Yankton Press & Dakotan media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Yankton Press & Dakotan in the centre. We have seen it on 65 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Yankton Press & Dakotan biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Yankton Press & Dakotan in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Yankton Press & Dakotan left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Yankton Press & Dakotan in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Yankton Press & Dakotan reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Yankton Press & Dakotan are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Yankton Press & Dakotan has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Yankton Press & Dakotan’s own report linked underneath.
The U.S. stock market experienced a significant rally, marking its best day in six weeks. This surge was driven by falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market, occurring shortly after the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point interest rate increase.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asUS stocks rally to their best day in 6 weeks after oil prices and bond yields ease (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asTrump and Whatley double down on the administration's record in North Carolina Senate contest (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, for the Irish Open. His trip includes planned meetings with Irish leaders and is met with objections from lawyers and planned protests.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asPhotos show President Trump's two-day visit to Ireland that combines work and pleasure. (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asAmericans mark 25 years since 9/11, in photos (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Scientists estimate Mercury's diameter may have shrunk by up to 14 miles (23 kilometers), a figure 30% greater than earlier projections. The planet's hot iron core cooling and contracting is believed to be the cause, tightening its surface.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asLittle Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
A former volunteer has filed a lawsuit against nonprofits tied to labor leader Cesar Chavez, alleging sexual abuse by him decades ago and that the organizations failed to investigate her complaints. The suit names the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the United Farm Workers Foundation as defendants.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asFormer volunteer sues César Chavez nonprofits over failing to stop union leader from sexual abuse (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asThe Latest: First speakers at GOP midterm convention praise Trump ahead of president’s speech (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asOil surges above $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks, while gasoline prices also jump (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Missouri from using its old congressional districts for the upcoming midterm elections. This ruling follows the Supreme Court's decision not to intervene, adding to confusion over the state's electoral map.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asCompeting court orders add confusion to Missouri congressional elections (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem died at 92. Her life's work advocating for reproductive rights and women's equality has seen significant victories, but also a powerful backlash, particularly following the US Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asGloria Steinem lived to see a powerful backlash against her vision of feminism (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asThe Latest: ICE officer federally charged with lying about Minneapolis shooting, AP source says (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
A United Nations report published on September 2, 2026, states that global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold within a few years. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal to limit damage.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asGlobal warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that communities opposing AI data centers would become 'backwards and poor.' Republican Rep. Tim Burchett responded that he must be 'backwards and poor' for his apprehension. Public opposition to data centers is high, with polls showing over 70% of Americans against them.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asSouth Dakota PUC Hopefuls Clash Over AI Data Center Moratorium (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Jurors deliberated for a third day without reaching a verdict in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling her three young children in January 2023. The case hinges on whether she acted due to postpartum psychosis or made a conscious choice.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asLindsay Clancy jury goes home after a fourth day without a verdict and signals an impasse (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asPostal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Asian share markets declined on Monday as fresh conflict between the United States and Iran escalated, driving oil prices up. Bond yields also remained elevated following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on inflation, increasing the likelihood of a US interest rate hike.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asOil prices rise and stocks fall after US hits Iranian sites in the Strait of Hormuz (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump posted on social media that Iran's Kharg Island was being 'blown to smithereens'. This followed a US strike on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claimed to have launched ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan, which Jordanian air defences intercepted.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asUnited Arab Emirates intercepts an Iranian drone, and other news from the Middle East (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Iran's army claimed to have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates with drones. The strike targeted areas where US forces and helicopters were stationed, according to Iran, which stated it was in response to US strikes on Larak Island. Oil prices rose following the incident.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asUnited Arab Emirates intercepts an Iranian drone, and other news from the Middle East (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
The Trump administration has begun building a border wall project on land belonging to the Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona. The tribe alleges federal agents and contractors trespassed on its land, damaging sacred sites, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection states the area is a dangerous smuggling route.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asTrump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe's objections (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
The National Transportation Safety Board reported that air traffic controllers and Marine One pilots met to discuss communication failures a week before a dual takeoff incident involving the presidential helicopter and a passenger jet. The issues remained unresolved.
Yankton Press & Dakotan reported it asWhite House construction contributed to radio problems that let Trump copter come close to jet (opens Yankton Press & Dakotan in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Yankton Press & Dakotan.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- yankton.net
- Seen publishing on
- yankton.net
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 65
- Reports listed
- 65
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
65 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Yankton Press & Dakotan is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 65 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Yankton Press & Dakotan’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 19 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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