Billy Lurken

Billy Lurken is the News Director for the Mitchell Radio Group. Have a news tip? Send an email to news@kmit.com

Local
4 years ago
Governor Noem orders State of Emergency for storm response

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Gov. Kristi Noem issued a State of Emergency and ordered […]

Opinion
4 years ago
Back the blue – Senator John Thune

Being a police officer isn’t just a job. It’s a calling. These are the […]

Local
4 years ago
Flags at half-staff in honor of fallen law enforcement officers and South Dakotans who died from COVID-19

Governor Kristi Noem has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide immediately until […]

Education
4 years ago
Appeals court hears allegations of special needs abuse

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Some Aberdeen School District employees have made their case before […]

Local
4 years ago
Tornado confirmed in Castlewood during Thursday night storms

A severe storm system tore through central and eastern South Dakota on Thursday afternoon […]

Local Sports
4 years ago
Area amateur baseball fields sustain damage, Plankinton Gold Sox cancel game

Ballpark in Emery. pic.twitter.com/MasOEyUpcb — Dimock-Emery Raptors (@DE_baseball) May 13, 2022 Due to unfortunate […]

Local Sports
4 years ago
Pierre quarterback Lincoln Kienholz receives offers from Big 10 schools Wisconsin and Illinois

PIERRE — The Power-5 courting of Pierre junior quarterback Lincoln Kienholz rolls on, as […]

Local Sports
4 years ago
Dakota Wesleyan softball picks up three All-GPAC nods

MITCHELL – Dakota Wesleyan University softball set three student-athletes on the GPAC All-Conference awards this […]

Local Sports
4 years ago
Castlewood High School gymnasium severely damaged by Thursday’s storm

CASTLEWOOD — According to local accounts on Twitter, the gymnasium for Castlewood High School […]

Local
4 years ago
Storms cause damage, power outages in area.

Severe storms blew through our area late Thursday afternoon and into Thursday evening. There […]