Hot and humid weather will settle over Mitchell for the Corn Palace Festival weekend, with highs around 90 degrees or higher and a chance of thunderstorms Friday night.
Lake Area Technical College’s Nursing Simulation Center has earned provisional accreditation for excellence in healthcare simulation education, becoming only the third program in South Dakota to receive the distinction.
Mitchell Tech invites the public on September 3rd for a ribbon-cutting for the new Touchstone Energy Utilities Lab.
Mitchell Technical College has been ranked the fourth-best community college in the nation and the top-performing community college in South Dakota in WalletHub’s 2026 report.
Jake Toben, a Mitchell Technical College Culinary Arts student, receives the $20,000 US Food Scholars Award.
Nineteen South Dakota legislative candidates have signed a pledge to prioritize data center oversight, transparency and local control if elected.
The Corn Palace Festival returns to downtown Mitchell this week, with Andy Grammer and Cole Swindell scheduled to headline concerts Friday and Saturday as the five-day community celebration fills Main Street.
Downtown Mitchell parking restrictions and street closures are in effect for the 2026 Corn Palace Festival, which runs Wednesday, Aug. 26, through Sunday, Aug. 30. Restrictions affect several city parking lots and streets near the Corn Palace.
