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GoFundMe created for Mitchell Perkins employees after fire
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MITCHELL, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – After a devastating fire left nearly 40 employees in Mitchell without a place to work, a fundraiser has been started to help them through the holidays.
The fire started shortly after midnight on November 15. Within hours, the Perkins in Mitchell was deemed a total loss. Fortunately, no one was injured, and management said they plan to rebuild the restaurant.
It didn’t take long for the community to rally for the employees of the restaurant, who were suddenly left without a job. The Mitchell Chamber of Commerce quickly began inquiring to other businesses about finding a place for the employees.
Now, a GoFundMe has been started to help the employees of Perkins through the holidays. The goal is to raise $20,000. According to the organizer, all funds will aid each staff member whether it’s helping pay for a bill or a tank of gas.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but Mitchell Fire Marshal Shannon Sandoval said there was no reason to suspect criminal activity.
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SD Lottery Mega Millions, Lucky For Life winning numbers for April 1, 2025
The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at April 1, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from April 1 drawing
11-12-21-29-49, Mega Ball: 03, Megaplier: 2
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lucky For Life numbers from April 1 drawing
09-20-29-36-41, Lucky Ball: 08
Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
- Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
- Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.
When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
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DOC: Jameson Annex on lockdown after prison fight
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Department of Corrections has confirmed that the Jameson Annex at the State Penitentiary is on lockdown.
The fight occurred on Monday, but the DOC said it was contained by staff.
The incident is under investigation and DCI has been notified of the fight.
According to DOC staff, there were no life-threatening injuries.
The Jameson Annex will remain on lockdown until the investigation is complete.
Stick with Dakota News Now on-air and online for updates on this developing story.
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Full listing of the 2025 South Dakota high school boys basketball all-state teams
MITCHELL — The following players have been selected to the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association’s all-state teams for boys basketball in 2024-25.
The players are selected to the teams based on votes of the coaches in their respective classes. The top vote-getter in each class as voted upon by the coaches is the SDBBCA’s player of the year and is indicated with an asterisk:
CLASS AA
First team
*Markus Talley, Mitchell, 6-1, sr. (17.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.0 apg)
Blake Ellwein, Huron, 6-9, jr. (21.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.1 apg)
Landon Dulaney, Brandon Valley, 6-2, sr. (14.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.5 apg)
Sam DeGroot, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 6-6, jr. (15.1 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.9 apg)
Gilbert White Jr., Rapid City Central, 5-11, sr. (21.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 52 steals)
Sam Ericsson, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 6-3, jr. (12.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.9 apg)
Second team
Brody Schafer, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 6-0, so. (10.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 5.7 apg)
Griffin Wiebenga, Tea Area, 6-3, so. (15.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.4 apg)
Nolan Krull, Harrisburg, 6-3, sr. (10.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.5 apg)
Gavin Hinker, Mitchell, 6-4, sr. (10 ppg, 6.3 rpg)
Tommy Hoffman, Sioux Falls Washington (14.4 ppg, 5 rpg, 4 apg)
Dylon Doren, Spearfish, 6-3, sr. (11.1 ppg, 7 rpg, 2.5 apg)
Colton Smith, Mitchell, 6-5, jr. (15.7 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2.9 apg)
Honorable mention
Luke Olson, Pierre, 5-11 sr. (12.6 ppg, 5 rpg, 5.2 apg, 62 steals)
Nyun Dut, O’Gorman, 6-4, sr. (10.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg)
Ryan Heinert, Sturgis, 6-3, sr. (15.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.9 apg)
Dayler Segrist, Rapid City Stevens, 6-3, sr. (14.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg)
Austin Terveen, O’Gorman, 6-2, sr. (13.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2 apg)
Repeat selections — 2024 (Talley, Ellwein and Smith, first team; Hoffman and Heinert, second team; Dulaney and Segrist, honorable mention.
Landon Dierks / Mitchell Republic
First team
*Griffen Goodbary, SF Christian, 6-11, sr. (18 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 36 blocks)
Marvin Richard III, Pine Ridge, 6-4, jr. (34.7 ppg, 6 rpg, 3.8 apg, 76 steals)
Easton Neuendorf, Hamlin, 5-11, sr. (16.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 7 apg, 50 steals)
Benson Kieffer, Rapid City Christian, 5-10, sr. (18.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 5.1 apg, 57 steals)
Luke Bruns, Dakota Valley, 6-2, sr. (22.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.9 apg)
Brant Wassenaar, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-5, so. (14.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.1 apg)
Second team
Trey Hansen, Vermillion, 6-4, jr. (20.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.5 apg, 64 steals)
Tate Gerdes, Lennox, 6-3, jr. (15.5 ppg, 7 rpg, 5 apg)
Connor Mebius, West Central, 5-9, so. (16.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.1 apg, 50 steals)
Julius Frog, Rapid City Christian, 6-4, sr. (13.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 50 blocks)
Maverick Nelson, Sioux Valley, 6-3, sr. (20.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3 apg)
Ben Brooks, Madison, 6-9, sr. (18.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.6 apg)
Third team
Carter Craven, Winner, 6-6, so. (21.7 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 43 steals)
Ryder Johnson, Groton Area, 6-3, jr. (18.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.4 apg)
Devin Buehler, Hill City, 5-11, sr. (17 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.9 apg, 71 steals)
Evan Stormo, Hamlin, 6-3, sr. (13.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.5 apg)
Isaak Hunter, Miller, 6-4, jr. (22.3 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 3.3 apg)
Sullivan Felberg, Clark-Willow Lake, 6-7, fr. (13.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2 apg)
Honorable mention
Kyle Virtue, Custer, 6-4 sr. (17.1 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 43 steals)
Simon Kieffer, Rapid City Christian, 5-11, sr. (12.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.3 apg)
Cooper Goodbary, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-5, jr. (12.4 ppg, 5 rpg)
Carson Vavruska, Florence-Henry, 5-9, sr. (23.1 ppg, 4 rpg, 4 apg)
Logan Collette, Dakota Valley, 6-0, sr. (17.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4 apg)
Will Kuhl, West Central, 6-9, jr. (13.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 58 blocks)
Repeat selections — 2024 (Griffen Goodbary, Neuendorf and Richard, first team; Bruns and Frog, second team; Benson Kieffer, third team; and Simon Kieffer, Hansen and Virtue, honorable mention); 2023 (Neuendorf, third team).
Nathan Swaffar / Mitchell Republic
First team
*Bryon Laue, Castlewood, 6-9, sr. (16.6 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 62 blocks)
Nicholas Hanson, Viborg-Hurley, 6-7, sr. (20.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg)
Trevon Beckman, Dell Rapids St. Mary, 6-2, sr. (25.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 4.4 apg, 66 steals)
Maverick LeBrun, Dell Rapids St. Mary, 6-6, sr. (20.4 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 2.7 apg)
Grant Wilkinson, De Smet, 6-9, jr. (23.3 ppg, 16.6 rpg, 40 blocks)
Wesley Wittler, Sully Buttes, 6-1, jr. (26.2 ppg, 13.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 82 steals)
Second team
Luke Koepsell, Howard, 6-4 sr. (15 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 3.4 apg)
Jamison Keszler, Castlewood, 6-0, sr. (15.3 ppg, 2 rpg, 3.7 apg)
Ben Weber, Bridgewater-Emery, 6-5 jr. (19.3 ppg, 10 rpg, 4.2 apg)
Colby Flowers, Wessington Springs, 6-4 jr. (15.9 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.4 apg)
Noah Kippley, Leola-Frederick Area, 6-3, sr. (19.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.4 apg)
Brady Schroedermeier, Viborg-Hurley, 6-1, jr. (11.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 57 steals)
Third team
Emmet Dinger, Wall, 6-2, jr. (20.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.3 apg)
Parker Graff, Wessington Springs, 6-1, jr. (17.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg)
David Walter, Freeman, 6-4, fr. (18.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.2 apg)
Brooks Jett, Aberdeen Christian, 6-5, so. (17.5 ppg, 8 rpg, 3 apg)
Jerrad Wallman, James Valley Christian, 6-5, sr. (25.6 ppg, 11 rpg, 1.5 apg)
Teelan Kjerstad, Wall, 6-1, so. (19.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 5.2 apg, 73 steals)
Honorable mention
Blair Ham, Lemmon, 6-2, sr. (19 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.2 apg, 52 steals)
Moshe Richmond, Wolsey-Wessington, 6-3, sr. (17.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 61 steals)
Jase Mousel, Colman-Egan, 6-2, sr. (19 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 61 steals)
Brycen Bruening, Parkston, 6-1, so. (17.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.1 apg)
Owen Niederbaumer, Viborg-Hurley, 6-6, sr. (8.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg)
Kyler Carlson, Estelline-Hendricks, 6-0, jr. (16.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 4 apg)
Repeat selections — 2024 (Laue and Hanson, first team; Beckman and Koepsell, second team; Graff, third team; and Weber, Kippley and Wittler, honorable mention); 2023 (Laue, second team).
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