South Dakota Xcel customers will pay higher electric rates after utilities commission settlement
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A panel of South Dakota regulators approved an electric rate increase Friday for Xcel Energy customers and allowed eight entities to intervene in a pending Black Hills Energy rate [Read More…]
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Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight A company that’s being sued for exploratory drilling near a culturally significant site in South Dakota’s Black Hills is withdrawing from the project, according to a letter shared with project opponents. [Read More...] -
Nicole Schlabach/South Dakota Searchlight Daniel Milks, the founder and lead guide at My XO Adventures, has introduced many visitors in South Dakota’s Black Hills to mountain goats. “It’s an eye-opener, and a jaw-dropper,” he said. [Read More...] -
Operation Prairie Thunder continued its community-based enforcement efforts last week with its 13th saturation patrol operation in Mitchell. The operation, conducted April 30 and May 1, brought together the South Dakota Highway Patrol and local, [Read More...] -
PIERRE, S.D. – Volunteer firefighters across South Dakota face danger every time they respond to an emergency, and ensuring they have the proper gear is essential to their safety and effectiveness. Legislation passed during the 2026 [Read More...] -
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The health disparity between Native American and white South Dakotans is among the largest racial or ethnic health gaps in the nation, according to a new report from a foundation that [Read More...]
SPORTS
Byron Buxton’s RBI double in 11th inning gives Twins a 2-1 victory over Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Byron Buxton doubled off the wall in left-center with one out in the 11th inning, scoring automatic runner Matt Wallner, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Saturday night. [Read More…]
Coyotes Capture First Summit League Softball Championship, Advance to NCAA Tournament
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – South Dakota captured its first Summit League Softball Championship in program history on Saturday evening, defeating three-time defending tournament champion Omaha 2-1 in the winner-take-all title game at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. The [Read More…]
Tommies Stifle Jacks on Senior Day
BROOKINGS, S.D. – St. Thomas left-hander Owen Marsolek carried a shutout into the eighth inning to lead the Tommies to a 4-2 victory over South Dakota State in Summit League baseball action Saturday afternoon at [Read More…]
SDSU’s Brandon Kampsen Sets New School Record in 800 Meter
AMES, IOWA — Brandon Kampsen posts a personal record in the 800-meter to claim the South Dakota State program record at the Cyclone Twilight Friday evening.HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN“Obviously, Brandon getting the record is a big deal, [Read More…]
Travis Bazzana hits his first major league homer in the Guardians’ 6-4 win over the Twins
CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Bazzana hit his first major league home run, rookie Parker Messick allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians won their third straight, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-4 [Read More…]
USD Shuts Out SDSU to Advance to Second-Consecutive Summit League Championship Game
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — It was another beautiful day at the ballpark at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on Friday, and once again it was the arm of sophomore Madison Evans for South Dakota who, again, stole the spotlight in [Read More…]



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