Brookings (10-20-26) — The application process for the 2027 Kidoodle Council Youth Advisory Board is now open. Made up of 8-13-year-olds, Kidoodle Council is a youth advisory board tasked with being ambassadors for the Children’s Museum of South Dakota. Their duties include generating ideas for programs and exhibits, providing feedback
Assistant Hobo Day Parade Pooba Claire Siverhus and Parade Community Entries Coordinator Sophia Niemeyer discuss Hobo Week at SDSU and this Saturday’s Hobo Day Parade during an October 20 interview with Brookings Radio News. More information on Hobo Day 2026 can be found at https://www.sdstate.edu/student-life/hobo-day or https://www.instagram.com/hoboday/ — Brookings Radio
BROOKINGS (10-20-26) — The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission will hold a public input meeting in Brookings on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m. at the Brookings Inn (2500 E. Sixth St., Brookings, SD) regarding the PowerOn Midwest Project — a proposed 765-kilovolt high-voltage transmission line that would run through
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Oct. 19, 2026 — Vietnam veteran and author Craig Tschetter will deliver a free public presentation Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings. As part of the Art Museum Guild Series, Tschetter will share insights from his military service and discuss the differences
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-20-26) — A semi-truck is destroyed in a fire. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office said it was reported yesterday (Monday, October 19) shortly after 9 p.m. in a corn field along 218th Street near Highway 13. The Elkton Fire Department was able to extinguish the truck fire before
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-20-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon now continue Election 2026 coverage. This week, we profile candidates for Brookings County Commission. Larry Jensen is an incumbent county commissioner seeking re-election. When it comes to the 765-kilovolt power line proposed for Brookings County, Jensen said he’d prefer projects
Larry Jensen discusses his candidacy for the Brookings County Commission in an interview with the Brookings Beacon and Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
