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3 days ago in High School,
Mitchell Basketball Players Receive Eastern South Dakota Conference Honors
The Eastern South Dakota Conference announced its All-ESD players for the 2025-2026 season and of a trio of Mitchell players were honored.
3 days ago in College,
Multiple DWU Basketball Players Receive Great Plains Athletic Conference Award Recognition
The Great Plains Athletic Conference released its conference awards for basketball on Wednesday morning with nine total Dakota Wesleyan athletes receiving recognition.
South Dakota teachers urge lawmakers to use revenue boost as budget, property tax decisions near finish line
With the 2026 South Dakota legislative session nearing key deadlines, education advocates are pressing lawmakers to put a recent revenue uptick toward K-12 funding as districts warn of potential seven-figure cuts.
Mitchell City Council rejects Lake Mitchell Campground tornado shelter, restroom project on 4-3 vote
The Mitchell City Council voted 4-3 to reject a proposed tornado shelter and restroom facility at Lake Mitchell Campground after bids came in near $968,000, leaving an estimated $230,000-plus funding gap.
3 days ago in Lifestyle
The weight loss boom is reshaping American aesthetics
An estimated 63% of weight loss drug patients now seeking facial treatments have never set foot in a cosmetic clinic before. Thirty-one million Americans are now taking GLP-1 weight loss medications, according to KFF polling data from November 2025.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
An Oscar race that looked like a runaway may be a close call, after all
Who says to beware the Ides of March? A March 15 Academy Awards may feel late. By then, it will be almost a year since "Sinners" sunk its teeth into moviegoers last April. Some nominees have been on the campaign trail since the Cannes Film Festival in May.
3 days ago in Entertainment
Robert De Niro delivers Lincoln’s civility warning at a Carnegie Hall benefit
Robert De Niro walked onto Carnegie Hall's stage Tuesday night, unannounced and to loud applause. He didn't make any speeches, at least none of his own. After a career defined by playing gangsters, an avenging taxi driver and a paranoid prize fighter, the Oscar-winning actor recited a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln.
3 days ago in Sports
Shohei Ohtani is the show again in Japan for the World Baseball Classic
It's officially named the World Baseball Classic. But for the Group C games in Japan, simply call it the world according to Shohei Ohtani.
3 days ago in Sports
Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka announces engagement to Georgios Frangulis
Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka has announced her engagement to Brazilian businessman Georgios Frangulis. Sabalenka posted a video of the proposal on Instagram, accompanied with the words "You & me, forever" along with a ring and heart emoji.
3 days ago in National
Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary
Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico. The congresswoman called on the party to unify behind the state representative, who clinched the nomination overnight.
3 days ago in National
Republicans brace for an ugly fight in the Texas Senate runoff between Cornyn and Paxton
The mess in Texas may be just beginning. Four-term Sen. John Cornyn and his allies spent nearly $70 million to survive the first round of the party's nomination fight on Tuesday. He was slightly ahead of conservative firebrand Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, with more votes still being counted on Wednesday.
3 days ago in College, High School,
Area Region Boys Basketball results/Girls SoDak16 games tonight, DWU Golf Day Two, DWU WBB wins GPAC, SDSU Summit League Tournament begins tomorrow & Timberwolves take down Grizzlies
Area Region Boys Basketball results + Girls SoDak16 games tonight, DWU Golf Day Two at Lake Las Vegas, DWU WBB wins GPAC Conference Tournament title over Dordt, SDSU Summit League Tournament begins tomorrow & Timberwolves take down Grizzlies.
4 days ago in Entertainment
Trial that could lead to the breakup of Ticketmaster’s parent company gets underway
A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant's dominance of the concert industry amounts to an illegal monopoly.
4 days ago in World
Iran war taxes US diplomatic work and leaves Americans in the Mideast in limbo
The largest U.S. diplomatic drawdown in the Middle East since the Iraq War began more than two decades ago is creating an apparently unplanned-for crisis for the Trump administration as the United States and Israel strike Iran in a widening conflict.
4 days ago in Sports
Braves’ Jurickson Profar faces 162-game suspension for second positive drug test, AP source says
Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a possible second failed test for a performance-enhancing drug, a person familiar with the issue told The Associated Press on Tuesday
4 days ago in Entertainment
Padma Lakshmi finds a new competitive kitchen with CBS’ ‘America’s Culinary Cup’
Padma Lakshmi is back in the kitchen with a knives-out cooking competition, and this time the stakes are higher — for the contestants and for her. The former host of Bravo's "Top Chef" lands on network prime time hosting and judging the CBS show "America's Culinary Cup," which boasts the largest cash prize in culinary television history — $1 million.
4 days ago in Sports
Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero
Jack Hughes was enthralled by Lorne Michaels' stories that highlighted his time at "Saturday Night Live" and enjoyed sharing the stage with brother Quinn and U.S. women's captain Hilary Knight on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
Mitchell Tech Foundation to Host Alumni Cornhole Tournament to Support Student Scholarships
The Mitchell Technical College Foundation will host an Alumni Gathering and Cornhole Tournament on Friday, April 17, 2026, at the World’s Only Corn Palace, with proceeds supporting the Alumni Legacy Scholarship. Social hour starts at 5 p.m., with tournament play beginning at 6:30 p.m.
4 days ago in High School,
SD Prep Media Basketball Poll: Week of March 2, 2026 (Final Poll of the season)
O'Gorman girls slide in with a vote for top team in Class AA, Four teams receive a top vote in boys Class B, Three teams finish regular season 20-0 and Mitchell girls gain a few votes in the final prep media poll of the 2025-2026 season.
4 days ago in High School,
SD Power 5 Basketball Poll: Week of March 2, 2026 (Final Poll of the season)
Sioux Falls Washington boys enter RV category, Class AA top teams remain unanimous, Class B best team still unclear after top team votes stay spread and no Mitchell team receives votes in final poll of 2025-2026 season.
