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Late Saturday night, a driver accelerated his pickup truck on gravel, lost control and flipped over near the 20 Avenue Southwest Bypass in Watertown. At about 11:20 p.m. on Oct. 12 an officer with the Watertown Police Department located an overturned vehicle on Fish Road just south of the 20th Avenue Southwest Bypass....

Just before 7 p.m. on Sunday evening, two cars collided in Watertown, with no major injuries reported. A 70-year-old male driver, according to a police release, admitted to entering an intersection while the light was red. At about five minutes before 7 p.m. on Oct. 13, the Watertown Police Department andWatertown Fire Rescue responded to a motor vehicle crash at Fourth Street Northeast and 14 Avenue Northeast. ...

{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Watertown School Board has received recognition for participating in professional development and leadership activities, awarded by the Associated School Boards of South Dakota. The board was honored under the Act, Learn, Lead (ALL) program, which acknowledges school boards for their dedicated and ethical service to the students of South Dakota.

FLORENCE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Our Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week is a senior at Florence who knows exactly what he wants to do in the future. Jaxon Orthaus has set a good example for the younger kids at Florence. He’s a top student who makes the most of each day.

{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Lake Area Technical College President Tiffany Sanderson presented enrollment and student housing updates to the Watertown School Board, shedding light on current trends and strategic goals. President Sanderson reported a positive trend in fall enrollment at Lake Area Tech, with a record 2,312 students this...

Wow. What a week last week was for high school sports. There were two state golf and two state tennis tourneys, a number of conference cross country meets, two rounds of state soccer playoffs and a full slate of volleyball and football games. That's why there's a list of 14 candidates for the Public...

{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Watertown School District School Board will hold its regular meeting on Monday, October 14, 2024, at 5:30 PM. Among the essential agenda items, the board will be presented with the financial report for September 2024, consider a property purchase agreement, and review construction bids for various equipment and renovation projects.

It was a good day Saturday in the state high school soccer playoffs for northeastern South Dakota schools. In Class AA, Watertown's boys and Aberdeen Central's boys and girls each posted quarterfinal wins. In Class A, second-seeded Groton Area secured a berth in the state championship with a semifinal win. Class AA semifinals are...

HARRISBURG, SIOUX FALLS & RAPID CITY, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The South Dakota State High School Soccer playoffs kick into high gear with stakes rising as AA hits quarterfinal play and Class A will set it’s championship field next week in Yankton with semifinal play today. True enough...