Alexandria News

UPDATED: 4:04 p.m. Authorities in Mitchell continue to investigate a range fire that happened before 10 p.m. Tuesday in rural-wester Hanson County.

Flags are flying at half staff today across South Dakota to honor a soldier killed in the war on terror in Afghanistan.

Funeral services are being held for a soldier with South Dakota ties who was killed in Afghanistan.

Anna Grace Klock was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of pediatric brain cancer called Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor on August 4th.

In small towns, Friday nights are all about the football games and the players who wear the helmets and jerseys.

The school bells have been ringing for more than a week at Hanson School in Alexandria, but so have the phones.

Communities around South Dakota have some cleaning up to do this morning after storms passed through Sunday night.

Police in Beresford say a number a power lines were knocked down, and officials were working to restore electricity in some areas.

A tornado was reported near Fulton at 9:41 p.m. or 11 miles east of Mitchell moving southeast at 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls.

Curt Hart has been elected to a one-year term as chairman of the South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors.

The BNSF Railway Co. plans this month to start the first of five projects in South Dakota to replace about 73 track miles of rail along its system.

The Wagner family of Alexandria feels a special connection to Memorial Day. After all, many family members have served in the military, and several generations are veterans.

More than 300 dogs from across the nation and Canada are expected to compete in an event sponsored by the local chapter of the Hunting Retrievers Club - an event that an organizer calls the 'Super Bowl of retriever testing.' 'Only champion dogs are invited, and 302 from across the United States and Canada are on their way here,' said Shane Olean, a ...

Like many competitive dog trainers, Dave and Lauraine Grevlos are no strangers to spending long hours on the road.

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Construction is expected to begin next week on a new Hanson County courthouse in Alexandria.

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