Articles by J.P. Skelly

A pursuit that began near Ivanhoe, Minnesota Wednesday morning tore through Brookings County and ended south of Colman in Moody County. Assistant Brookings County Sheriff Scott Sebring says it started shortly before 9:00 a.m. when [Read More…]

A 77-year-old man died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash nine miles southwest of Conde. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says preliminary crash information indicates the male driver of a UTV turned in [Read More…]

Sixth and eighth grade career and technical education students explored careers in manufacturing Wednesday thanks to “MAMA”. Each year Mitchell Area Manufacturers Association members visit the Middle School to talk about their businesses and field [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that an Aberdeen man has been sentenced to a combined 115 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Sexual Contact with a Child under the [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning South Dakotans again to be watchful for various scams after a Sioux Falls woman lost a reported $58,000 in a computer scam. Sioux Falls Police are investigating the case [Read More…]

South Dakota News Watch- The first time Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum saw evidence of labor trafficking, he didn’t recognize it. As a young patrol officer nearly 20 years ago, Thum entered a house [Read More…]

Recently, Dr. Tracy Dice’s students in Dakota Wesleyan University’s Principles of Macroeconomics course undertook the creation of a business and economic data analysis summary report, leveraging the expertise of local professionals, data from the South [Read More…]

Dr. Penny Tilton, Dakota Wesleyan University’s Administrative Chair of Nursing, was recently appointed to the South Dakota Board of Nursing. According to its website, the Board of Nursing exists “to safeguard life, health, and the [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Corrections has begun the SAFER SD Reentry Initiative, designed to reduce recidivism and enhance public safety. “This is an exciting, comprehensive approach to planning for reentry from prison back into [Read More…]

The Corn Palace Gift Shop has earned the Top Local Workplace Award from Home Base……   And no one could be prouder of her team than Tourism Retail Director Jennifer Haddon….   The gift shop [Read More…]

They’re turning dirt at the future home of the Safe Place of Eastern South Dakota in Mitchell. Coleen Hoffman is executive director….   She says the new facility will have ten rooms on the shelter [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The last two members of a trio who carjacked and kidnapped an FBI employee in South Dakota in 2022 have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences. Deyvin Morales, 29, was sentenced Friday [Read More…]

Four Dakota Wesleyan seniors were awarded the third annual Honors of Distinction awards, the university’s highest honors, during the annual Honors Banquet Friday night. Established in 2022, the Wesleyan Honors of Distinction are awarded annually [Read More…]

Two men died Wednesday morning in a single vehicle crash three miles south of Edgemont. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reports the 55 year old male driver and 64 year old male passenger [Read More…]

The annual DWU Day of Service will be held Tuesday, April 30. This unique service project sends students, faculty and staff fanning out across the Mitchell community performing service projects.  More than 300 students and [Read More…]

A standing-room only crowd packed the Jame Valley Community Center Wednesday to hear what the three candidates for Mayor of Mitchell have in mind. Terry Sabers wants to grow Mitchell…..   Jordan Hanson is pushing [Read More…]

Beginning on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, traffic on S.D. Highway 37 will shift to a two-way traffic pattern in the southbound lanes in Mitchell. The traffic pattern change will be in effect from the south [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley Tuesday announced that 11 inmates will face a combined 18 felony charges stemming from the March 27-28 disturbances at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls. The inmates face charges [Read More…]

It’s one of the fastest growing crimes in history and is happening in South Dakota. The dangers of human trafficking in the state were spotlighted during an event Monday at Dakota Wesleyan University. Amy Rieck [Read More…]