6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (663+ words) MITCHELL — An animal leash law change has come down to a tie-breaker for a second time in Mitchell, with Mitchell’s mayor breaking the tie to adopt the new changes. Smith said he voted for the previous ordinance change. “Both sides…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (457+ words) FREEMAN, S.D. — Coming off a state championship as the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy co-op in 2025, the standalone Freeman football program garnered the preseason No. 1 ranking for Class 9A in the South Dakota Prep Media poll issued Monday. The 2026 preseason poll for all…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago   (261+ words) A South Dakota Health Department official told lawmakers Monday that the number of medical marijuana patients in the state who are licensed to grow medical cannabis at home has grown by more than 1,000% over the past four years. Home cultivators…...

7+ hour, 50+ min ago   (154+ words) MITCHELL — Dakota Wesleyan University’s Campus Ministry will conduct the annual New Student Orientation Food Drive from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23. All new Dakota Wesleyan students, along with upper class leaders and employees, will be collecting non-perishable…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1203+ words) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Parents in South Dakota who believe their child is being discriminated against at school who have not reached a resolution at the local level may turn to the Office of Civil Rights. But a recent federal shift raises…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (195+ words) WAGNER, S.D. — One person is dead following a shooting Friday night in the Wagner North Housing area, according to the Yankton Sioux Tribe. The shooting was reported to Yankton Sioux Tribal dispatch at approximately 9:04 p.m. Aug. 14. Law enforcement responded to the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (310+ words) Republicans face significant political and economic headwinds approaching the November midterm elections but Sen. John Thune remains optimistic that the GOP can hold the majority in the Senate. Thune, the Senate majority leader who is serving his fourth term from…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (181+ words) If you had a serious automobile accident in Mitchell during the 1930s or 1940s, Auto Collision Works was one place you could turn to get your car back on the road. By 1931, Auto Collision Works had moved down the street to 135 S. Kimball....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (475+ words) The other day, I read a quote attributed to Mari Sandoz, and I have been thinking ever since about how many different communities each of us shares in our lives. Marie Sandoz was a Nebraska native, born somewhere near Hay…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (27+ words) Mitchell Daily Republic Mist and fog linger this morning, with rain developing to the west...