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Jackknifed semi results in pending charges against driver
Charges are pending against a Sioux Falls man whose semi jackknifed closed Interstate 90 Wednesday morning, according to a press release from...
 News April 19, 2018 - 5:06pm
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Felony court roundup - April 17
The following cases were among those heard recently during a felony court session at the Davison County Public Safety Center in Mitchell. •...
 News April 19, 2018 - 4:35pm
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Accused Minnesota 'killer grandma' caught in Texas
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- Minnesota fugitive Lois Riess was apprehended Thursday night in south Texas, ending a nationwide manhunt for the...
 News/crime and courts April 19, 2018 - 10:46pm
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911 dispatcher sentenced to jail after hanging up on thousands of callers
It took Hua Li two minutes and three tries to get help from Houston 911 as a convenience store owner lay bleeding to death on the floor of his...
 News/crime and courts April 19, 2018 - 12:50pm
Palm resigns as publisher of The Daily Republic
Publisher Rory Palm is leaving The Daily Republic to become the regional president of Adams Publishing Group Media of the Rockies. Palm started...
 Business April 19, 2018 - 4:55pm
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Why you've never heard of the six Chinese men who survived the Titanic
In the early hours of April 15, 1912, a lifeboat navigated the frigid waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, its skeleton crew scanning the dark,...
 News/accidents April 19, 2018 - 9:45pm
Two Florida sheriff's deputies shot to death through restaurant window
A Florida sheriff's office said two of its deputies were shot and killed through a restaurant window by an assailant who was then found dead...
 News/nation April 19, 2018 - 7:43pm
Haring ties her school record, wins high jump at Pierre Legion meet
PIERRE — Competing in its outdoor meet of the season, the Mitchell High School track and field team had two athletes automatically qualify...
 sports April 19, 2018 - 10:27pm
Genevieve Reeves
Genevieve Reeves April 6, 1921 - April 16, 2018 WHITE LAKE, S.D. - Genevieve Reeves, 97, White Lake, died Monday, April 16, in her home. Visitation will be from 5-7:30 p.m., with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 26, at Bittner Funeral Chapel in Mitchell, S.D. The funeral...
 April 19, 2018 - 9:27pm
Dorothy "Dottie" Clites
Dorothy "Dottie" Clites Dorothy "Dottie" Clites, 93, of Mitchell, formerly of Carthage went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April...
 April 19, 2018 - 9:37pm
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This is a story about a stoned raccoon at a fire station
An unusual pair showed up in the pre-dawn hours at Fire Station 82 in Wayne Township, Indiana, last week. Repeatedly pressing the doorbell was...
 News/accidents April 19, 2018 - 2:11pm
OPINION: Only in South Dakota
South Dakota is an exceptional state. Just look at its geography. Only in South Dakota will you be able to see towns 10 miles away at night or...
 opinion/columns April 10, 2018 - 7:33am
Gymnasts from the MEGA gymnastics club warm-up during the USA Gymnastics South Dakota Youth State Meet in March at the Corn Palace. The venue is scheduled to host the high school state championships in 2022, bringing the event back to the city for the first time in nearly 40 years. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Palace set to host state gymnastics in 2022
It might be 40 years in the making by the time it happens, but Mitchell is getting back into the rotation to host the state gymnastics championships....
 sports/gymnastics April 20, 2018 - 6:55am
Mitchell High School sculpture students submitted a pair of entries into the Vans Custom Culture contest, with "Corn Palace" (left) in the Off the Wall category and "Fire and Ice" (right) in the Local Flavor category entries shown here. (Photo by MHS student Lucas Bindert)
MHS art class shoes make them dance for joy
Mitchell High School sculpture students did a collective happy dance to celebrate their unique art submission being chosen in the top 50 for...
 News/education April 20, 2018 - 7:00am
Gary Lee Brink
Gary Lee Brink Jan. 16, 1949 - Jan. 27, 2018 COOS BAY, Ore. - Gary Lee Brink, 69, Bandon, Ore., formerly Plankinton, S.D., died Jan. 27, in Bay Area Hospital. The memorial service will be 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at United Methodist Church in Plankinton. A committal service with...
 April 19, 2018 - 7:47pm

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Bridgewater-Emery's Sawyer Schultz is The Daily Republic's boys basketball player of the year. (Matt Gade / Republic)

EMERY—Sawyer Schultz is living in the moment.

The dynamic Bridgewater-Emery junior guard is in the midst of a outstanding career, which already includes a state championship and 1,295 career points. ...

McCook Central/Montrose's Morgan Koepsell is The Daily Republic's girls basketball player of the year. (Matt Gade / Republic)

SALEM — Morgan Koepsell learned some hard lessons during her basketball career.

She's come to appreciate every one of them — including her first game as a varsity basketball player ...

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