Mitchell Daily Republic

MITCHELL — A Sioux Falls Post 15 West squad battling for one of the top places in the American Legion Class A baseball standings proved too much for Palace City Post 18 on Wednesday night, sweeping a doubleheader at Drake Field. Post 15 West nabbed an 8-6 eight-inning win in the first game, then powered to a 9-3 final in the second contest.

Josh Bell, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall belted home runs while Taj Bradley matched his career high for strikeouts as the visiting Minnesota Twins claimed the rubber match of their three-game series against the Houston Astros with an 8-3 victory on Wednesday. Bell extended his career-high 16-game road hitting streak with a two-run blast in the top of the first inning before Clemens socked a three-run homer an inning later.

Malik Tillman's free-kick goal in the 82nd minute gave the short-handed U.S. men's national team the insurance it craved to hold on for a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on Wednesday and advance to the World Cup's round of 16. The United States earned their first knockout-round victory since 2002, but it wasn't easy after Folarin Balogun, who scored in the 45th minute, was shown a red card in the 64th.

MEDORA, N.D. — Thousands of people from across North Dakota and around the country gathered in Medora on Wednesday, July 1, for President Donald Trump's visit celebrating America's upcoming 250th anniversary and the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Under hot summer skies, the normally quiet western North Dakota town transformed into a tightly-secured venue filled with patriotic displays, music and enthusiastic crowds.

A crowd of nearly 3,000 people gathered to watch President Donald Trump’s speech Wednesday, July 1, at the Burning Hills Amphitheatre in Medora, N.D., for the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Here's a look at the some of the images from the day: 1/9: Roughrider re-enactment brothers (L-R) Isaac Waddington (Teddy Roosevelt) Eli Waddington and Zande Waddington wait for President Trump's arrival Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

FARGO — On Saturday, we celebrate the nation's 250th year of independence. And many of our founding fathers not only drafted the Declaration of Independence, but they were diligent weather observers as well. The first recorded weather observations in modern day America were taken by John Holm along the Delaware River in the 1640s, more than 100 years before the Declaration of Independence was even a spark of an idea.

MITCHELL — Wild Oak Golf Course’s new-look No. 5 hole had its first hole-in-one recorded on Tuesday, June 30. Weston Kayser carded the ace from 130 yards out on the par-3 hole using an approach wedge. The shot was witnessed by Jayce Slaba and Hayden Wallace. Loading Audio Player By Instaread, Please Wait...

SIOUX FALLS β€” The second defendant tied to a fatal 2024 shooting at a Sioux Falls park has been sentenced to the same prison time as a co-defendant. A Minnehaha County judge on Wednesday, July 1, sentenced Lamont Burks Jr., of Sioux Falls, to 25 years in prison with a decade suspended and credit for 589 days already served. All told, the sentence was pared down to a little more than 13 years.

MEDORA, N.D. — The focus of President Donald Trump's visit to Medora on Wednesday, July 1, was the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, just yards from the amphitheater where he gave his speech. Trump rearranged his schedule and took a tour of the library before the speech. Robbie Lauf, executive director of the library, said that Trump is the library's first official visitor. The $450 million library honors the life of America's 26th president and his connection to North Dakota.

MEDORA, N.D. — President Donald Trump considers President Theodore Roosevelt one of the few people he admires, he told a red, white and blue-clad audience in Medora. In a meandering speech Wednesday, July 1, at Medora’s Burning Hills Amphitheatre, Trump talked about Roosevelt’s legacy and current events. He stood on the same stage used for the Medora musical, with a Western-themed set.