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14 hours ago in Government
19 South Dakota Legislative Candidates Sign Data Center Accountability Pledge, Commit to “Day Zero” Action, Call for Others to Join
Nineteen South Dakota legislative candidates have signed a pledge to prioritize data center oversight, transparency and local control if elected.
14 hours ago in Local
What’s Changing in Mitchell? Construction and Development Projects Heading into Fall
From Mitchell’s first roundabout to a new business plaza and major road work, several construction and development projects are changing the city as summer gives way to fall.
14 hours ago in Entertainment, Local
Andy Grammer, Cole Swindell Headline 2026 Corn Palace Festival
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.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Local
Corn Palace Festival Brings Downtown Mitchell Parking Restrictions, Street Closures
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.
2 days ago in Local, Local Sports
First Mitchell Quarterback Club meeting of season scheduled for Wednesday
The Mitchell Quarterback Club will hold its first meeting of the 2026-27 school year Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Lakeview Golf Course. Coaches from Dakota Wesleyan University and Mitchell High School are scheduled to discuss their teams.
2 days ago in Government, Local
REP. DREW PETERSON NAMED AGC OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Rep. Drew Peterson is named the 2026 Legislative Champion by the AGC of South Dakota.
Entertainment
8 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. He was 80.
8 hours ago in Entertainment
Judge grants Blake Lively $400,000 of $8M in legal fees she sought in film fight with Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their fight over the production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us," a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
15 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs
There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday, transcended celebrity in rhinestones and fringe.
14 hours ago in Entertainment, Local
Andy Grammer, Cole Swindell Headline 2026 Corn Palace Festival
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.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Local
Corn Palace Festival Brings Downtown Mitchell Parking Restrictions, Street Closures
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.
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