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.

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)–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 ...

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)–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 ...

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT)–One person was taken to Prairie Lakes Hospital early this (Tuesday) morning following a rollover crash and vehicle fire. It happened around midnight on 14th Avenue Northwest in ...

Senator Rounds says funding in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act includes $28 million for construction of a Vehicle Maintenance Shop at Watertown’s Army National Guard Readiness ...

BRYANT, S.D. (KWAT)–The area received just a dusting of snow last weekend, but it was enough to cause a rollover accident in Hamlin County. The sheriff’s office says it happened Saturday morning in ...

“It feels like the sky is done falling,” said Heupel, who ranches near Medina and is vice president of the Independent Beef Association of North Dakota. The cattle futures market is set at the Chicago ...

WEBSTER, S.D. (KWAT)–A Groton man has died following a crash west of Webster late last month. According to the Department of Public Safety, a Toyota Rav 4 was traveling on Highway 12 on October 29th ...

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Hub City Radio) — Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden completed a 66-county bus tour last week as part of his campaign for South Dakota governor, a journey he says included answering ...