Month: July 2026
Red Sox push winning streak to 13 before hosting the Orioles, who have won 7 straight
The All-Star break did little to slow down the resurgent Boston Red Sox. Now they’ll take on another streaking AL East team as the race for postseason spots begins to simmer. The Red Sox completed [Read More…]
Imanaga throws 7 shutout innings and Cubs roll to 10-1 win over Twins
CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga pitched seven shutout innings and Nico Hoerner had a bases-loaded triple and four RBIs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Alex [Read More…]
Spain defeats Argentina 1-0 to win 2026 World Cup
Ferran Torres of Spain celebrates scoring his team’s first goal against Argentina during the FIFA World Cup 2026 final match, July 19, 2026, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (David Ramos/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Spain [Read More…]
Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade award-winners announced
Congrats all around to all the parade participants!
Class A Legion Baseball Playoff Matchups Set
Postseason brackets are officially locked in for the South Dakota American Legion Class A baseball tournament following the release of the first-round pairings. The top-ranked Rapid City Post 22 Hardhats (41-11 overall) earned a first-round [Read More…]
Alexandria Angels Earn No. 1 Seed in District 5B Amateur Baseball Tournament
The Alexandria Angels have locked down the No. 1 seed heading into the District 5B amateur baseball tournament, which is scheduled to run July 23-31 in Platte. The eight-team tournament will decide five representatives for [Read More…]
Alexandria Residents Urged to Restrict Water Usage After Water Main Break
ALEXANDRIA, S.D. — Residents in Alexandria are experiencing low water pressure and are being urged to conserve water following a water main break that drained the city’s water tower, local officials announced. The Hanson County [Read More…]
Chili Cook-Off Champions
Eleven teams vied for top honors during Sunday’s Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo chili-cook-off at Stampede Park. Committee chairman Stan Peterson says most of the teams are repeat competitors. “They have fun, that’s what it’s all [Read More…]
Mitchell Exchange Club earns national award
The Exchange Club of Mitchell was awarded the NATIONAL C.A.R.E. AWARD during the National Exchange Convention in Omaha, Nebraska recently. C.A.R.E. stands for Child Abuse Reduction Effort. Each year, the National Exchange Club presents a [Read More…]
Authorities release the names of those involved in a fatal crash in Day County
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the names of those involved in a fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash on Wednesday night, July 15th in Day County. Preliminary crash information indicates 51 year old Timothy [Read More…]
Former South Dakota State Treasurer David Volk passes away
David Volk, 79, of Mitchell, SD, passed away Friday, July 17, 2026, at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Private burial was held at Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery in Mitchell. David Lawrence Volk was born [Read More…]
Sam Burns takes the lead in a British Open he planned to miss
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Sam Burns gets his best chance at winning a major he never planned to play. Two weeks after his daughter was born, one week after Burns changed his mind and decided [Read More…]
The Cubs beat the Twins 6-2 as Nico Hoerner ties a career high with 4 hits
CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner had four hits to tie a career high, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits and one run in six sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, and the Chicago [Read More…]
Jeffers hits 3-run HR to back Ober in the Twins’ 5-2 win over the Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Bailey Ober struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings and the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday night. The Twins got [Read More…]
Dangerous wildfire smoke impacting more than a dozen states
Wildfire smoke from Canada shrouds the sun as it rises behind the Chrysler Building in New York City, July 17, 2026. (Gary Hershorn/ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Dangerous wildfire smoke is impacting more than a [Read More…]
Appeals court gives Trump temporary win in mail-in voting fight
Mail-in ballots following a primary election at San Francisco County’s election operations facility at City Hall in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — [Read More…]
Sanford Health namesake, billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford dies at 90
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — T. Denny Sanford, the billionaire businessman whose philanthropy reshaped health care in South Dakota and beyond, died Saturday at the age of 90. Sanford Health CEO Bill Gassen announced Sanford’s death [Read More…]
Kennebec man killed in semi rollover near Lake Andes
Charles Mix County, S.D.- A Kennebec, South Dakota man died Friday in a single-vehicle crash near Lake Andes, South Dakota. Names of the those involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash [Read More…]
Restoration artists craft ‘the next phase of history’ in the South Dakota Capitol rotunda
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — While tour groups, state employees and lawmakers make their way around scaffolding on the second floor of the South Dakota Capitol building, artists including Philip Atilano climb around at [Read More…]
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