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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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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Judge temporarily blocks South Dakota’s abortion-pill advertising ban as lawsuit continues
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight A new South Dakota law that criminalizes the advertising of abortion pills cannot be enforced while a lawsuit against it continues, a federal judge ruled Friday. Nancy Turbak Berry, who formerly served as [Read More…]
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Amid criticism, candidate spokesperson says property tax elimination plan is only for homeowners
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota governor candidate Toby Doeden has repeatedly pledged to eliminate or phase out property taxes, often without limiting his language to any specific type of property. This week, amid criticism [Read More…]
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Grain markets are being driven by demand, trade and geopolitics
A commodities economist says demand, not weather, has been driving the grain markets. Arlan Suderman with StoneX Group says the heat dome hasn’t been a major threat to the Corn Belt, and attention is shifting [Read More…]
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New Missouri State Fair arena to debut with grand opening
Construction on the new Michael L. Parson area is wrapping up this month in mid-Missouri, just in time for the Missouri State Fair. Ag Director Chris Chinn tells Brownfield there will be a grand opening [Read More…]
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Leaders say reciprocal Brazilian tariffs good for ethanol, questionable for beef
The U.S. Trade Representative is imposing 25 percent retaliatory tariffs on Brazilian goods following its Section 301 Investigation, including ethanol. Arlan Suderman with StoneX Group tells Brownfield, “They have a rapidly expanding ethanol demand base.” [Read More…]
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Sen. Lindsey Graham’s memorial services set for later this month
Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the FY2027 budget request on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026, in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The late Sen. Lindsey Graham will [Read More…]
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Democrats dominate fundraising in key Senate races, but Republicans still have ample resources
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a “Talarico for Texas: Frontera Tour” campaign rally at the La Posada facility, July 14, 2026, in Laredo, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats raised more money [Read More…]
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