S. 12th St. The fire department will be opening hydrants and residents will experience some water pressure changes, and in some… Read more »

July 16, 2025

14-year-old Fort Pierre boy dead following shooting in Pierre

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- A 14 year old boy from Fort Pierre is dead after a shooting incident Tuesday afternoon in Pierre. Information from the Pierre Police Department says at approximately 2:45pm Tuesday, Patrol Officers were dispatched to the 2900 Block of E. Green Street in Pierre. At the scene, they found a deceased 14 year old… Read more »

July 15, 2025

Ukrainian family living in Watertown now face potential deportation

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- A Ukrainian family who sought refuge in Watertown from the ongoing war in their homeland is facing a critical deadline, with their humanitarian parole set to expire on August 17, 2025. This comes after their appeal for asylum was recently denied, leaving them with just 33 days to find a solution or face… Read more »