Basically, the water in the lake is worse than what's in the James River,” a JRWDD board member from Mitchell said.

MURDO, S.D. — The Murdo volunteer firefighter who died in a crash while en route to a grass fire has been identified.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks at the groundbreaking of the High Plains Processing soybean processing plant on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, near Mitchell.