Articles by Travis Kriens

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Houston Astros have pitched several combined no-hitters — even one in the World Series. This latest gem, however, might have been the biggest surprise of all. Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai [Read More…]

Snowbirds allege poll workers changed them to federal voters without instruction to prove residency

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A couple who spend winters in Arizona and the rest of the year in South Dakota said they were given a federal-only ballot and denied a state-local ballot when they tried [Read More…]

Year-round ethanol blend bill passed by US House faces uncertain Senate path

David Lightman Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks, boost [Read More…]

Tuesday Sports: May 26, 2026

TUESDAY SPORTS, MAY 26, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels track and field competes at the Class AA state meet starting Thursday in Sioux Falls. — Mitchell Kernels girls golf competes at the ESD conference meet [Read More…]

Munetaka Murakami homers as the White Sox cool off the Twins with a 3-1 win

CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami homered, Anthony Kay pitched six sparkling innings and the Chicago White Sox stopped Minnesota’s four-game win streak with a 3-1 victory over the Twins on Monday. Drew Romo also connected [Read More…]

UCLA earns No. 1 seed for NCAA baseball tournament ahead of offensive juggernaut Georgia Tech

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — UCLA was rewarded Monday for its dominant wire-to-wire run through the regular season with the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. The tournament opens Friday with 16 double-elimination regionals. Winners [Read More…]

SDSU to Play in Lincoln Regional

The South Dakota State baseball team has been assigned to the Lincoln Regional and will face host and No. 13 national seed Nebraska in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament [Read More…]

Widow of Vietnam War veteran encourages more nominees for In Memory program

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A South Dakota woman wants more families of Vietnam veterans to know about a national program honoring those who came home from war and later died. Bonnie Bjork’s husband, Timothy, died on March 3. [Read More…]

Standing Rock anniversary event to include music, speakers, celebrity visitors

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Climate activists and Indigenous and cultural leaders will join A-list celebrities and musicians for a festival and conference Sept. 16-18 on the Standing Rock Reservation to mark the 10th anniversary of [Read More…]

Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege

David Lightman WASHINGTON — Higher electric rates? Massive data centers looming over neighborhoods? Ugly political fights over what to do about them? The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly [Read More…]

Wembanyama answers the call again, Spurs top Thunder to tie West finals at 2-2

San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama wanted the ball for the final couple seconds of the first half. He got it, 65 feet from the basket. He had three Oklahoma City defenders in front of him. He [Read More…]

Hertl’s late winner caps Golden Knights’ wild 5-3 rally, giving them a 3-0 series lead on Avalanche

LAS VEGAS (AP) — There are a number of adjectives that could be applied to how the Golden Knights have found various ways to win in the regular season and playoffs. Vegas coach John Tortorella [Read More…]

Daniel Suarez wins the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 after NASCAR honors the late Kyle Busch

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — When Daniel Suarez was struggling to make his name in auto racing, he would often get phone calls from Kyle Busch offering words of encouragement and urging him to keep working. [Read More…]

Late pass sends Felix Rosenqvist past David Malukas for the closest Indianapolis 500 win in history

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist thought his car was good enough to win the previous four Indianapolis 500s. On Sunday, the 34-year-old Swede finally got to celebrate with a sip of milk. The difference: He [Read More…]

Twins complete three-game sweep over Red Sox with 6-5 win at soggy Fenway Park

BOSTON (AP) — Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in a three-run sixth inning, and the Minnesota Twins held off the Boston Red Sox 6-5 at soggy Fenway Park to complete a three-game sweep [Read More…]

‘Nine Little Indians’ tells story from South Dakota’s Native boarding schools

Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch A documentary about nine sisters who attended a boarding school for Native American children in South Dakota and later underwent a lengthy legal battle with the Catholic Diocese of Sioux [Read More…]

South Dakota State Wins Summit League Baseball Championship

MINNEAPOLIS — South Dakota State will make its second appearance in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament after defeating Oral Roberts, 9-6, in a winner-take-all game Saturday in the finals of the Summit League Baseball [Read More…]

Larnach matches career high with 4 hits, Twins beat Red Sox 4-2 for 9th win in 13 games

BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Larnach matched his career-high with four hits, Taj Bradley allowed one run over five innings in his return from a chest muscle injury and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red [Read More…]

Board of Regents ‘leaning in’ to AI while planning to regulate its use at South Dakota universities

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota universities are “leaning in” to artificial intelligence, state Board of Regents President Jeff Partridge said at a Wednesday meeting in Custer. The system that oversees the state’s public universities [Read More…]

Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says