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Hirata, Willis earn First Team All-American honors at NCAA Championships
EUGENE, Ore. – One Coyote women’s pole vaulter earn her sixth NCAA all-American honor while a second earned her first all-American honor at the NCAA Championships Thursday evening at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Gen [Read More…]
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Leon Draisaitl scores in OT again, Oilers beat Panthers 5-4 in Game 4 to tie Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Falling behind three goals after 20 minutes, the Edmonton Oilers scored three of their own over the next 20 to erase their deficit. They took the lead, only to give up [Read More…]
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Rangers hit season-high 6 home runs in a 16-3 romp over the Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Smith, Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford went deep in the first two innings and the Texas Rangers hit a season-high six home runs in a 16-3 romp over the Minnesota Twins [Read More…]
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Governor Rhoden Approves Delay of Special Legislative Session on South Dakota State Penitentiary Replacement
Governor Larry Rhoden has agreed to postpone the special legislative session initially scheduled for July to decide the future of the South Dakota State Penitentiary. Lieutenant Governor Tony Venhuizen, chair of the Project Prison Reset [Read More…]
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Johnson of South Dakota votes yes as US House votes to yank billions for NPR, PBS and foreign aid
Jennifer Shutt/South Dakota Searchlight WASHINGTON — The U.S. House narrowly passed legislation Thursday that would revoke $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media, including National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, as [Read More…]
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Last certificates issued through State Library training institute victimized by budget cuts
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The students who earned their certificates of library management this month with the aid of the South Dakota State Library will be the last for now, due to budget cuts. The [Read More…]
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Concerns raised over unintentional coverage losses at final Medicaid work requirements hearing
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight More than a dozen people raised concerns and questions about unintentionally separating patients from their health care and other aspects of South Dakota’s proposed Medicaid expansion work requirements during the plan’s [Read More…]
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Game 3: Pacers rally in the 4th, beat Thunder 116-107 to take 2-1 lead in NBA Finals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Every time Indiana has lost a game in the last three months, it simply has come back to win the next one. Even in the NBA Finals — against a huge favorite [Read More…]
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Thursday Sports: June 12, 2025
THURSDAY SPORTS, JUNE 11, 2025 LEGION BASEBALL — Officials from the South Dakota American Legion and the Mitchell Baseball Association are set to meet Thursday in Pierre behind closed doors to discuss reinstating [Read More…]
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Larson Ends Season at NCAA’s
EUGENE, ORE. — South Dakota State’s Cody Larson wraps up his junior season at the NCAA Track Nationals on Wednesday night.HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN“Today caps off a great season, although it was not the result we were looking [Read More…]
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Young Competes on Opening Day of NCAA Championships
EUGENE, Ore. – Competing at his first NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Wednesday evening, Tre Young placed 18th in the men’s pole vault competition at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon to earn honorable mention all-American honors. Young, [Read More…]
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Seattle ends Minnesota’s season-opening winning streak at 9, beating the Lynx 94-84
SEATTLE (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Erica Wheeler added 20 points and six assists and the Seattle Storm ended Minnesota’s season-opening winning streak at nine, beating the Lynx 94-84 on [Read More…]
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Twins’ Byron Buxton hits 479-foot homer, second-longest in majors this season
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton hit the second-longest home run in the majors this season, a 479-foot, three-run shot for the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers. Buxton connected off Rangers starter [Read More…]
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SDSU’s Larson Heads to Eugene
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Cody Larson will represent South Dakota State at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships meet in Eugene, Ore. on Wednesday evening.HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN“Cody Larson has had an amazing year, spanning the cross country, [Read More…]
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Coyotes ready for NCAA Track & Field Championships
EUGENE, Ore. – Four Coyotes are set to compete at the NCAA Championships in Eugene beginning Wednesday evening. Tre Young represents the Coyote men competing Wednesday evening, while Sara Reifenrath, Gen Hirata, and Anna Willis represent the USD women who [Read More…]
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Female athletes appeal landmark NCAA settlement, saying it violates federal antidiscrimination law
Eight female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement, arguing that women would not receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes who were barred from making [Read More…]
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Another man found dead in his cell at South Dakota State Penitentiary
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The state is investigating another death in Department of Corrections custody. Nicholas Skorka, 42, died at the South Dakota State Penitentiary on Tuesday, according to a press release. The release did [Read More…]
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State prepares to get ‘punched in the nose’ as utility plans shut-offs to mitigate wildfire risk
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Public safety officials are scrambling to make backup plans after Black Hills Energy announced it will develop a public safety power shut-off program this summer. A public safety power shut-off is [Read More…]
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December retirement of Justice Janine Kern opens up seat on South Dakota Supreme Court
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The longest-serving current justice of South Dakota’s Supreme Court will step down in December, creating a vacancy to be filled by Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden. Justice Janine Kern represents the high [Read More…]
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Low-carbon jet fuel executive says company could ‘copy and paste’ South Dakota plan to North Dakota site
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor WEST FARGO, N.D. — The demand for jet fuel is going up. The demand for gasoline is going down. That’s the simple explanation from Chris Ryan, the president and chief operating [Read More…]