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Northern Lights Forecast: These 8 States Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight As ‘Minor’ Geomagnetic Storm Nears

Northern Lights Forecast: These 8 States Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight As ‘Minor’ Geomagnetic Storm Nears

Topline Geomagnetic storm conditions are possible Monday after a recent coronal mass ejection, potentially bringing the northern lights to several states in the northern U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Some...

Measles is in South Dakota. What to know about symptoms:

Measles is in South Dakota. What to know about symptoms:

South Dakota confirmed its first case of measles of 2025 on June 2, in a Meade County adult who had traveled internationally. The case is one of more than 1,000 cases across the country confirmed so far this year. Here's what to know about the...

Cheapest premium gas in cities across Codington County in week ending May 31

Cheapest premium gas in cities across Codington County in week ending May 31

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Codington County selling...

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Roberts County in week ending May 31?

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Roberts County in week ending May 31?

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Roberts County selling...

First case of measles in 2025 in South Dakota: What to know

First case of measles in 2025 in South Dakota: What to know

South Dakota reports first measles case of 2025, linked to international travel. Potential measles exposures occurred at two urgent care waiting rooms in Rapid City and Sturgis, South Dakota. Measles is highly contagious, and vaccination is the...

Travel agent charged with theft, accused of stealing money from customers

Travel agent charged with theft, accused of stealing money from customers

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KFGO KWAT) – A Watertown travel agent has been indicted on one count of grand theft for taking money from 16 different clients that had a combined value of between $100,000 and $500,000. 76-year-old Margaret Spears-Pederson was...

DOH announces first case of measles of 2025 in South Dakota

DOH announces first case of measles of 2025 in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - For the first time in 5 years, there have been over 1,000 cases of identified measles, and this coincides with a continually dropping rate of MMR vaccinations, leading medical experts to remind those at home...

Measles case confirmed in South Dakota; First of 2025

Measles case confirmed in South Dakota; First of 2025

South Dakota’s first case of measles in 2025 has been confirmed in a Meade County individual. Health officials say the individual is an adult who had recently traveled internationally. The state Department of Health is warning of a couple public...

First measles case confirmed in South Dakota

First measles case confirmed in South Dakota

PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Monday, the South Dakota Department of Health reported the first confirmed case of measles in South Dakota for 2025. An adult in Meade County developed a measles infection after traveling internationally. The...

Are These South Dakota Counties Stuck in the Wrong Time Zone?

Are These South Dakota Counties Stuck in the Wrong Time Zone?

Ahhhh, South Dakota. The home of two Time Zones, the Central Standard and Mountain Standard Time Zones. Let's face it, when traveling through the Mount Rushmore State, trying to keep track of which counties are in which time zones can get down...

The Most Dangerous Animal in South Dakota Isn’t a Predator – It’s Prey

The Most Dangerous Animal in South Dakota Isn’t a Predator – It’s Prey

What do you think is the most dangerous animal in South Dakota? Maybe the mounting lion? They are very dangerous, but they mostly keep to themselves and rarely cause injuries or property damage. READ MORE: The Majestic Mountain Lion Of South...

New Ziggi's Coffee Shop Opening in South Dakota Town This Week

New Ziggi's Coffee Shop Opening in South Dakota Town This Week

South Dakota is lucky to have many coffee shops to start our morning. Now there's a new Denver-based coffee shop that's calling one major South Dakota town home. Ziggi's Coffee will officially open another South Dakota location on Tuesday, June...

Night Walking South Dakota

Night Walking South Dakota

By John Andrews John Banasiak is a passionate experimenter. As we sit in his office at the University of South Dakota — filled with prints, cameras and other ephemera collected over nearly 50 years of teaching — he talks about something that’s...

Out and About in South Dakota By Sen. John Thune

Out and About in South Dakota By Sen. John Thune

Mitchell Now publishes opinion pieces representing both sides of a variety of topics. Opinions presented do not necessarily reflect those of the newsroom or management. To join the conversation, email your opinion piece to news@kmit.com I recently...

Thousands evacuated in Canada, smoke haze reaches South Dakota

Thousands evacuated in Canada, smoke haze reaches South Dakota

Associated Press FLIN FLON, Manitoba — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S., according to officials. Most of the...

Architects who stay to help build their communities

Architects who stay to help build their communities

Ryan Anderson grew up on a hobby farm near Sawyer, North Dakota, and spent summers in high school working with his dad, a residential contractor. By his senior year, he’d set his sights on studying architecture at North Dakota State University....

Funeral being held Wednesday afternoon for Pierre teen killed last week in three vehicle accident south of Agar

Funeral being held Wednesday afternoon for Pierre teen killed last week in three vehicle accident south of Agar

June 9, 2025: The funeral service for a 16 year old boy from Pierre killed last week (June 4, 2025, at 9:54am) in a three-vehicle crash one mile south of Agar will be held Wednesday afternoon (June 11, 2025). The service for Aiden Van Balen will...

Forest Service is hiring temporary fire positions in Wyoming

Forest Service is hiring temporary fire positions in Wyoming

Lakewood, Colo. - The Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service is hiring up to 50 temporary wildland firefighters and fire support positions for the 2025 fire year across national forests and grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South...

Cheapest midgrade gas in cities across Lyman County in week ending May 31

Cheapest midgrade gas in cities across Lyman County in week ending May 31

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Lyman County selling...

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on premium gas in cities in Brule County in week ending May 31?

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on premium gas in cities in Brule County in week ending May 31?

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Brule County selling...

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