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Business
6 months ago
State Approves $6M for Water Projects

South Dakota clean water funding

SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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wastewater system improvements

stormwater upgrades

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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe water system

Mitchell SD water improvements

Box Elder infrastructure funding

Board of Water and Natural Resources meeting

clean water project approval Pierre SD

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Crime
6 months ago
Stolen Pickup Chase Ends in Arrest

Authorities in Mitchell, South Dakota, arrested 21-year-old Travis Bullington after a high-speed police chase involving a stolen red pickup truck reported out of Brookings County. The pursuit led officers through city streets and into rural Hanson County, ending in a cornfield after Bullington rammed two police vehicles

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Government
6 months ago
Rounds Reintroduces Legislation to Create A Formal Mediation Process for U.S. Forest Service Boundary Disputes

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the Fence Line Fairness Act […]

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Opinion
6 months ago
Championing Freedom for Ranchers, Consumers, and American Fuel

BIG News   Heather and Charles Maude, fifth generation West River ranchers, faced up […]

Opinion
6 months ago
Small Business Is A Big Deal By Sen. John Thune

The first week of May is National Small Business Week, an opportunity to celebrate […]

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Crime
6 months ago
Attorney General Jackley Confirms DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Fall River County

PIERRE.S.D.  – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal […]

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Crime
6 months ago
MPD Releases information about police pursuit in Mitchell

On May 1st, 2025, at 8:29 p.m., Mitchell Dispatch received a report of a […]

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Education
6 months ago
South Dakota Teacher Pay Rises Slightly in National Rankings

South Dakota has improved its national standing in average teacher pay, moving up from 49th to 46th place, according to the National Education Association’s 2023–24 report.

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Crime
6 months ago
Sioux Falls Woman Faces Felony Charges After Selling Fentanyl to Undercover Informant

A Sioux Falls woman, 22-year-old Jada Jones, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly selling fentanyl to an undercover informant on two separate occasions last fall. According to police, the controlled buys took place at Jones’ apartment in September and October, with the informant wearing a wire and under law enforcement surveillance. Jones is now charged with drug distribution and possession.

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Crime
6 months ago
Minivan and Semi Collide North of Mitchell

One person was injured Tuesday in a rear-end collision north of Mitchell on Highway 37 near 245th Street.