Watertown & Codington County, South Dakota

In this Dakota Life story from 2000, we meet the people who published a book documenting the abandoned farmsteads of Codington County, South Dakota.

A series of public informational meetings has been scheduled by the state Department of Transportation in communities across South Dakota.

The statue, which portrays a stalking lion, was taken sometime between Sept. 15 and Sept. 18.

A Watertown-based health care system will have a bigger footprint following its acquisition of the Brown Clinic. What does this mean for patients?

In the mid-1800s, panoramic paintings were a popular form of entertainment. John Banvard was a world-famous panoramic artist and is buried in a small Watertown cemetery.

Lake Area Technical College received Federal Aviation Administration permission to expand its drone program by offering specialized training.

Lake Area Technical College announced Cam Corey as their next vice president.

Attorney General Marty Jackley said Amanda Walder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for first-degree manslaughter in the 2021 death of the child.

The Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers program awarded five grants to K-12 out-of-classroom projects in South Dakota.

Diane Stiles announced her resignation as the vice president of Lake Area Technical College and, according to the college, her last day will be Aug. 18.