AAA forecasts that over 45.1 million Americans will travel for Memorial Day weekend, breaking the previous 2005 record of 44 million.
Mitchell High School will honor the Class of 2025 during its graduation ceremony this Sunday at 2 p.m. inside the historic Mitchell Corn Palace. The celebration will feature speeches by seniors Maxwell Hart and Ashlyn Reynolds, who were selected by their peers to represent the graduating class. School board members will be present to award diplomas as families, friends, and community members gather to celebrate this milestone achievement.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is alerting residents to the reappearance of a widespread text message scam demanding fake toll road payments. Known as the “Toll Road Text Message Scam,” this phishing scheme tricks consumers into clicking a link and sending money under threat of fines.
Eight individuals were arrested during ICE raid operations in Madison, South Dakota, on Tuesday, following investigations into alleged identity fraud at local manufacturing businesses. According to newly released federal court documents, agents reviewed employment records earlier this year and found signs of identity misuse.
A 24-year-old woman died and a one-month-old infant sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Lincoln County, South Dakota. The fatal accident occurred just before noon on Wednesday, approximately six miles southwest of Worthing.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that Kody Konechne, 24, of Plankinton, has been sentenced to 55 years in state prison for the 2020 First Degree Rape of a minor in Aurora County.
“I am grateful for the men and women of our nation’s law enforcement community – and particularly grateful for all of our South Dakota officers, who work tirelessly to safeguard our communities.”
Call to Freedom, a Sioux Falls-based nonprofit, addressed the Mitchell Lions Club this week to raise awareness about human trafficking in South Dakota. The organization has supported over 1,500 survivors statewide, including at least five in the Mitchell area.
A man is dead and two individuals are in custody following a fatal stabbing on the Pine Ridge Reservation. According to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, officers discovered the victim with a stab wound on a porch around 2 a.m. Sunday.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the sentencing of Danielle Degenstein (also known as Deegan-Steen), a former Department of Revenue employee, for failing to report a coworker’s fraud. Degenstein pleaded guilty to Misprision of a Felony—a misdemeanor charge—and received one year of unsupervised probation, a $500 fine, and court costs.