BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State men’s basketball completed its first fall signing class under the direction of head coach B ryan Petersen on Wednesday as Blake Ellwein (Huron, S.D.), Cam ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Minnesota Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (pictured) claims people will die from the “unconscionable cuts” to health care in the bill that reopened the government Wednesday night.

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT)–The Watertown Police Department has launched a mental health awareness campaign titled, “Are You OK.” The citywide initiative will begin immediately. A police department news ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum says the city is seeing more kids committing crimes with guns. That includes the investigation into the city’s most recent homicide at the ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball program has announced the addition of two student-athletes to the roster for the 2026-27 season. Trishelle Miller and Audrey Shindelar will ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–A small plane made an emergency landing in a harvested field near the South Dakota-Minnesota border Wednesday afternoon. Authorities were called out to a location near Valley Springs ...

PIERRE, S.D. (S.D. News Watch)– A new poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch finds that a majority of registered voters approve of a men’s prison project.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.–Minnesota Twins Manager Derek Shelton continues to round out his coaching staff for the 2026 season. Former Major Leaguer Grady Sizemore will be Shelton’s first base coach and the ...

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT)–Watertown-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System will be combining with Sanford Health out of Sioux Falls, and now KWAT News has confirmed the merger will impact the names of two ...

FARGO (KFGO) – North Dakota State University President David Cook has been named the next president of Iowa State University, the Iowa Board of Regents announced Tuesday.

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT)–The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a man has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash two miles south of Watertown. The crash happened Wednesday night at Meadow Lake ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.–The off-season work continues for new Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton as he puts together his coaching staff for the 2026 season. There are multiple media reports indicating ...