Hughes County among those considering adopting Senate Bill 96
The Hughes County Commission is considering how to move forward regarding Senate Bill 96. The measure would give a half-cent sales tax option to counties for the reduction in property taxes on owner-occupied homes. South [Read More…]
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BROOKINGS, SD – It may be July, but Christmas is coming early to Brookings this year, and Santa is trading in his sleigh for a red cart. Just 19 months after Mayor Oepke “Ope” Niemeyer’s [Read More...] -
The South Dakota Hall of Fame is honored to have been awarded a Community Impact Grant from POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuel and a global leader in sustainable bioproducts. The POET Community Impact [Read More...] -
LUVERNE, Minn. (AP) — Crossing the open farmland of southwestern Minnesota, you’ll encounter an otherworldly sight: a massive head with a beard, mustache and red-striped top hat looming over the horizon. Pull into the small [Read More...] -
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota State Fair staff, state prison inmates and volunteers spent two weeks clearing debris and repairing damage after a tornado swept through Huron. Despite widespread damage across the fairgrounds, no [Read More...] -
South Dakota Searchlight RAPID CITY — A multi-agency effort to disrupt cocaine trafficking resulted in 14 total arrests of people from Colorado and the South Dakota cities of Pine Ridge, Box Elder and Rapid City, [Read More...]
SPORTS
Palace City Post 18 Opens Regional Play Against Rapid City Post 320
Palace City Post 18 begins the Class A Legion Baseball regional playoffs Wednesday night with a best-of-three series against No. 6 seed Rapid City Post 320. The 11 seed Palace City will try to reverse [Read More…]
Wednesday Sports: July 22, 2026
WEDNESDAY SPORTS, JULY 22, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Palace City Post 18 legion baseball takes on No. 6 seed Rapid City Post 320 in game one on Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Game two [Read More…]
Hedges and Halpin hit sac flies in the 6th, Guardians beat Twins 5-2 for third straight victory
CLEVELAND (AP) — Austin Hedges and Petey Halpin hit sacrifice flies in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians, a night after hitting seven homers, used small ball to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on [Read More…]
South Dakota State Women’s Basketball Ranked 9th in WCBA Academic Top 25
ATLANTA – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team was recognized by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) as the organization announced its 2025-26 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll Tuesday. The Jackrabbits are ranked ninth [Read More…]
Three Tigers Win National Awards at the GPAC Level, Advance to NAIA Ballot
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Three Dakota Wesleyan student-athletes have won NAIA national awards at the conference level and will advance to the NAIA’s official national ballot. These distinctions reflect excellence both in competition and in the [Read More…]
South Dakota Amateur Baseball Poll – July 21, 2026
The Alexandria Angels and Brookings Cubs will enter postseason play as South Dakota’s top-ranked amateur baseball teams after holding the No. 1 spots in the final 2026 South Dakota Amateur Baseball Poll released Tuesday. Alexandria [Read More…]



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