Dakota Wesleyan basketball opens the season with four victories at the Corn Palace, while men’s soccer advances in the GPAC playoffs. Plus, football and volleyball results and upcoming Mitchell Kernels action.
Mitchell’s weather forecast for Nov. 2–6, 2026, includes rain, wind gusts up to 40 mph and a temperature drop before drier conditions return late in the workweek.
As Halloween festivities wrap up, Mitchell residents are reminded to turn clocks back one hour. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.
Mitchell families preparing for Halloween can help keep children safe by choosing well-fitting costumes, improving visibility and planning ahead for trick-or-treating.
The Mitchell Kernels’ football season comes to an end against top-seeded Pierre, while several area teams advance in the South Dakota high school football playoffs. Plus, Dakota Wesleyan basketball tips off its season at the Corn Palace, with more Tigers and Kernels action ahead.
An Iowa man has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in a July 4 UTV crash that killed a 9-year-old girl in Hughes County. Zachary Berger faces up to 15 years in prison at sentencing Dec. 31.
Leftover Halloween candy can become dessert pizza, chocolate bark and other homemade treats. These six ideas give Mitchell families ways to use their trick-or-treat extras.
South Dakota will receive more than $2.6 million in a General Motors settlement over allegations the company sold drivers’ private information that insurers could use to set premiums.
