Year: 2021
2 deputies injured, suspect dead after shooting outside Utah sheriff’s office
kali9/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah) — Two deputies are injured and a suspect is dead following a shooting outside a sheriff’s office in South Salt Lake, Utah, authorities said. The shooting [Read More…]
What to know about COVID-19 vaccine ‘passports’ and why they’re controversial
narvikk/iStockBY: ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — There’s been a flurry of news about vaccine “passports” of late. New York State created its own digital pass; Florida and Texas attempted to outlaw them; and Baltimore’s former health commissioner wrote that we [Read More…]
Volcanic eruption in Caribbean forces thousands of evacuations
Francois Boudrias/iStockBY: MINA KAJI, HALEY YAMADA AND ROGER LEE, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The La Soufriere Volcano, located on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted Friday morning, forcing the evacuation of over [Read More…]
Mitchell United Way 2022 funding application deadline for new agencies is May 3rd
David Stevens, Executive Director of the Mitchell United Way, would like to remind any 501(c) (3) Tax Exempt Organizations that are not currently a United Way approved agency need to have their applications completed and [Read More…]
Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama vote not to form a union
4kodiak/iStockBy Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News (BESSEMER, Ala.) — Amazon has secured an apparent victory as warehouse workers in Alabama voted not to form a labor union. Of the some 3,200 votes cast in the closely-watched [Read More…]
Man selling tweet of Fyre Fest sandwich as NFT to help with medical expenses
Vertigo3d/iStockBy Kelly McCarthy, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Nearly four years ago, a photo tweeted from the Bahamian island of Exuma of two flimsy cheese slices laying lifeless atop some whole wheat bread with a soggy-looking [Read More…]
Britain’s Prince Philip dies at age 99
Tim Graham/Getty ImagesBy ABC News(LONDON) — Britain’s Prince Philip, a stalwart supporter of his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, for over seven decades, died Friday. He was 99. “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty [Read More…]
Starbucks launches reusable cup program — here’s how it works
StarbucksBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (SEATTLE) — Starbucks’ latest initiative is a simple concept to help reduce single-use plastic — simply order, sip, return and repeat. The coffee chain announced a new two-month borrow-and-return trial [Read More…]
Avera Launches Online Appointment Option for COVID Vaccines
Vaccinations in South Dakota have opened to group 1E and Avera has launched online appointments for the public. Group 1E includes fire service personnel and other critical infrastructure workers: Water and wastewater Energy Finance Food [Read More…]
Mitchell Regional Habitat for Humanity partners with students and State Farm in a unique fund-raiser
Mitchell Regional Habitat for Humanity is one of 14 groups selected to receive a matching grant from State Farm®. Mitchell Habitat has been awarded $5,000 and must raise a matching amount through a partnership with [Read More…]
Mitchell Pizza Hut one of 11 South Dakota locations purchased by a California based group
Mitchell’s Pizza Hut is one of 11 South Dakota franchises recently sold to a California-based group. It’s one of more than 900 franchises across the country purchased by San Francisco, CA, based Flynn Restaurant Group [Read More…]
DWU McGovern Library hosting a special World War Two exhibit and lecture
At Home & Abroad: South Dakota in World War II, a traveling exhibit from the South Dakota State Historical Society, is currently on display at the McGovern Library on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University. [Read More…]
Mitchell School Board member Lacey Musick decides against seeking re-election
Mitchell School Board member Lacey Musick is no longer seeking re-election. Musick said in an email that she and her husband Kyle decided to relocate their family to Colorado this summer. Musick went on to [Read More…]
Bomb threat prompts evacuation of the Davison County Public Safety building
No one was hurt after a bomb threat was telephoned to the Davison County Jail Tuesday morning. Chief Deputy Steve Harr says the call came in at 8:49. The caller stated a bomb was planted [Read More…]
Dakota Wesleyan University ranked by U.S. News and World report, Intelligent.com
Dakota Wesleyan University has been ranked among America’s Best Regional Colleges-Midwest, Best Undergraduate Teaching-Regional Colleges Midwest, Best Value Schools-Regional Colleges Midwest, and Top Performers on Social Mobility according to the U.S. News & World Report [Read More…]
Central Electric Crews working to restore power
Central Electric line crews have been working since midnight last night to restore power after snow and ice build-up on trees and power lines caused a wave of power outages throughout the area. Approximately 650 [Read More…]
Avera Queen of Peace among the top 100 rural and community hospitals in the nation
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell has been named among the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals in the United States. It joins four other Avera hospitals on the list. The Chartis Center for [Read More…]
South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating an apparent hit and run incident west of Mitchell
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating what appears to be a hit and run incident west of Mitchell. South Dakota Department of Public Safety spokesman Tony Mangan says Davison County Sheriff’s Office personnel found [Read More…]
NorthWestern Energy asks South Dakota customers concerned about their winter bills to contact the energy company
The extreme weather that gripped the Midwest the week of Feb.15 resulted in temperatures that were far below normal. Record energy demand throughout the Midwest during this time caused natural gas prices to spike. NorthWestern [Read More…]
COVID-19 Vaccine Now Offered to All in Priority Group D
The South Dakota Department of Health today announced that the remainder of those in priority group D – teachers, childcare workers, college staff, college students, and funeral workers – are now eligible to receive their [Read More…]