A Mitchell man has pleaded guilty to a reduced felony in connection with a violent domestic assault earlier this year. Court records show 30-year-old Tanner Pickner admitted to violating a restraining order, a Class Six felony reduced from an aggravated assault by strangulation charge.
A plan to revamp Mitchell’s city-owned Lakeview Golf Course faces delays after the city council debated including a new five-hole short course in the 2026 budget.
Dakota State University President José-Marie Griffiths announced this academic year will be her last leading the university. Serving since 2015, Griffiths will transition into DSU’s newly created chancellor role, aimed at expanding the university’s national leadership in cybersecurity.
A Pierre mail carrier, Nicholas Travers, will avoid prison after admitting to stealing Menards rebates. U.S. District Judge Eric Schulte sentenced Travers to one year of unsupervised probation and ordered restitution.
It’s National Fire Prevention Week across South Dakota. Fire officials are reminding residents to check smoke detectors, monitor lithium-ion batteries in devices and tools, and never leave cooking unattended.
The Big Sioux River Corridor bike trail expansion near Lien Park is expected to be completed by November. The $2.7 million project adds a mile of trail, including the city’s first elevated boardwalk through the treetops.
The Mitchell Area Community Theater is speaking out after the Mitchell City Council denied its request for 2026 subsidy funding.
A 70-year-old man from Sturgis has died following a single-vehicle crash in Summerset. According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, the man was driving west on Sturgis Road Friday when his vehicle struck a road sign and a telephone pole after veering into a ditch.
The Mitchell High School marching band is regrouping after a challenging weekend at the Bands of America Regional Championship in Waukee, Iowa.
The South Dakota Supreme Court is in session this week at the Knudson School of Law in Vermillion for its October term.
