Weekend rains continue to dent South Dakota drought conditions as more severe storms on deck

Apr. 29—MITCHELL — Steady rains over the weekend pushed Mitchell's year-to-date rainfall totals to nearly 2 inches above normal and continued a trend seeing dry conditions easing in many parts of South Dakota, though it will likely be some time before the state moves completely out of drought conditions. Officials with the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls reported Monday that Mitchell received approximately 1.73 inches of rain dating back to Thursday, which puts the community at 5.42 inches of precipitation since Jan. 1. That's well above the 3.60 inches...