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A 64 year old woman from Mitchell died Monday from injuries sustained during a Saturday morning hit and run crash near Humbolt. The driver of a Chevrolet Traverse was traveling eastbound on I-90 when she [Read More…]

There are currently four candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Governor in the June primary election. District 20 Republican State Representative Kaley Nolz has made her choice. “I have actually already given my endorsement to [Read More…]

A 44 year old man from Mitchell convicted of Production of Child Pornography is in prison. The U-S Attorney’s Office says Mark Stephen Gullings was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, 5 years of [Read More…]

Davison County commissioners hit the re-set button during Tuesday’s meeting. The group unanimously re-elected Randy Reider as chairman and Mike Blaalid vice-chairman. Chairman Randy Reider started the wage discussion. “ I’m going to suggest 4%,” [Read More…]

District 20 State Representative Kaley Nolz and Senator Paul Misikimins fielded questions during Tuesday’s District 20 legislative preview. The subject of data centers led the discussion. Miskimins believes they offer an excellent opportunity to grow [Read More…]

South Dakota News Watch All three South Dakota congressional members voiced support for the United States’ strike on Venezuela and capture of its President Nicolás Maduro early Jan. 3rd. South Dakota News Watch reported Senate [Read More…]

A 46 year old man from Howard has been indicted on two murder charges and a manslaughter charge in connection with a stabbing death that occurred Dec. 6 in Howard. A Miner County Grand Jury [Read More…]

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune toured the High Plains Processing facility south of Mitchell Monday afternoon. He met with South Dakota Soybean Processors CEO Tom Kersting and other plant personnel. “We wanted to come [Read More…]

Two teenagers died in a single vehicle crash Thursday night, just north of Rapid City. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 9:20 pm, the 16 year old female driver of a 2015 [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced two people, one a prison employee and an inmate, have been indicted on nine combined felony charges in connection with the Nov. 7, 2025, drug overdose death of State [Read More…]

Following a long absence, a bronze bust of Senator George McGovern is back home to stay. Dakota Wesleyan University Professor Joel Allen is Director of the McGovern Center. He says sculptor Dale Lamphere originally loaned [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will receive $102,888.64 as part of a multistate settlement with Menards to resolve claims the company deceptively marketed its merchandise credit check program (commonly known as the “Menards [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting two pedestrians died in a single vehicle crash Wednesday evening one mile south of Flandreau. Preliminary crash information indicates shortly after 10 pm, the 55 year [Read More…]

Wednesday evening 15 beds were donated to local families through the annual Slumberland Homes for the Holidays Bed Giveaway. The event is a long-standing partnership between Slumberland Furniture and Mitchell Area United Way that’s continued [Read More…]

Davison County Commissioners Tuesday approved a request by Colleen Stegenga to operate a small-scale, home-based professional counseling office on her agricultural property near Mount Vernon. She says Embracing Change fills a need regarding mental health [Read More…]

Many families across the United States celebrate the holiday season with a Christmas tree. Although farmed and fake Christmas trees are full, symmetrical, and simple to get, they can be pricey. And rightly so – [Read More…]

Mitchell Police arrested two males from Sioux Falls early this morning after an officer on patrol observed suspicious activity near a business in the 1100 block of E. Spruce Ave The Mitchell Police Department says [Read More…]

The Mitchell City Council green-lighted pursuing a South Dakota Transportation Department Bridge Improvement Grant. Public Works Director Joe Schroeder says it’s for the canal bridge spanning Firesteel Creek on the western portion of Lake Mitchell. [Read More…]

A South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation review has determined that a Beresford Police Department Officer was justified in his use of force during a traffic stop on Friday, Nov. 21, in Beresford. “The person [Read More…]

An extradited Jamaican citizen was sentenced Monday to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for participating in a long-running scheme to defraud an elderly California woman. According to court documents, [Read More…]