Month: February 2025

Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch STEPHAN, S.D. – “Three, two, one. OK, in your seats.” Just as she did as a teacher in her native Philippines, Madgelie Camba uses a countdown method to gain [Read More…]

Republican SD lawmakers pursue a multifaceted crackdown on citizen-backed ballot measures

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Some Republicans, many of them aligned with anti-abortion groups, are tired of South Dakotans petitioning their ideas onto the ballot. “There are things being put on the ballot that they [Read More…]

House shoots down prison money, but new vote looms

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A legislative maneuver meant to secure funding and continue discussion on an $825 million men’s prison failed by two votes Friday in the South Dakota House of Representatives. [Read More…]

Late rally not enough, Yotes falls to Mavericks 93-85

OMAHA, Neb. — The South Dakota basketball team nearly completed a double-digit comeback over the Omaha Mavericks for the second time this season but fell short in a 93-85 defeat to the Mavs. Chase Forte scored a [Read More…]

Brooklyn Meyer Scores Career-High 34 Points at Kansas City

February 22, 2025 Travis Kriens

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Powered by a career-high 34 points from Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State top Kansas City 80-60 Saturday afternoon at the Swinney Center. South Dakota State improves to 24-3 on the season and 14-0 [Read More…]

Tigers Push No. 7 Dordt to the Brink in Thrilling Battle

The Dakota Wesleyan Tigers (20-8, 13-7 GPAC) came close to pulling off an upset against No. 7-ranked Dordt University (26-2, 18-2 GPAC), falling 77-74 in a thrilling game on February 22, 2025, at the Corn [Read More…]

Flu activity ‘elevated’ in US but showing signs of abating, CDC data shows

February 22, 2025 Travis Kriens

(PonyWang/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Flu activity remains “elevated” in the United States but is starting to show signs of abating, according to new federal data published Friday. The 2024-25 flu season was classified by [Read More…]

Tigers Take Down Top-Ranked Dordt in Overtime

The Dakota Wesleyan Tigers (23-5, 18-4) pulled off a thrilling 76-66 overtime win over No. 1 ranked Dordt University (26-2, 20-2) on February 22, 2025, at the Corn Palace. This victory avenged their December loss [Read More…]

Hamas releases all 6 hostages as planned in latest exchange

Newly-released Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov gestures as he arrives in a vehicle at Beilinson Hospital in the Rabin Medical Centre in Petah Tikva in central Israel on February 22, 2025. Three more Israeli hostages [Read More…]

Guantanamo Bay migrant detainees removed from base: ICE

A photo released by the Department of Homeland Security of the first flight of migrants who were part of Tren de Aragua, preparing to takeoff for Guantanamo Bay, Feb. 4, 2025. Via DHS. (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

Trump fires CQ Brown as Joint Chiefs Chairman

(Photo by Monika Skolimowska/picture alliance via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In an unprecedented move both Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy’s top [Read More…]

Here are all the federal agencies where workers are being fired

(Mike Lewis/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at more than a dozen agencies have had their roles eliminated. The mass culling stems [Read More…]

‘Cruelty was the point’: South Dakota federal workers, programs feel the pain of Trump firings and freezes

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Darwin Hertzel reported to his job with the Natural Resources Conservation Service on Feb. 14 and opened an email. “Some very generic, no-name email. It was a template,” he said. “It [Read More…]

NDSU Holds Off Late SDSU Rally

BROOKINGS, S.D. – North Dakota State got a game-high 28 points from Jacksen Moni and kept South Dakota State from completing a second-half comeback as the Bison defeated the Jackrabbits, 77-68, in a Summit League men’s [Read More…]

Forte pours in 30 points, Yotes down St. Thomas 85-80

VERMILLION, S.D. — Chase Forte continued his impressive season Wednesday night pouring in a season high 30 points to help the South Dakota basketball team earn an 85-80 win over St. Thomas. Forte went 10-for-18 from the [Read More…]

Do South Dakotans have the highest rate of medical debt in the nation?