Mission News

Golfball size hail from Sharlie Colombo in Mission, SD. Golfball size hail from a viewer in Yankton, SD.

A state Education Department official was announced Wednesday as University of South Dakota's chief diversity officer.

You'll find a familiar face in the latest edition of People Magazine. South Dakota's newest Powerball winner has earned himself a full page article in the national publication.

Two American Indian colleges in South Dakota are sharing in almost $3.8 million that goes to schools in seven states to provide training programs to recruit and graduate new Indian teachers and school administrators.

His rags to riches story made him famous around the nation, and Tuesday, Neal Wanless can collect his millions.

News outlets have tried to put together as much information as they can on 23-year-old Neal Wanless, who is pocketing $88.5 million, courtesy of a big Powerball win.

Neal Wanless of S.D. won $230 Million, one of the largest lottery jackpots of U.S. history.

This West River town has been buzzing ever since lottery officials announced that someone in the area won $232.1 million in Powerball.

Taxes are going up or changing in seven South Dakota cities on July 1. The Department of Revenue and Regulation says Big Stone City, Bonesteel and Estelline are increasing their general sales and use tax rate from 1 percent to 2 percent.

IT has the makings of a Hollywood script. A young rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of the nation claims one of the biggest undivided jackpots in US lottery history after buying the ticket in a town called Winner.

Now that 23-year-old Neal Wanless has come forward to collect the money, those guesses finally have some confirmation.

A 23-year-old rancher whose family has fallen behind in their taxes and recently had a mobile home repossessed has claimed a $232.1 million Powerball jackpot.

News that someone hit the jackpot in Winner, South Dakota spread like wildfire. We sent Krystle Kacner to check out the rumors about that big win, in particular just who's got that winning ticket.

Four candidates to serve as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota will visit the state later this month One of the four will be chosen to replace Bishop Creighton Robertson, who is retiring.

Christina and Tom Yellow Boy of Mission stepped forward today to claim the $200,000 Powerball prize they won in the Saturday, April 11th drawing.

Local paramedics are used to being summoned to aid heart attack victims. In Mitchell, cardiac-related calls come in two or three times a week.

Offices in Mission, Pine Ridge, Dupree, Martin, Eagle Butte, Rapid City, Sturgis, Belle Fourche, Lead-Deadwood and Wall are all closed, as is Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Rapid City Regional Airport.

By Monica Wepking, Editor Jennifer L. Ladd, 36, also known as Jennifer L. Meek of Rosebud, SD or Mission, SD pled not guilty to first degree murder charges in Charles Mix County court on Monday, March 2, 2009.

LAKE ANDES - A 36-year-old Mission-area woman accused of killing her boyfriend last month in Lake Andes has pleaded not guilty to an indictment accusing her of first-degree murder.

Red Lake Drug and Gang Summit: Speaker: Alcohol part of - historical grief' Michelle Bedard Bemidji Pioneer Published Thursday, February 26, 2009 When Cecil White Hat was 5 years old, he stood in the back of ...