Year: 2026
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43rd Annual Girls Hanson Classic Results
🏀 43rd Annual Hanson Classic Girls Basketball Showcase 📍 Mitchell Corn Palace — Mitchell, SD🗓 Saturday, January 17, 2026 ⏰ Game Schedule Time Matchup FINAL Woodbury Central (IA) 59, Hanson 34 FINAL No. 9B Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 54, [Read More…]
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Broncos advance to AFC title game, beating Bills 33-30
DENVER (AP) — Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted Josh Allen’s deep throw in overtime, and Bo Nix led the Broncos into position for Wil Lutz’s 24-yard field goal that sent Denver to the AFC championship game with [Read More…]
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Late Surge Powers SDSU Past Kansas City, 90-62
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State outscored Kansas City by 24 points over the final eight minutes of their Summit League men’s basketball matchup on Saturday, Jan. 17, to close out a 90-62 victory inside First [Read More…]
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Mathiowetz Surpasses 1,000 Career Points in Loss to NDSU
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team fell 76-68 to North Dakota State Saturday afternoon at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jackrabbits shot 47% from the field, but gave up 33 combined [Read More…]
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Williams’ Career Night, Joyce’s 1,000th Career Point Lift USD to 75-55 Win Over Denver
VERMILLION, S.D. – A near wire-to-wire victory for South Dakota women’s basketball Saturday afternoon, leading for 37:47 in a 75-55 victory over Denver on Native American Heritage Day in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Four [Read More…]
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Coyotes Drop Road Game 96-80 at North Dakota
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — South Dakota basketball fell on the road Saturday afternoon 96-80 to North Dakota Saturday at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Jordan Crawford put together one of his best performances in a Coyote jersey [Read More…]
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Trump announces tariffs on NATO allies for opposing US control of Greenland
People hold Greenlandic flags and placards as they gather by the United States Consulate to march in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in [Read More…]
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Mitchell Kernels Capture Team Title at Huron Invitational
HURON — The Mitchell Kernels turned in a strong, balanced performance to win the team championship at the Huron Invitational gymnastics meet Friday, finishing with a meet-best score of 146.25. Sioux Falls Lincoln placed second [Read More…]
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Back-to-back winter storms hit the East this weekend with arctic blast behind them next week
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two winter storms will move through the East this weekend, with cold air coming right behind it in an arctic blast forecast for next week. The first of the two [Read More…]
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How the Diplomatic Security Service is helping to secure the Winter Olympics for fans and athletes
(aire images/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Athletes and fans will start arriving at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan next month, but one U.S. agency has been on the ground working to ensure safety at [Read More…]
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Democrats grapple with ‘rising clamor’ for Trump impeachment ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House on January 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — From the campaign trail [Read More…]
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Multi-vehicle fatal crash
Two people died and several were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon, five miles west of Reliance, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary [Read More…]
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Remembering Reed Harter: A Dedicated Educator and Coach
It is with deep sadness that the Ethan community mourns the passing of Reed Harter, a valued colleague, coach, and educator who made a lasting impact on students and staff. Ethan Superintendent Tim Hawkins shared [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Bo Bichette and the New York Mets agree to a $126 million, 3-year contract
NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Bichette and the New York Mets agreed Friday to a $126 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP [Read More…]
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Congressional spending bills include $42 million earmarked for South Dakota projects
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Three spending bills passed this week through the U.S. Senate that include millions of dollars earmarked for South Dakota projects, according to U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota. Congress is working [Read More…]
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Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash Reported Near Centerville
Clay County, S.D.- One person died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash two miles south of Centerville, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information [Read More…]
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SDDOT Snowplow Contest Winners . . . Like a Rhinestone Plowboy
PIERRE, S.D. – In South Dakota, this winter it’s not Glen Campbell’s Rhinestone Cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo, but rather Rhinestone Plowboy, riding out in a plow on a snow-filled “roadeo”. The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) is [Read More…]
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Lawmakers defer bill that would allow school districts to remove violent students
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota lawmakers on the the House Education Committee on Friday unanimously deferred action on a bill to more effectively remove violent children from public school classrooms on a temporary basis. [Read More…]
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For Don Barnett, the 1972 flood was ‘tattooed on my brain and on my soul’
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight Don Barnett, who died Monday at age 83, was the 29-year-old mayor of Rapid City when it was struck by a flood that killed 238 people on June 9, 1972. He received widespread [Read More…]
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Tie vote stalls bill to remove governor’s exclusive control of economic development fund
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A committee of South Dakota lawmakers deadlocked on Friday in Pierre on a bill that would remove an economic development fund from the governor’s exclusive control. A motion to approve the measure tied [Read More…]
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