Year: 2026

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Miami — Five people are dead and five people are injured after an Amazon Air cargo plane from Puerto Rico overran a runway at Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine [Read More…]

It’s Time to Rethink College Football’s Non-conference Schedule

Travis Kriens/KORN News Radio Sports Director College football is constantly changing. Every offseason brings another debate about how the sport should operate. Should the College Football Playoff expand? How should the transfer portal work? How [Read More…]

Trump administration files another Supreme Court emergency appeal over USPS mail ballot rules

Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Trump administration on Sunday filed another emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to immediately implement new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rules for November. The application is [Read More…]

Witkoff hails ‘very meaningful discussions’ on Ukraine-Russia war in Sunday meeting with Zelenskyy

ABC News LONDON — President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff hailed what he described as “very meaningful discussions” regarding the Ukraine-Russia war, saying the talks in Kyiv Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were [Read More…]

Severe weather to impact parts of US over Labor Day weekend

September 6, 2026 J.P. Skelly

ABC News Severe, damaging thunderstorms targeted parts of the Southeast on Saturday, with more severe weather possible on Sunday. Several homes were damaged due to fallen trees in Rogersville, Tennessee and the community of Persia, [Read More…]

Missouri River Basin August runoff varies by location

August runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 1.0 million acre-feet (MAF), 73% of average. Runoff was well below normal in the Fort Peck and Garrison reaches due to dry soil [Read More…]

South Dakota Capitol Rotunda Restoration Revealed

PIERRE, S.D. – The scaffolding has come down, the lights have come on, and a piece of South Dakota’s history is shining once again. Following months of meticulous restoration, the Capitol Rotunda was unveiled today, [Read More…]

Drought adds to pastureland challenges

South Dakota News Watch South Dakota pastureland values this year – calculated using the average revenue per acre and capitalization rate – increased 15.9% from 2025, driven by record-high cattle prices and limited land availability, according [Read More…]

South Dakota governor, challenger both slam Trump on beef imports but clash on other debate topics

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight HURON — Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden and Democratic challenger Dan Ahlers both criticized President Donald Trump on Saturday during a debate at the South Dakota State Fair, with Rhoden saying he [Read More…]

Sunday Sports: September 6, 2026

MITCHELL KERNELS Mitchell Kernels girls tennis went 3-0 over the weekend, winning three home duals. The Kernels opened Friday with a 7-2 victory over Pierre, then returned to Hitchcock Park Friday night for a 9-0 [Read More…]

Ryan Jeffers hits a three-run home run to help Minnesota Twins to a 6-4 win over Chicago White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the fifth inning and Taj Bradley settled down after a rough start to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 6-4 win over the [Read More…]

South Dakota State comes up short at Northwestern

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern scored on its final four drives of the game to pull away from South Dakota State for a 34-18 victory Saturday night at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. With the [Read More…]

Coyotes Down Northern Colorado in Greeley

GREELEY, Colo.— The South Dakota football team prevailed in their first road test of the 2026 season against the Big Sky’s Northern Colorado Bears with a 38-23 win from Nottingham Field behind two rushing scores from Charles [Read More…]

Klein Breaks Blocks Record as Jacks Sweep Bradley, 3-0

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Hannah Klein set a new program record for the Jacks as she recorded five solo blocks in a three-set match on Saturday in a 3-0 win against the Bradley Braves. Klein was the star of [Read More…]

Coyotes rally for 3-2 win over Northern Iowa

VERMILLION, S.D. – In a thrilling five-set battle in the final match of the South Dakota Classic, South Dakota volleyball earned a 3-2 victory over Northern Iowa in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Sierra Pokharel set new career [Read More…]

More heavy rain possible Saturday and into Sunday across Mitchell area

MITCHELL, S.D. — More heavy rain could be on the way for the Mitchell area after storms dropped several inches across south-central South Dakota Friday night and early Saturday. The National Weather Service in Sioux [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan uses big plays, strong finish to beat Doane

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan used a blocked punt, two touchdown passes from quarterback Jed Jenson to Caleb Kilbride and a pair of fourth-quarter rushing touchdowns from Landon Iverson to defeat Doane 34-21 on Saturday [Read More…]

Heavy Rain Soaks Mitchell Area, More Than 4.7 Inches Reported Near Mitchell

September 5, 2026 J.P. Skelly

MITCHELL, S.D. — Overnight thunderstorms brought locally heavy rainfall to Mitchell and surrounding communities, with some areas receiving more than 4 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. A rain [Read More…]

‘It works if you want it’: People charged with crimes find hope in county diversion programs

Kayla Essem prayed she’d get arrested. The 32-year-old from Sioux Falls said she had been on and off drugs since she was in high school — fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and meth. Addiction was the only [Read More…]

South Dakota High School Football Scores – September 4, 2026