Month: December 2024

Massive data centers consuming large amounts of energy have eyes on South Dakota
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Massive data centers used for cloud computing and artificial intelligence are consuming enormous amounts of energy, and developers are eyeing South Dakota as a potential location, regulators say. These “hyperscale [Read More…]

South Dakota High School Basketball Preseason Media Poll
The Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll has been released. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses. Boys Class AA 1. Mitchell (13) 69 2. Washington 49 3. Lincoln 24 4. [Read More…]

Mitchell Middle School teacher wins a national award
A Mitchell Middle School teacher has earned a special national recognition. Suzanne Skinner teaches Family and Consumer Sciences. The National Association of Family and Consumer Sciences presented Skinner with it first-ever Bettye Brown Teacher Excellence [Read More…]

Darnold delivers for Vikings with career-high 347 yards and 5 TDs to beat Cousins, Falcons 42-21
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for 347 yards and five touchdowns, both career highs, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away from Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons 42-21 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory. Darnold added [Read More…]

South Dakota Department of Health Reports First Flu Death of the 2024-2025 Flu Season
PIERRE, SD – The Department of Health is reporting the first influenza death of the 2024-2025 season, a Corson County resident in the over 65 years age group. “Influenza can be a very serious illness,” said [Read More…]

Name Released of Freeman Man in Hutchinson County Fatal Crash
Hutchinson County, S.D.- A 49-year-old Freeman, SD man died Wednesday night in a single vehicle crash near Menno, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Adam Van Hove, the driver of a 2004 Cadillac Escalade, was traveling east on US Highway [Read More…]

First 12-team College Football Playoff set, Oregon seeded No. 1 and SMU edges Alabama for last spot
The new, 12-team College Football Playoff brings with it a promise to be bigger, more exciting, more lucrative. Perfect or 100% fair? Well, nobody ever believed that. The first expanded playoff bracket unveiled Sunday left a presumably deserving Alabama [Read More…]

SDSU Cruised to Victory over Eastern Washington
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Three Jackrabbits scored in double figures as the South Dakota State men’s basketball team defeated Eastern Washington, 74-53, in First Bank & Trust Arena on Saturday. The Eagles got out to a 5-0 [Read More…]

Brooklyn Meyer Drops Career-High 32 in Win at Montana
MISSOULA, Mont. – A 32-point performance from Brooklyn Meyer lifted South Dakota State basketball to a 78-70 win over Montana Saturday afternoon at Dahlberg Arena. SDSU improves to 7-2 on the year and has won four straight games [Read More…]

Big Second Half Sends Coyotes to FCS Quarterfinals
VERMILLION, S.D. — Three interceptions and 28 points in the second half lifted the No. 4-seed University of South Dakota (10-2, 7-1 MVFC) to their tenth win and sends them into the Quarterfinals of the NCAA [Read More…]

Christmas Shopping for Kids a holiday hit!
For 31 years “Christmas Shopping for Kids” in Mitchell has offered an opportunity for youngsters to share in the joy of holiday gift-giving for family and friends without breaking the bank. About a dozen local [Read More…]

Proposed funding cut could sink network in as little as two years, SDPB director says
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Public Broadcasting could cease to exist in as little as two years if lawmakers adopt Gov. Kristi Noem’s $3.6 million budget cut, the network’s executive director said Friday. [Read More…]

‘Wild places are worth fighting for’: Concern grows for receding South Dakota wetlands
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight EUREKA — John Cooper, 80 years old and with a new set of knees, still rises before the sun, dons waders, sets up decoys and tries to call in ducks. “I [Read More…]

Massive data centers consuming large amounts of energy have eyes on South Dakota
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Massive data centers used for cloud computing and artificial intelligence are consuming enormous amounts of energy, and developers are eyeing South Dakota as a potential location, regulators say. These “hyperscale [Read More…]

Jackrabbits Advance in Playoffs with Decisive Home Win vs. Montana
Mark Gronowski accounted for four touchdowns — two passing and two rushing — as two-time defending champion South Dakota State opened its Football Championship Subdivision playoff push with a 35-18 victory over Montana Saturday afternoon at [Read More…]

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment vote after imposing martial law
Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will face an impeachment vote Saturday, days after briefly imposing martial law. The country’s dominant opposition party moved on Wednesday [Read More…]

Shots Fired Incident at Empire Mall, No Injuries Reported
On Friday evening, shots were fired inside the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, prompting a significant police response. Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum confirmed that at least three shell casings were found near the [Read More…]

Watertown Man Charged After Officer-Involved Shooting at Yankton High School
A 40-year-old Watertown man, Andrew Jondahl, faces charges after being injured in an officer-involved shooting at Yankton High School on Thursday evening. The incident occurred in the school’s west parking lot during a wrestling meet. [Read More…]

Family of Austin Tice says ‘a significant source’ indicates he is alive, being ‘treated well’
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The family of Austin Tice, the American freelance journalist and Marine Corps veteran who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria in 2012, said it has been in contact with a [Read More…]

Hegseth’s attorney threatens to sue sex assault accuser if she repeats ‘false’ claims and he’s not confirmed
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth’s attorney has threatened legal action against a woman who accused President-elect Donald Trump’s selection for defense secretary of sexual assault — if she repeats what he calls “false” [Read More…]
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