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.
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.
Sturgis police have arrested four people following a high-speed chase tied to the rape and kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl. Authorities say the victim escaped a Sturgis home Monday and reported being sexually assaulted and forced to take illegal drugs.
Mitchell is welcoming hunters from across the country for the non-resident pheasant hunting opener on Saturday, October 18.
Dakota Wesleyan University is preparing for its annual homecoming parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 25, on Main Street in Mitchell. Celebrating DWU’s 140th anniversary, this year’s parade theme is “Roarin’ Thru the Decades.”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says there will be no deals on Obamacare subsidies until the current government shutdown ends, accusing Democrats of holding the federal government “hostage.”