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    January 16, 2015
    Mission Hill area family says dog died saving their lives
    MISSION HILL (AP) — A family of seven in the Mission Hill area who lost their home and pet dog to a fire say the Labrador is a hero for alerting them to the emergency. The 2-year-old dog, Izzy, awakened Adam and Sadie McGruder about 5 a.m. Wednesday. "She jumped on my side...
    news / stateJanuary 16, 2015 - 5:53pm
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    January 15, 2015
    No one injured in truck fire
    No one was injured when a pickup caught on fire Wednesday night west of Mitchell, authorities said. A 2008 Ford F250, owned by Lynn Odland, was parked in his driveway at 25325 405th Ave., a few miles west of Mitchell, when the vehicle caught fire around 7:30 p.m., according to Davison...
    news / localJanuary 15, 2015 - 10:02am
    January 9, 2015
    Sioux Falls resident treated for smoke inhalation after fire
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A Sioux Falls resident was treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire. Firefighters were called to the mobile home shortly before midnight Thursday. They contained the blaze in about 45 minutes. Authorities say one person inside the home was taken...
    news / stateJanuary 9, 2015 - 1:13pm
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    December 31, 2014
    Four months later, burned rubble remains
    It was nearly four months ago that a house turned apartment building at 515 W. Third Ave. was destroyed in a fire, but on Tuesday a pile of charred, twisted debris still sat on the property. The house, a three-story structure converted into apartments, was burned in a Sept. 4 fire...
    news / localDecember 31, 2014 - 1:47am
    December 27, 2014
    Apartment fire in SD starts in bathroom trash bin
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The fire department in Sioux Falls says no one was injured in a Saturday blaze that began in a bathroom trash bin at an apartment complex. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue officials say the fire in the trash bin caused the water pipe under the sink to melt and sprayed...
    news / stateDecember 27, 2014 - 6:48pm
    December 19, 2014
    Fire put out with snow, extinguisher
    A vehicle that caught fire Friday evening was quickly extinguished with snow and a fire extinguisher. Mitchell Dispatch received a call at 7 p.m. that a vehicle was on fire in the TMA parking lot on Main Street. The 1999 Ford Ranger sustained heavy damage to the fuse box, odometer...
    newsDecember 19, 2014 - 11:04pm
    December 16, 2014
    Arson suspect enters not guilty plea
    The man charged with arson for allegedly starting a fire last month inside an apartment building in downtown Mitchell has pleaded not guilty. Stephen Seltz, a 30-year-old Mitchell resident, was arrested the day after a Nov. 6 fire damaged apartments and a few businesses inside a...
    news / localDecember 16, 2014 - 5:04pm
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    December 12, 2014
    Kimball fire destroys mobile home
    KIMBALL -- One person was displaced after a mobile home fire on Friday in Kimball. According to a press release from the American Red Cross, a home on the 300 block of North Main Street in Kimball was destroyed in a fire on Friday. The Red Cross responded and met with the person...
    news / localDecember 12, 2014 - 9:49pm
    Power plant shut down by fire being repaired
    BEULAH, N.D. (AP) — A western North Dakota power plant that was shut down after a fire last week should be running at half capacity by Christmas. No one was hurt in the Dec. 4 early morning fire at the Coyote Station coal-powered plant near Beulah. Minnesota-based Otter Tail...
    news / stateDecember 12, 2014 - 1:02am
    December 7, 2014
    FIRE UPDATE: Neighbor's phone call helped save family
    A phone call from a neighbor helped alert a Mitchell family that their house was on fire early Sunday morning. Chet Edinger, of 1524 Lakeview Lane in Mitchell, received a call from his neighbors, Tom and Mary Day, after midnight, informing them of the fire. “They called...
    news / localDecember 7, 2014 - 8:04pm
    December 4, 2014
    North Dakota power plant off line after fire
    BEULAH, N.D. (AP) — No one was hurt in a fire at the Coyote Station power plant near Beulah in western North Dakota. Minnesota-based Otter Tail Power Co. says in a statement that a mechanical failure about 5 a.m. Thursday led to the fire. The cause of the equipment failure...
    news / stateDecember 4, 2014 - 7:39pm
    December 3, 2014
    Home heavily damaged in Parkston area fire
    PARKSTON — A rural Hutchinson County home was heavily damaged Wednesday morning from a fire. There was nobody home at the time of the fire and nobody was injured, but the damage was extensive, Parkston Firefighter Ron Maeschen said. Maeschen said crews were called around 10...
    news / localDecember 3, 2014 - 4:29pm
    December 1, 2014
    Neighbors support family of 10 after SD house fire
    PARKER — Neighbors are helping a southeastern South Dakota family of 10 after their house was destroyed in a fire. KELO-TV reports members of the Parker community dropped off clothes and other items for the Walton family at a local school following the Saturday morning blaze....
    news / stateDecember 1, 2014 - 10:51pm
    Fulton, Menno homes destroyed by weekend fires
    MENNO/FULTON -- A fire destroyed a home near Fulton shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, only a few hours after another home was damaged by a fire in Menno. No one was hurt in either of the fires, but both of the homes sustained significant damage. Don Huber, a firefighter with the Alexandria...
    news / localDecember 1, 2014 - 4:59pm
    Avon Fire Department puts out chimney fire
    AVON — The Avon Fire Department responded to a trailer fire Monday morning at 40386 311 St. in rural Avon, but no one was injured. The home, located about 10 miles south of Avon, sustained minimal damage as the fire was contained to one room in the back of the trailer, according...
    news / localDecember 1, 2014 - 4:46pm
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