Month: December 2024

South Dakota State will host Montana in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, marking a rematch from last season’s national championship game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Dana J. [Read More…]

Jacks Earn At-Large Big to NCAA Volleyball Tournament

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team will play in the NCAA Tournament this week. The Jackrabbits earned an at-large big to the tournament and will take on No. 8 seed Miami Friday afternoon [Read More…]

Coyote Volleyball to face No. 2 seeded Creighton in Omaha

VERMILLION, S.D. — After earning an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament as the Summit League Tournament Champions, the South Dakota volleyball team will travel to Omaha, Nebraska to face off against No. 2 [Read More…]

Vikings win 5th straight, rallying past Cardinals 23-22 on Sam Darnold’s TD pass with 1:13 left

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were searching for an offensive rhythm well past halftime. Aaron Jones had another early turnover. This confident, connected and resilient team didn’t flinch. Sam Darnold’s second touchdown pass of the second [Read More…]

SDSU Sinks 11 Treys in Win at Ball State

MUNCIE, Ind. – South Dakota State basketball knocked down a season-high 11 3-pointers in a 63-55 win at Ball State Sunday afternoon at Worthen Arena. SDSU, rated eighth in the latest mid-major poll, improves to 5-2 [Read More…]

North Carolina was a ‘bright spot’ for Democrats, governor-elect says

ABC News After prevailing in a state that went for Republican Donald Trump, Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein said that his service as North Carolina’s attorney general gave voters confidence and called the Tar Heel state [Read More…]

GOP senator praises current FBI Director Christopher Wray, calls Putin a ‘tyrant’

ABC News Republican Sen. Mike Rounds emphasized his support for current FBI Director Christopher Wray after President-elect Donald Trump announced he intended to nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the department’s top job. “I think the [Read More…]

North Carolina was a ‘bright spot’ for Democrats, governor-elect says

Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After prevailing in a state that went for Republican Donald Trump, Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein said that his service as attorney general gave North Carolina voters confidence and [Read More…]

Biden team wants to finish strong on Ukraine, Gaza

Mandel Ngan via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that President Joe Biden is looking to make as much progress as possible on foreign policy before he leaves office next [Read More…]

Names Released in McCook County Fatal Crash

McCook County, S.D.- A 39-year-old man died Tuesday morning in a head-on collision, 10 miles northeast of Monroe, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Michael Lee Zimmer, the driver of a 2012 Volkswagen CC Sport, was traveling east on SD [Read More…]

Processing wild game still a challenge for South Dakota hunters

Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch PIEDMONT, S.D. – Earlier this year, well before big-game hunting season began in South Dakota, Josh Clark invested time and money into expanding his wild-game processing capabilities to [Read More…]

Restoring faded memories: Volunteers labor to refurbish historical markers across South Dakota

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) SIOUX FALLS — Jim A. Carlson steadies his hand as he balances on a ladder in Falls Park, concentrating as he paints the raised lettering on a cast aluminum historical marker. [Read More…]

Diversion programs for youth increase after boost to county funding

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A 2023 bill that paved the way for higher payments to counties that keep kids out of the justice system has increased the number of diversion offers from prosecutors across [Read More…]

Donald Trump promised to bring down prices, but experts say his tariff plans will do the opposite

Casey Quinlan, States Newsroom President-elect Donald Trump has promised to bring down prices on groceries, rent and other basic necessities of life. U.S. presidents don’t typically have direct control over how much any of those [Read More…]

Black Friday online sales on track to hit record high: What are people buying?

aire images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People haven’t only been filling their plates this Thanksgiving weekend — it also seems they’ve been filling their online shopping carts. Black Friday online shopping this year is on [Read More…]

Trump picks Florida sheriff Chad Chronister for DEA administrator

Hillsborough County Sheriff (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said that [Read More…]

Trump says he’ll fire FBI Director Christopher Wray, replace him with longtime ally Kash Patel

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he plans on firing FBI director Christopher Wray and replacing him with longtime ally Kash Patel. The appointment must be approved by the [Read More…]

James Skoufis announces bid to lead DNC, becomes third to vie for chairmanship

Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Media Assets, Inc. (NEW YORK) — New York state Sen. James Skoufis announced his long-shot bid for chairman of the Democratic National Committee on X on Saturday. Skoufis, who paints himself [Read More…]

Trump, Trudeau to meet at Mar-a-Lago amid tariff threats

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Florida at Mar-a-Lago and is expected to meet with President-elect Donald Trump tonight, according to multiple sources. The expected meeting comes [Read More…]

Home explosion in Missouri leaves six people injured, three in critical condition