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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…]

Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she received on social media — [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…]

A South Dakota judge on Friday sentenced a Sioux Falls man to nearly 90 years in prison in connection with the 2021 death of his baby son. Second Circuit Court Judge Camela Theeler sentenced 24-year-old [Read More…]

A man from, Detroit, Michigan man has been sentenced to 360 days in the Davison County Jail for pleading guilty to the improper disposal of a body in connection with a female who was found [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University and Southeast Technical College (STC) in Sioux Falls have developed a new set of articulation agreements for enrolled students or graduates of STC’s LPN program who wish to work toward a bachelor’s [Read More…]

The South Dakota State Fair is excited to announce a significant expansion for 2024, shifting the official start date from Thursday to Wednesday, adding a day to the fair. The change will accommodate all livestock [Read More…]

A South Dakota Penitentiary Inmate was convicted Thursday on three charges including possession of a weapon and making threats against a correctional officer. 31 year old Roland Winfred Miner was convicted by a Minnehaha County [Read More…]