BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-23-26) — A 40-year old Toronto woman is injured in a two-vehicle accident. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office says it happened October 22 shortly before 7:30 p.m. on 214th Street near 478th Avenue. Sheriff’s deputies say a semi driven by 68-year old Jerome Kaiser of White failed to
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-23-26) — Fire destroys a semi-trailer. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office reports it happened this morning (October 23) shortly after 4:30 a.m. near mile marker 126 on I-29. Both the Brookings Fire Department and the sheriff’s office responded and were able to quickly extinguish the fire. The sheriff’s
BROOKINGS (10-23-26) — The end of October means the call is going out to participate in this year’s Festival of Trees at the Brookings Arts Council. Eileen Binkley is Arts Council Operations Manager… “We have sixteen trees to decorate, and we always have a theme. So this year our theme
Eye On the SkyBy Brookings County Emergency Management Director Bob Hill10-23-2026 With this week being HOBO Week for South Dakota State University (SDSU), there’s been a lot going on. On Saturday, you will need to plan ahead if you need to be downtown between 9 am and 11 am because
BROOKINGS (10-23-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon now continue Election 2026 coverage. This week, we profile candidates for Brookings County Commission. Kelly VanderWal is an incumbent member of the Brookings County Commission. VanderWal said Brookings County benefits economically from carefully-considered infrastructure development… “Back in the late ’60s, you
Kelly VanderWal discusses his candidacy for the Brookings County Commission in an interview with the Brookings Beacon and Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
BROOKINGS (10-22-26) — Brookings Mayor Oepke “Ope” Niemeyer, along with several of the city’s volunteer boards and commissions, have announced the 2026 Mayor’s Awards honorees. The public is invited to help honor the recipients at the Mayor’s Awards event, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Holiday Celebration, to be held December
BROOKINGS (10-22-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon now continue Election 2026 coverage. This week, we profile candidates for Brookings County Commission. Marty Stanwick has been Brookings County Sheriff since 1999. He is not seeking re-election as sheriff but is instead running for a seat on the County Commission.
Marty Stanwick discusses his candidacy for the Brookings County Commission in an interview with the Brookings Beacon and Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
BROOKINGS (10-21-26) — Connie Tande, a South Dakota State University Extension plant diagnostician at the SDSU Plant Diagnostic Clinic, has been named the university’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for October. She will be honored at a reception held from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Raven Precision Agriculture
Brookings County Commissioners Larry Jensen and Kelly VanderWal, and County Commission Department Director Stacy Steffensen discuss the PowerOn Midwest 765-kV line, repairs to the Brookings County Courthouse cupola, the continued burn ban and more in an October 21 interview with Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
BROOKINGS (10-20-26) — On a rainy September morning in downtown Sioux Falls, local and regional business leaders convened for the inaugural Sioux Falls Metro Economic Briefing. The event was conceptualized by Joseph Santos, academic director of the Ness School of Management and Economics at South Dakota State University. “We began
