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17 hours ago in Local

COMMUNITY UPDATE: Friday Night Lights With DWU Hoops Canceled In Mitchell

Friday Night Lights with DWU Hoops, scheduled for Friday evening in Mitchell, has been canceled.

17 hours ago in Education, Local

Dakota Wesleyan University named a “2026 Great College to Work For”

Dakota Wesleyan University has been named one of the nation’s Great Colleges to Work For, earning recognition in three categories: Confidence in Senior Leadership, Shared Governance and Faculty Experience.

2 days ago in Government

Dusty Johnson to Speak at South Dakota National Guard Welcome Home Ceremony in Mitchell

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson will speak Saturday at a welcome home ceremony for the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 665th Support Maintenance Company at Mitchell High School.

2 days ago in Government, Local

Absentee Voting Opens Friday for Davison County Voters

Davison County voters can begin casting absentee ballots Friday, Sept. 18, for South Dakota’s Nov. 3 general election. Here’s what voters need to know about voting early in Mitchell.

3 days ago in Lifestyle, Local

Big Friend Little Friend Launches “Flip the List” Campaign to Recruit More Mentors for Mitchell-Area Youth

Big Friend Little Friend launches Mitchell community-wide campaign to recruit more volunteers.

4 days ago in Lifestyle, Local

Blood Donors Can Help Breast Cancer Patients Keep Fighting

LifeServe Blood Center will host 4 blood donation events in the month of October in Mitchell.

Entertainment

13 hours ago in Entertainment

From a Royal Wedding to Main Street: Oktoberfest Tradition Comes to Mitchell

Oktoberfest began with a royal wedding celebration in Bavaria more than 200 years ago. This Saturday, the tradition comes to downtown Mitchell with German-themed food, music, contests, wiener dog races and the 301 Rodz & Ridez Car Show.

19 hours ago in Entertainment

Jon Stewart explains his ongoing philanthropic support of first responders

Jon Stewart says he never really decided to focus his charity efforts on first responders and their families. It just happened. The award-winning host of "The Daily Show" said he wanted to feel useful and support people who dedicated their lives to helping others.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Weekend Happenings: Car Show, Farmers Market and DWU Sports Highlight Mitchell Events

Mitchell has a packed weekend of events Sept. 18-20, including the Dakota Oyate Challenge, 301 Rodz & Ridez Car Show, Palace City Farmers Market and Dakota Wesleyan University athletics.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Bingo and Tickle Me Elmo nominated for Toy Hall of Fame. Will Care Bears also make it this year?

Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the game of chance Bingo and the humble playground slide are among the finalists to get into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year, a lineup that also includes cuddly Care Bears, the dice game Yahtzee, the ancient game Mahjong and the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

3 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalía and Drexler are the most nominated for the Latin Grammys

A fight of titans is coming up for the 27th edition of the Latin Grammys with singers Karol G, Rosalía, Jorge Drexler and hip hop duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso as the most nominated artists revealed on Wednesday.

3 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore

Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

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19 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Josh Allen opens the Bills’ new stadium with a 5-TD outing in a 41-31 win over the Lions

Josh Allen quickly put his stamp on Highmark Stadium by throwing three touchdown passes and running for two more scores in a 41-31 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night in the first regular-season game at the $2.1 billion facility.

19 hours ago in National, Trending

Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.