Day County, SD

The South Dakota Department of Transportation is taking public comments until May 26 on the proposed reconstruction of state Highway 25 from U.S. Highway 212 to the Clark/Day county border. Information about the project, which includes a virtual meeting presentation, can be found on the department's website at dot.sd.gov/projects-studies/construction-projects/huron-area-projects#listItemLink_1641, according...

WAUBAY – Pheasants Forever announced recently it will honor lifetime conservationist Tim Kessler by permanently conserving 440 acres in South Dakota. The land was purchased and donated to the State of South Dakota and will be managed by the state’s Game, Fish and Parks department as the new Kessler Game Production Area.

A Dayton, MN woman has been identified as the person who died Friday morning, Mar. 25, in a two-vehicle crash west of Waubay. Preliminary crash information indicates a 2007 Lincoln MKZ Sedan was westbound on Highway 12 when it crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound 2021 Peterbilt 389 semi-truck and trailer.

A Dayton, MN, woman has been identified as the person who died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Waubay. Preliminary crash information indicates a 2007 Lincoln MKZ Sedan was westbound on Highway 12 when it crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound 2021 Peterbilt 389 semi-truck and trailer.

Veto Day is here, but South Dakota senators and representatives are being told to prepare to stay at the Capitol longer than what's typical for a final legislative day. Lawmakers will convene this morning to take up the lone veto issued by Gov. Kristi Noem after a legislative session that saw the passage of more than 200 bills. But the "style-and-form" veto the first-term governor issued to block House Bill 1217, a measure barring transgender women and girls from competing in sports designated for women and girls, has South Dakota's legislative and executive branches at odds over both procedure and policy.

A Dayton, Minn., woman has been identified as the person who died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Waubay, according to a news release from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. Preliminary crash information indicates Cynthia Elledge, 61, was westbound on U.S. Highway 12 driving a 2007...

A Dayton, Minn., woman has been identified as the person who died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Waubay, according to a news release from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. Preliminary crash information indicates Cynthia Elledge, 61, was westbound on Highway 12 driving a 2007 Lincoln...

********LOCATED******** SHERIFF ADIVSES HE HAS BEEN LOCATED AND IS SAFE*******. The Day County Sheriff’s office is asking for public assistance in locating a 74 year-old man who has been missing since yesterday. Paul Draper went out trapping muskrats yesterday and has not yet returned back home. He is believed to...

The Day County Sheriff's Office was looking for a 74-year-old man who went out trapping Thursday and had not returned home. The sheriff's office posted information Friday along with possible places where the man might be. He was found safe later in the day.

Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Agriculture Committee is inviting the public to join in celebration of National Ag Day on Tuesday. This year, the theme is Food Brings Everyone to the Table. The chamber will produce video clips with agriculture facts, film “Ask a Farmer” segments and award beef bucks and pork certificates.

The National History Day in South Dakota program is looking for volunteers to help virtually judge for the 40th annual state contest. The contest, typically held at the University Student Union at South Dakota State University, will be held virtually this year due to COVID-19. Judging will take place on your own schedule from March 31 through April 6, and […]

PIERRE, S.D.–A Pierre-based dive team used pipeline-locating technology to help find the body of a Day County woman who went missing in blizzard conditions on December 23rd. Forty six year-old Amy Dougherty drove her Chevy Trailblazer (pictured) off a road and into a slough while she was on her way to work in Bristol.

A Pierre based dive team used pipeline locating technology to help searchers find the body of woman who went missing during a blizzard December 23, 2020. Day County resident Amy Dougherty’s body was found Friday (Jan. 29, 2021). She was reported missing after she didn’t show up at work and her husband couldn’t reach her on the phone. Emergency responders searched for several days along the route she took to work, with no success.

WEBSTER, S.D.–The Day County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release today detailing the extensive five week search for a missing woman whose body was ultimately found late last week. Forty six year-old Amy Dougherty disappeared December 23rd in blizzard conditions as she was driving to work in Bristol. Last Friday,...

WEBSTER, S.D. (KELO.com) –The Day County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release Wednesday detailing the extensive five-week search for a missing woman whose body was ultimately found late last week. Forty-six-year-old Amy Dougherty disappeared December 23rd in blizzard conditions as she was driving to work in Bristol. Last Friday, her...

WEBSTER, S.D.(Mike Tanner, AlphaMedia & Audio from Dakota Radio Group)–The Day County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release today detailing the extensive five week search for a missing woman whose body was ultimately found late last week. Forty six year-old Amy Dougherty disappeared December 23rd in blizzard conditions as she...