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MINNEAPOLIS -- Mitchell native and KDLT-TV anchor Tom Hanson will receive the 2013 Silver Circle Recipient award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Upper Midwest Chapter of the organization that presents the Emmy Awards chose Hanson based on his contributions...

RAPID CITY (AP) — A 73-year-old retired Navy fighter pilot from Rapid City is on an honors mission for a revered South Dakota pilot who died more than 30 years ago. Ken Schroeder has spent the last two years trying to secure the Medal of Honor for Cecil E. Harris, a World War...

PIERRE -- The 2012 Mitchell to Chamberlain railroad rehabilitation has won regional acclaim in the America's Transportation Awards competition, sponsored by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The South Dakota...

Nepstad's Flowers and Gifts, Mitchell, was recently recognized by Teleflora as a Top 1,000 florist for the year 2012. The honor goes to the top 1 percent of all U.S. florist shops sending orders through the Teleflora network. Nepstad's has been a member of the Mitchell business community...

Michael Mohr, a Northwestern Mutual financial representative based in Mitchell, is receiving the company's Diamond Award based on an outstanding year of helping clients achieve financial security. Mohr was scheduled to be recognized at Northwestern Mutual's 133rd annual meeting in...

Avera Health has been recognized as one of the nation's most wired health systems, according to the results of the 2013 Most Wired Survey conducted by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Avera has been named to the "Most Wired" list 14 times. "We are very proud of the...

CNBC has named South Dakota as the No. 1 state for business in "America's Top States for Business 2013." Ranked seventh in the 2012 study, South Dakota earned the top spot by scoring 1,639 out of 2,500 points, the highest score of any state since CNBC launched the study in 2007. ...

The first time Tessa Dee competed in a pageant, she didn't tell anyone -- except her parents. "It was on a complete whim," she said. That was in Harrisburg in 2011.