Year: 2026

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears. [Read More…]

Monday Sports: July 20, 2026

MONDAY SPORTS, JULY 20, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — The No. 1 seed and tournament host Rapid City Post 22 is an automatic qualifier for the Class A state tournament. Teams will play in a [Read More…]

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

July 19, 2026 ABC News

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

July 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

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

July 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

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

July 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

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…]

Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade results

July 18, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Dangerous wildfire smoke impacting more than a dozen states

July 18, 2026 ABC News

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

July 18, 2026 ABC News

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