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Nineteen Mitchell Businesses Pass Alcohol Compliance Tests

Nineteen Mitchell businesses passed alcohol compliance tests, which check to see if staff are able to catch underage straw buyers when they attempt to purchase beer, wine, or other hard drinks.

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Mitchell Pizza Hut Handing Out Free Slices In Huron On Sunday

Mitchell Pizza Hut will be in Huron on Sunday handing out free slices to residents still cleaning up from Thursday's severe weather.

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Daughters of the American Revolution Looking to Grow Their Ranks on Country’s 250th Birthday

The Mitchell chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be holding an informational event at the Corn Palace Plaza on July 4th.

Event poster advertising a 4th of July celebration in Campbell Park, with a bold red CANCELLED stamp across the text.

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Huron Cancels 4th of July Parade In Wake of Severe Storms

The fireworks are still a go Saturday night, but there will be no parade or vendor fair due to the tornadoes that hit the city on Thursday.

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WEEKEND SPORTS: Freeman Blacksox vs Menno Mad Frogs & Twins finish series with Yankees

One lone Amateur baseball game for Fourth of July weekend as Freeman visits Menno and the Minnesota Twins will finish out their third to last series of the season.

Ominous storm clouds taken from Mitchell on July 2nd, 2026

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Huron Suffers Significant Damage From Thursday’s Storms

Homes and properties are damaged with thousands still in the dark in the city of Huron after Thursday's storm.

Classic Pontiac GTO on display

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July’s First Fridays Event Is An (American) Star-Studded Affair

July's First Friday on Main event is steeped in red, white, and blue patriotism. The fun runs from 5-9 p.m. near the Corn Palace.

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Mitchell Sports Roundup: Two-Game Amateur Slate for Tonight + Twins and Lynx face Yankees and Liberty

Results from amateur baseball last night and the two game slate for tonight, as well as the Twins vs Yankees series begins tonight, and the Lynx take on the reigning WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champions - the New York Liberty.

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Alex Ovechkin declares ‘I’m back!’ and re-signs with Capitals to return for a 22nd NHL season

Alex Ovechkin is not ready to skate away from the NHL, not yet, and now he gets a chance to make his career goal-scoring record even more difficult to break.

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The best movies of 2026 so far, from ‘Project Hail Mary’ to ‘Rose of Nevada’

It's been a curiously seesawing first six months. The movies have been dominated as much by 26-year-old YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Curry Barker as they have 79-year-old Steven Spielberg.

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Couple charged with felonies for Empire State Building climb-turned-proposal

A skyscraper-scaling daredevil told police that he and his girlfriend climbed the Empire State Building's antenna and unfurled a banner about love and peace because he wanted to "do something special" for their engagement, prosecutors said Thursday at the couple's arraignment on felony reckless endangerment, burglary and other charges.

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Drought Begins To Dry Up Thanks To Recent Rains

Recent rains have taken a big bite out of the area's drought. Davison, Hanson, and McCook Counties are now in either moderate or severe drought, rather than the more serious extreme.

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Local Doctor Gives Tips To Safe While Using Fireworks For Independence Day

A local doctor explains the danger from fireworks and ways to stay safe this Fourth of July.

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The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families

The satirical news site The Onion isn't waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones ' conspiracy platform. More than a year after first trying to buy Infowars, The Onion on Thursday will debut a send-up under its own website with plans to give some of the revenue to families of the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

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US employers pull back on hiring in June amid elevated inflation, global turmoil

U.S. employers slowed hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month's total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook.

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Taylor Fritz wins match and style points at Wimbledon. De Minaur also advances

A well-dressed Taylor Fritz impressed again at Wimbledon on Thursday, beating compatriot Patrick Kypson 6-2, 6-2, 7-5 to reach the third round as Princess Kate visited the All England Club.

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U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive

Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after being stepped on by an opponent as the United States scrambled to protect a one-goal lead, down a man in a World Cup knockout round.

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California to institute Bruce Lee Day, a first for a Chinese American in the state’s history

Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day.

2 weeks ago in Religion, World

Vatican cracks down on a traditionalist group by excommunicating its bishops

The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church.

NOAA SPC Day 1 outlook map of the contiguous US showing risk zones for severe weather: orange high risk, yellow enhanced, and various green shades for marginal and thunderstorm areas.

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Area Under Enhanced Risk Thursday for Severe Thunderstorms

South Dakota could see an outbreak of storms late in the day, with two-inch hail and 75 mph wind gusts possible

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