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Through Central Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round-Up® grant program will surpass $200,000 in local impact after the board of trustees recently pledged $13,800 to support area projects. Operation Round-Up, participating cooperative members round up their monthly [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says the First-Degree Murder trial of Joseph Gene Hoek of Sioux Falls will start April 21, 2025. Hoek is charged with First Degree Murder and Aggravated Eluding in the Feb. 2, [Read More…]

A 47-year-old man from Wisconsin died just before 4pm Monday in a single vehicle UTV crash six miles northeast of Piedmont, SD. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported preliminary crash information indicates 47 [Read More…]

Davison County’s June 4th post-election audit turned out well. Auditor Susan Kiepke gave the process a thumbs-up….   She says the audit accomplished its goals of confirming the accuracy of the tabulating machines….   Plus [Read More…]

Cyber threats and challenges are a normal part of today’s digital landscape. Addressing them requires a dedicated effort from everyone in society, including governmental agencies and academic institutions. A new consortium between Dakota State University [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a 24-state coalition urging the courts to deny a Special Prosecutor’s request for a gag order against former President Trump. The Special Prosecutor has requested a gag order that [Read More…]

Mitchell Mayor Bob Everson ended his six-year stint as Mayor during Monday night’s city council meeting with words of gratitude to the council and others…..   Earlier in the meeting members of the community thanked [Read More…]

A simple social media post on Thursday, brought dozens to the south staircase of the South Dakota State Capitol Friday to celebrate Flag Day with a simple, single photo of the American Flag.  Hughes County [Read More…]

A 19-year-old man died Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Delmont, SD. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting the driver of a Ford Escape was traveling southbound on 401st Ave near [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University has been ranked as the #21 online MBA program in the nation, according to a recent report from Fortune. Fortune collects data from a wide variety of sources: where the leaders of [Read More…]

The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association says Anoka County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tanner Shipman has been awarded the 2024 “Officer of the Year” for his heroic off-duty actions in South Dakota. Shipman was on [Read More…]

NorthWestern Energy gas technician Tim MacDonald turned right on Nevada Avenue when leaving the office one cold day in January 2023, even though he always turns left. The rare right-handed turn likely saved the life [Read More…]

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board of Economic Development approved six loans and two grants while the Economic Development Finance Authority authorized two bond resolutions. These projects reflect a capital investment of over $121 [Read More…]

Davison County is now up to speed when it comes to two-way radio communication. Commissioners approved the purchase of six new radios which Emergency Management Director Jeff Bathke says makes the county compatible with state [Read More…]

Davison County Commissioners took a first step towards establishing the Davison County Rail Authority in partnership with the City of Mitchell. A rail authority is an entity which oversees a designated rail transportation corridor, such [Read More…]

A 20-year-old woman passed away Monday from injuries sustained in a three vehicle crash on June 5 near Dimock. Preliminary crash information indicates Tessa C. Pederson, the driver of a 2013 Ford Escape was stopped [Read More…]

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says three juveniles were injured, one critically, Sunday afternoon when their vehicle rolled in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 at mile marker 38 east of Sturgis, SD. Preliminary crash [Read More…]

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced Thursday that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Plankinton, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. The sentencing took [Read More…]

Shane Thill has led Mitchell’s Second Chance High school program since its beginning with eight students….   Graduating 50 out of this year’s Senior class….   While accepting the Mitchell Rotary Club’s Carl Sprunger Outstanding [Read More…]