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14 hours 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.
14 hours 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.
14 hours 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.
14 hours ago in Business, Local
Schroeder Recognized with Avera Queen of Peace Hospital DAISY Award
Walipawn Schroeder, RN was recently recognized with Avera Queen of Peace Hospital’s quarterly DAISY Award.
16 hours ago in Local
TRAFFIC ALERT: Mitchell Road Closures Planned on 15th Avenue Through Wednesday
MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) — Two sections of 15th Avenue in Mitchell will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday,…
16 hours ago in Local
TRAFFIC ALERT: Mitchell Intersection at Third and Foster Closed Tuesday for Hydrant Replacement
The intersection of Third Avenue and Foster Street in Mitchell will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Entertainment
11 hours 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.
14 hours 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.
15 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts
Australia's recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists' livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Local
What to Know Before the 2026 Corn Palace Festival Begins
The 2026 Corn Palace Festival returns to downtown Mitchell Aug. 26-30 with carnival rides, vendors and headline performances by Andy Grammer and Cole Swindell.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
What to know about the first week of a trial in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
In the first week of testimony at the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur, the night of Sept. 7, 1996, has been run and rerun many times — through police who were at the scene, through the people near the hip-hop superstar, and through the recorded words of the suspect, Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
‘Spider-Man’ tops box office in fourth weekend; ‘The Odyssey’ becomes Nolan’s highest-grossing film
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. "The Odyssey" also became Christopher Nolan's highest grossing movie ever, both domestically and internationally.
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