The Mitchell City Council will meet today to finalize 2026 funding for local non-profits, with the proposed budget setting aside $457,000 in subsidies, down from more than $913,000 in requests.
Governor Larry Rhoden says South Dakota’s planned state prison in Sioux Falls will save taxpayers more than $154 million. According to his office, the facility will be funded entirely with cash reserves set aside by current and past legislators, avoiding new debt.
The South Dakota housing market may see new momentum after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, lowering it to a 4.0–4.25% range.
Officials in Centerville, South Dakota, honored World War I soldier Private Frank J. Holcombe with a bridge dedication this past weekend. Holcombe, who enlisted in the National Guard in 1917 and was killed in action in France in 1918, was the first Centerville soldier to die in the war.
Chamberlain, South Dakota, is preparing to expand its popular Dinosaur Park near I-90 with three new life-size sculptures: a T-Rex, Ankylosaurus, and Stegosaurus.
South Dakota wildlife officials are forecasting an exceptional pheasant hunting season in 2024, with harvests projected to reach 1.5 million birds, well above last year’s 1.3 million.
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Mitchell’s hotel board voted to renew its $5,000 subscription to the PlayEasy event matchmaking platform despite no bookings in nine months. Board members say the tool is building connections, with Events Coordinator Aaron Hieb in talks for a five-on-five soccer tournament and a potential footgolf event.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced indictments against a Department of Corrections employee, two inmates, and two civilians following overdose deaths at the state penitentiary.
Federal investigators have detailed a September 6 plane crash at Brookings Airport that injured three men.