Watertown News

WATERTOWN - The Codington County Commission approved a request from the state's attorney to purchase a sophisticated computer program for use during the murder trial of David Amotun.

As the national economy slows, local fireworks sales are sparkling despite rising product costs, business owners say.

They were under U.S. Bankruptcy Court control, pending their sale in Watertown. CBS Codington County authorities have charged a 52-year-old Pierz, Minn., man with aggravated grand theft after 188 head of cattle allegedly were stolen from a Watertown auction barn March 3. Sheriff Toby Wishard says Joey "Joe" Varner was arrested Tuesday afternoon in ...

A lifeguard saved a young girl today at the Watertown Family Aquatic Center. This was after an 8 year old boy nearly drowned after falling into the Big Sioux River at Falls Park.

On Wednesday, a Dickinson County judge informed Appletree Preschool and Daycare that an injunction had been filed, permanently keeping its owner from providing child care in Iowa.

Two South Dakota men are facing charges, accused of trying to have sex with teenage girls.

The little town by the lake has more than its share of charactersor maybe they loom bigger on a smaller canvas that the ones in Sioux Falls or Brookings or Watertown or anywhere west of the river.

A reward for information as to who burglarized a Watertown church has been increased.

Two more adults arrested this weekend, charged with trying to solicit sex with underage girls who turned out to be undercover police officers.

Police say someone broke into a church in Watertown. Early Friday morning, Watertown Police were called to the scene of a robbery at the Immaculate Conception Church at 110 3rd Street S.E. in Watertown.

Three South Dakota State University pharmacy department faculty members have received awards from the South Dakota Pharmacists Association at its annual meeting held in Watertown over the weekend.

The beautiful marble bar with brass footrail is in use again at James Nowak's old glassblowing gallery across 12th Avenue from Seattle University's baseball field.

KELOLAND TV will turn off its analog transmitters at 9:30 am CT/8:30 am MT on June 12.

Police have charged a Spirit Lake man with attempted murder after the vehicle he was driving nearly hit a truck.

AVweb 's Fiddling Around America tour wrapped up at Dan Gryder's home base in Griffin, Ga.

Thirty-two dogs and one cat were taken from a Sioux City home earlier this week by Sioux City Animal Control.

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press WATERTOWN, S.D. A 55-year-old Watertown man who has pleaded guilty to his 12th drunk driving offense has been sent to the South Dakota State Penitentiary for two years.

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An increasing number of states are tightening smoking bans; Nebraska and South Dakota are next on the list.

Sherwin Linton, who in 1955 became South Dakota's first rock 'n' roll star, received a standing ovation Sunday night when he was inducted into the new South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.