Articles by Travis Kriens

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Springer hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Saturday. Springer went deep against Twins reliever Griffin Jax (1-4), [Read More…]

South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two years after approving a tough-on-crime sentencing law, South Dakota is scrambling to deal with the price tag for that legislation: Housing thousands of additional inmates could require up to [Read More…]

Alcaraz wins longest French Open final in five sets after saving 3 match points against Sinner

PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) on Sunday and win the French Open title for a [Read More…]

Multiple Chip Seal and Fog Seal Projects Scheduled to Begin in the Mitchell Area

MITCHELL, S.D. – On Monday, June 9, 2025, two separate crews will begin simultaneous work on chip seal and fog seal projects on various highways in the Mitchell area. The contractor’s crews will move from [Read More…]

Public Health Notice: Measles Exposure Possible at Rapid City Locations

PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota Department of Health is notifying the public of potential measles exposure at two locations in Pennington County. The individual, who is South Dakota’s second confirmed measles case, visited public [Read More…]

Sovereignty beats Journalism to win the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Sovereignty outran Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch in the 157th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, the race once again showcasing the best in horse racing. Like last year, [Read More…]

Names Released in Deadly Crash on U.S. Highway 83 Involving Teen, Two Semis and Dodge Ram

Sully County, S.D.- A Pierre, SD teen died Wednesday morning in a three-vehicle crash on US Highway 83, one mile south of Agar, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2017 Dodge Ram 1500 was traveling northbound [Read More…]

Coco Gauff handles bad memories and top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to earn first French Open title

PARIS (AP) — Drawing on the painful memory of her defeat three years ago in the French Open final gave Coco Gauff just the motivation she needed to win the clay-court major for the first time. The [Read More…]

South Dakota Highway Patrol Announces 71st Recruit Academy Graduating Class

Pierre, SD – Twelve South Dakota Highway Patrol Troopers officially graduated this morning during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. Opening remarks were presented by Col. Casey Collins, SDHP Superintendent. “Today is a day to celebrate [Read More…]

Appellate court upholds decisions favoring Summit over county pipeline ordinances

Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld lower court decisions barring counties from imposing safety standards on a pipeline subject to federal safety standards. The cases involved Summit Carbon Solutions, the [Read More…]

Barger hits 2-run HR, Bichette has go-ahead 2-run single as Blue Jays beat Twins 6-4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Addison Barger hit a two-run home run, Bo Bichette had a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Friday night for [Read More…]

Marchand scores in 2nd OT, Panthers beat Oilers 5-4 in Game 2 to even the Stanley Cup Final

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — After allowing the latest tying goal in Stanley Cup Final history, the Florida Panthers kept the chatter going at intermission before overtime. Some guys exchanged predictions on who was going to score the [Read More…]

Federal judge approves $2.8 billion settlement, paving way for U.S. colleges to pay athletes millions

A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions as soon as next month as the [Read More…]

NBA Finals: Haliburton caps huge rally with winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1

June 6, 2025 Travis Kriens

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton and the never-say-die Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another last-second comeback, this time on the NBA’s biggest stage. Haliburton’s 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave Indiana its first [Read More…]

Jackrabbits Retain Interstate Series Crown

June 6, 2025 Travis Kriens

South Dakota State extended its winning streak over in-state rival South Dakota in the head-to-head Interstate Series athletics competition by posting a 14.5-5.5 victory during the recently completed 2024-25 season. The Jackrabbits’ nine-point margin of [Read More…]

State Library secures full federal funding, will resume interlibrary loan deliveries

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota State Library has secured the second half of its federal funding, which will allow for the resumption of interlibrary loan deliveries over the summer. The library relies on [Read More…]

Aaron Rodgers ends months-long dance with Steelers, informs team he plans to sign

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their bromance to the next level. The four-time NFL MVP ended months of “will he or won’t he” speculation by informing Tomlin and the Pittsburgh [Read More…]

Soderstrom hits grand slam, 2-run HR to help Athletics beat Twins 14-3 and snap 9-game losing streak

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Soderstrom hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, Max Muncy hit a three-run shot in the first inning, and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 14-3 on Thursday to snap a nine-game [Read More…]

Rhoden creates disaster preparedness task force as Trump cuts FEMA

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Republican South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed an executive order this week to plan for future disasters as the Trump administration works to shift the responsibility for disaster relief to state and local [Read More…]

South Dakota State Soccer Releases 2025 Schedule