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Due to the increased traffic volumes expected during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the South Dakota Department of Transportation will activate temporary traffic signals at the following locations: S.D. Highway 34/79 and Nellie Avenue; S.D. [Read More…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fiery January crash of a B-1 bomber in South Dakota was caused by multiple crew failures, terrible winter weather and a last-minute brush with wind shear that resulted in all four [Read More…]

A long-awaited maintenance project at Mitchell’s Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary School is finally underway….. Superintendent Joe Childs says they have a plan….. Meanwhile across town, crews are replacing a portion of the roof at L-B [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem has proclaimed Wednesday, August 7th, as “Purple Heart Recognition Day,” calling on all South Dakotans to acknowledge and remember the sacrifices made by the brave members of our military who are recipients [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says a man from Winner has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with 10 years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to Third-Degree Rape of a person incapable of giving consent. [Read More…]

The start of the 2024-25 school year in Mitchell is less than a month away as the first day of school is set for August 21st. Superintendent Joe Childs is encouraging parents to help their [Read More…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will review the Medals of Honor that were given to 20 U.S. soldiers for their actions in the 1890 battle at Wounded Knee to make sure their conduct merits [Read More…]

Mitchell High School Principal, Mr. Justin Siemsen, has announced that the first day of school will be Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Back to School Registration Day for MHS students will be Wednesday, July 31, 2024 [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined other Attorneys General in opposing a Biden Administration proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act. He’s one of 11 Attorneys [Read More…]

South Dakota authorities have identified the two people involved in a fatal crash last Friday morning in Lincoln County. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says around 5:30 am, 28 year old  Darrian O’Neal [Read More…]

Vantage Point Solutions has acquired BKI Engineering Services, including wholly-owned subsidiary Utility Resource Collaborative. The move adds power engineering and wildfire mitigation planning expertise to the existing broadband engineering and consulting services already supporting power [Read More…]

A Sunday evening ATV crash claimed the life of one person and severely injured another near Garretson. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported a Polaris ATV was traveling north on a gravel road [Read More…]

Seventeen teams competed for top-honors during Sunday’s Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Chili Cook-off at Stampede Park. Cookoff Chairman Stan Peterson says when to comes to a championship chili, anything goes…… And at the end of [Read More…]

President Joe Biden announced Sunday afternoon in a letter he’s ending his re-election campaign. Biden plans to complete his current term in office. Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson offered his take on the President’s decision….. However, [Read More…]

Saturday’s Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade boasted 100+ entries including horses, firetrucks, clowns, bubble machines, antique tractors, cars, Rodeo Queens, political candidates, and lots of candy. Here are the results as determined by a team [Read More…]

A 28-year-old man suffered fatal injuries Friday morning in a two vehicle crash five miles northeast of Beresford. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting around 5:45 am, the driver of a Jeep [Read More…]

The Mitchell School Board has new leadership. Brittni Flood is the new president and Shawn Ruml vice-president. Both recently were re-elected to their second three-year terms. Flood was elected on a three to two vote [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says a former state Department of Social Services employee has been indicted for stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the department’s Child Protection Services. 68 year [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University recently announced the latest group of nursing students to be awarded prestigious Avera Achieve Sponsorships. Established in 2022, the Avera Achieve Sponsorship Program supports selected sophomore DWU nursing students with $20,000 in [Read More…]

An Iraqi War combat veteran with ties to Mitchell received a long overdue recognition Thursday. Senator Mike Rounds presented the Purple Heart medal to Jerry Stravia….. Stravia suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2007, and [Read More…]