South Dakota Officials Need Your Help Now Finding Teenager

A Mitchell family and South Dakota officials are asking for the public's help in finding a missing teenager. She's been missing for over a month.

Lexxis Bartles from Mitchell, South Dakota has been missing since October 20th. Have you seen her?

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Lexxis Bartles is 17-years-old teenager from Mitchell who is described as having green eyes, brown hair, and is about 5'8".

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The Mitchell Police Department and other local officials have been working around the clock to find Lexxis Bartles. South Dakota Missing Persons website has the latest information on where Lexxis Bartles was last seen and what she was wearing.

Lexxis was last seen wearing a sweatshirt and gray sweatpants. Lexxis has a pierced nose and wears glasses.

This is always a scary situation for families and friends of a missing loved one. Some reports from loved ones on social media claim she goes by "Lulu" and her family's last known address was in Box Elder, South Dakota.

Unfortunately, there aren't many details about what led to Lexxis' disappearance or where she could be since she went missing in Mitchell. Any Sioux Empire resident with leads or information about Lexxis' whereabouts is highly encouraged to contact the Mitchell Police Department at 605-995-8400.

Let's help bring Lexxis Bartles home to her family! South Dakota will be looking for you, Lexxis!

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The Remaining Drive-In Theaters In South Dakota

If you were born last century...you know, in the nineteen hundreds (ugh)...you may have spent a summer evening in the car watching movies. I don't mean on your phone, I mean at the drive-in movie theater!

If you were in Sioux Falls in the 1970s and '80s you may remember seeing Jaws and Indiana Jones at The East Park or the Starlite Drive-In. Both drive-ins opened just after World War 2.

The East Park didn't make it out of the '70s, closing in 1978. The Starlite survived long enough to see the birth of home video, closing in 1985.

FLASHBACK: Remember the East Park and Starlite Drive-in Theaters in Sioux Falls?

Drive-in movies had a bit of a resurgence during the pandemic. They were a way to go out and do something social without getting out of your car.

If you tried one during that time, or you remember the fun of a warm summer evening watching movies on that giant screen there are still places in South Dakota and around Sioux Falls you can do it.

Gallery Credit: Ben Kuhns