Month: February 2026

FRIDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 6, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels Wrestling lost a pair of duals on Thursday night at Pierre with the boys falling 64-11 and the girls 64-15. The Kernel girls will compete [Read More…]

South Dakota State Scholarship Auction Set For May 2

The 2026 edition of the Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction is set for Saturday, May 2. This year’s event will again be held at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. Individual tickets, as well as table and event sponsorships, are available [Read More…]

Vinatieri Receives Hall of Fame Call From Canton

SAN FRANCISCO — Former South Dakota State standout and the National Football League’s all-time scoring leader, Adam Vinatieri, was announced Thursday night as a member of the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Born [Read More…]

Coyotes Win Defense Struggle at Denver, 53-42

DENVER, Colo. – South Dakota women’s basketball relied its defense in a 53-42 win over Denver Thursday night in Denver. South Dakota needed a dominant second half defensively to pick up a win, and the Coyotes did [Read More…]

With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws

Kevin Hardy/Stateline As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers. For years, many states competed [Read More…]

South Dakota Republican leaders argue about economic development in front of reporters

Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — The divide in South Dakota’s Republican Party over the government’s role in economic development spilled into public view Thursday at the state Capitol as two of the party’s top [Read More…]

Effort to require elections for excess school taxation falters in state House

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A proposal to require local elections when a school board decides to exceed property tax limitations failed Wednesday in the South Dakota House on a 29-39 vote, and an [Read More…]

State House rejects liability protections for unapproved COVID therapies

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota House of Representatives defeated a bill meant to serve as a liability shield for doctors and pharmacists who prescribe or dispense two drugs used off-label for COVID-19 treatment. [Read More…]

South Dakota House of Representatives advances food stamp soda ban

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Lawmakers in the South Dakota House of Representatives endorsed a bill Wednesday barring the purchase of soft drinks with benefits from a food assistance program. The House voted 58-11 in favor [Read More…]

Worsening snow drought in the West will have cascading impacts, experts say

February 5, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Boats descend lower into a desert canyon at Antelope Point Marina, requiring construction of alternative boat ramps, as Lake Powell continues to shrink on September 3, 2022, near Page, Arizona. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) [Read More…]

State of the Schools

The Annual State of the Schools luncheon offered an update on several levels of education in Mitchell. Mitchell School Superintendent Joe Childs led off the program with a few words regarding the new high school. [Read More…]

Congress secures long-term funding for the World Trade Center Health Program

In this May 13, 2025, file photo, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at a press conference on the World Trade Center Health Program at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Congress [Read More…]

Bitcoin plunges to lowest level since October 2024

Bitcoin signage on the exhibition floor during the Plan B Forum Bitcoin conference in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. The conference brings together world leaders, technologists, and entrepreneurs to discuss nation-state [Read More…]

EEOC alleges anti-white discrimination at Nike, seeks court enforcement of subpoena