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MITCHELL, S.D. – After putting up 20 hits in its first round win vs. Akron, Iowa, the Mt. Vernon Mustangs could only manage three hits and were 10-run ruled on Monday night losing to Flandreau, [Read More…]

Vermillion mayor wants more COVID-19 reports as school nears

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The mayor of the city that’s home to the University of South Dakota says the state needs to publish COVID-19 data more than once a week. Vermillion Mayor Kelsey Collier-Wise says [Read More…]

Yankton domestic calls continue trend started with COVID-19

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — Yankton police say the upward trend of domestic incident calls reported in the middle of COVID-19 lockdowns last year is continuing to manifest itself in 2021. Police Chief Jason Foote says [Read More…]

Official: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is the busiest in years

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the first few days of this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have been among the busiest they’ve seen. Some 700,000 people were expected to celebrate their enthusiasm for motorcycles at [Read More…]

Dimock-Emery and Plankinton advances to the quarterfinals

August 6, 2021 Clint Greenway

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dimock-Emery and Plankinton will square off in Thursday’s first quarterfinal after wins on Sunday night in the second round of the Amateur Baseball State Tournament. Dimock-Emery made an early lead hold up [Read More…]

Alexandria shutouts Canova in 2020 title game rematch

MITCHELL, S.D. – A rematch of last year’s state championship game had the same results as Alexandria and Jed Schmidt shutout the Canova Gang [Read More…]

Early offense leads Mt. Vernon past Akron

MITCHELL, S.D. – All nine Mt. Vernon starters had at least one hit and eight of the nine had an RBI in the Mustangs 13-5 first round win over the Akron Rebels Thursday night at [Read More…]

Walk-off HR in the 11th wins it for the Bankers

MITCHELL, S.D. – A two-run home run from Chris Hill in the bottom of the 11th inning capped of a six-run comeback for the Plankinton Bankers as they defeat Clark, 10-8 on a hot and [Read More…]

South Dakota sees rise in virus cases, jump in delta variant

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials reported Wednesday coronavirus cases jumped by 68% last week as more cases of the delta virus were identified. The Department of Health reported 429 new cases [Read More…]

Dimock-Emery advances, Platte falls in the 1st Round of the State Amateur Tournament

August 3, 2021 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. – A Doug Sudbeck two-out single scoring Sam Michels from 2nd base in the bottom of the 8th inning ended up being the game winner for Dimock-Emery as the Raptors defeated Castlewood last [Read More…]

US shipped more than 110M doses of vaccines

WASHINGTON — The White House says the U.S. has shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Zambia. President Joe Biden was expected to discuss [Read More…]

PepsiCo to sell Tropicana, other juices, in $3.3B deal

August 3, 2021 Travis Kriens

PepsiCo will sell Tropicana and other juices to a private equity firm in a $3.3 billion deal. The New York drink and snack company will keep a 39% non-controlling stake in a newly formed joint [Read More…]

Supreme Court allows excessive force lawsuit to proceed

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit to go forward alleging police officers used excessive force when arresting a Sioux Falls woman in 2016. Nichole Boggs sued in Second [Read More…]

US employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated

NEW YORK (AP) — Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers. For months, most employers relied on information campaigns, bonuses and other incentives to encourage their workforces to get the COVID-19 shot. Now, a growing [Read More…]

US hits 70% vaccination rate — a month late, amid a surge

The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults — a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant [Read More…]

Law enforcement preparing for 81st annual Sturgis bike rally

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies are preparing for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and are on alert for increased outlaw gang activity. The weeklong event that begins Friday is in its 81st year, and [Read More…]

4 dead, 2 children from Hartford, SD, hurt in Montana head-on collision