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Jacks Head to Omaha For Summit League Baseball Tournament
No. 4 South Dakota State (16-34) at Summit League Baseball Championship When Wednesday-Saturday (four-team, double-elimination tournament) • vs. No. 1 Oral Roberts, noon Wednesday • vs. No. 2 North Dakota State/No. 3 Omaha, noon/6 p.m. Thursday [Read More…]
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South Dakota State Volleyball Releases 2025 Schedule
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team has released its schedule for the upcoming 2025 season. The Jackrabbits’ slate features two home weekends during the non-conference season and 13 total matches at First Bank [Read More…]
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder beat the rested Timberwolves 114-88 in Game 1 of West finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the [Read More…]
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Renewable energy industry powers new job growth in South Dakota
Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch MITCHELL, S.D. — Matthew Pearson found a successful career in the wind energy industry purely by chance. After graduating from high school in Vermillion, Pearson knew he didn’t want [Read More…]
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Trump’s proposed satellite cuts raise questions about the fate of EROS in South Dakota
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A preliminary budget request from President Donald Trump takes aim at a satellite program with a 50-year history whose data is housed just northeast of Sioux Falls, at a facility [Read More…]
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stumbles over questions from Democrats on habeas corpus
Ariana Figueroa/Stateline WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Tuesday was grilled by senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about funding estimates for a barrier along the southern border, [Read More…]
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RFK Jr. insists he won’t target farming; Rounds questions him about canceled grant for South Dakota university
Jennifer Shutt/Stateline WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress on Tuesday that a major report due out later this week from his agency will not disparage farmers [Read More…]
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Guardians-Twins postponed by more rain after suspension of series opener; doubleheaders scheduled
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rain prevented the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins from playing again on Tuesday, following the suspension of the series opener the previous night. The Twins called off what would’ve been a de facto doubleheader [Read More…]
Today in Mitchell History
May 21 – Today in Mitchell History
May 21, 1981 – Mitchell boy dies after accidental shooting May 21, 1983 – Suit blames bar owners for death May 21, 1983 – Bank: Corsica Cattle suit should be dismissed May 21, 1987 – [Read More…]
Today in Mitchell History
May 20 – Today in Mitchell History
May 20, 1967 – More Than Half of State’s Interstate Is Open to Traffic May 20, 1970 – Rash of Shoplifting by Teenagers is Reported May 20, 1973 – SDIC Names Commissioner May 20, 1973 [Read More…]
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President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was [Read More…]
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Report: Tough-on-crime policies could push prison construction costs as high as $2.1 billion
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota will need a third more prison space than it has now by 2036, and lawmakers’ choice to pass a so-called truth in sentencing bill in 2023 is a major [Read More…]
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Bat Tests Positive for Rabies at Great Plains Zoo
PIERRE, SD – The Great Plains Zoo (GPZ) reported one bat on its campus, found between the pollinator garden and the farm, that tested positive for rabies. The bat was found between 11:30 am and 1:30 [Read More…]
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Brock Purdy agrees to 5-year, $265 million extension with the 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $265 million with the San Francisco 49ers, going from the NFL’s biggest bargain to one of the league’s highest-paid players. A [Read More…]
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Gold production increases at mine in South Dakota’s Black Hills
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight Production at South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine climbed to its highest level in eight years, according to a new 2024 annual report. The Wharf Mine, owned by Chicago-based Coeur Mining, [Read More…]
Today in Mitchell History
May 19 – Today in Mitchell History
May 19, 1967 – New School Is Planned at Mitchell May 19, 1970 – Mitchell Girl Dies in Crash May 19, 1972 – KORN-TV Sale Set May 19, 1975 – Man sentenced for shooting incident [Read More…]
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Friday Sports: May 16, 2025
FRIDAY SPORTS, MAY 16, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys tennis finished third at the ESD conference tournament on Tuesday in Watertown, led by a Flight 6 championship for Sutton Thompson. Mitchell ends the season [Read More…]
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A sick Jamal Murray scores 25 points, Nuggets beat Thunder 119-107 to force Game 7
DENVER (AP) — A sick Jamal Murray may have been questionable for Game 6, but in his mind there was nothing ambiguous about his playing status. “Absolutely not,” Murray said when asked if there was any chance [Read More…]
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Raising constitutional amendment vote threshold would backfire, says newly formed opposition group
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — A constitutional amendment that South Dakota voters will consider in next year’s general election will strengthen rather than weaken the influence of out-of-state organizations in state politics, opponents [Read More…]
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Judge shields Rapid City international student from removal while lawsuit proceeds
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight A woman from India who recently earned master’s and doctoral degrees from South Dakota Mines in Rapid City can’t be removed from the U.S. as her lawsuit against the federal government proceeds, a [Read More…]
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