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Palace City Profile: Building family, flavor and community with Austin Blair
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (534+ words) When Austin Blair talks about life in Mitchell, there's a steady confidence in his voice " the kind that comes from building something meaningful for both his family and his community. Austin and his girlfriend, Kyla Morgan, are raising a busy…...
Legislative committee endorses use of housing infrastructure fund for airport loans
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (422+ words) A South Dakota Senate committee advanced a pair of bills Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre that would expand a state housing infrastructure fund's definition of infrastructure, and also allow some of the money to go toward large airport projects....
Local officials discuss city identity, growth, tough decisions
22+ hour, 5+ min ago (716+ words) MITCHELL " Time to bake a bigger economic pie, according to local leaders. Government panelists included Davison County Commissioner and Chair Randy Reider, Mitchell City Council Vice President Tim Goldammer, and Mitchell Mayor Jordan Hanson. City and county elected officials were…...
App-based age verification bill clears South Dakota House of Representatives panel
22+ hour, 57+ min ago (761+ words) PIERRE " A South Dakota House of Representatives panel endorsed a bill that would require mobile app stores to use age verification to control access by minors. House Bill 1275 passed the House State Affairs Committee 8-3 on Wednesday and heads to the…...
Lawmakers advance stricter controls on state economic development board and fund
23+ hour, 12+ min ago (478+ words) The state's economic development board could be subjected to tighter conflict-of-interest requirements if a bill responding to South Dakota Searchlight reporting becomes law, and an economic development fund controlled by the governor could also be brought under stricter control by…...
Family, teammates remember Carter 'Tater' Johnson in Rapid City
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (455+ words) RAPID CITY " The lights at Rapid City's Fitzgerald Stadium shone a little brighter Monday evening as the community gathered to honor a fallen teammate. Carter "Tater" Johnson, 19, a former outfielder at Rapid City Stevens High School and for the Post…...
South Dakota plans shift to digital medical marijuana cards
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (193+ words) PIERRE " South Dakota medical marijuana cards will soon be primarily digital. The cannabis card news came Tuesday at the Capitol during a meeting of the House of Representatives" Health and Human Services Committee. Rep. Josephine Garcia, R-Watertown, had planned to…...
Zimmer: Sacramento State deal to join MAC not something SDSU, USD should look to emulate
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (954+ words) SIOUX FALLS " All throughout the 2025 football season, Sacramento State president Dr. Luke Wood insisted his Hornets program would be in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2026, despite little evidence to support the claim. Congratulations, Hornets. You got your wish. Today all…...
Inevitable US, Canada final but this time the ice has tilted
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (458+ words) MILAN, Italy -- Canada and the United States will play out another chapter in their long-standing rivalry after setting up the almost inevitable Olympic women's ice hockey final on Monday, but this time the Americans have flipped the script and tilted…...
Mitchell Trail Life troop captures traveling trophy in first regional derby
4+ day, 50+ min ago (936+ words) MITCHELL " Less than a year after launching, Mitchell's Trail Life troop is already making its mark. Last month, Trail Life USA Troop SD-1611 traveled to Sioux Falls for its first regional Pinewood Derby competition. Invited by two Sioux Falls troops…...