Articles by Travis Kriens
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Chris Paddack pitches Twins past Giants 3-1 for season-best 6th straight win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Paddack took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Matt Chapman homered with two [Read More…]
ABC World News
Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, [Read More…]
Latest News
Humanities projects take hit from DOGE federal cuts
Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch In the spring of 2024, the Norwegian American Historical Association received some encouraging news. The Minnesota-based organization was approved for a federal grant of about $300,000 to preserve, digitize [Read More…]
Latest News
A South Dakota city is pioneering nurse apprenticeships for English-as-second-language residents
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Norma Torres Ortiz quit her full-time job at a Huron nursing home in February 2019 to spend her days studying for the national nurse licensure exam. Her first language isn’t [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder roll past Nuggets 149-106, tie West semis at 1-1
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder set league and team records in a 149-106 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night that tied [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Knicks take a 2-0 lead over the Celtics after coming from 20 down again to win 91-90
BOSTON (AP) — For the second straight game, the New York Knicks found themselves in a hole the Boston Celtics have rarely let teams out of this season. The Knicks again found a way — [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Warriors sideline Curry for at least a week with hamstring strain, putting rest of series in flux
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of their second-round series against Minnesota, after an MRI exam on Wednesday confirmed a mild strain [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Thursday Sports: May 8, 2025
THURSDAY SPORTS, MAY 8, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell baseball will be in Yankton for two games on Friday at 6 pm. Mitchell ends the regular season with a home doubleheader vs. Rapid City Stevens [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Buxton and Bader hit big homers as Twins top Orioles 5-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton homered for a third straight game and Harrison Bader had a pinch-hit homer to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night for [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball Releases 2025 Schedule
MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball team has released its 2025 schedule, which features a competitive mix of non-conference contests and Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) matchups as the Tigers look to build momentum [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Yotes Hold Off Roos to Advance in Conference Tournament
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota softball team made it five straight wins with an 8-6 win over Kansas City Wednesday afternoon to advance in the Summit League Tournament. With the win today, head coach Robert Wagner reached [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Jackrabbits Ready to Host Summit League Softball Tournament
Week 14: South Dakota State (28-24, 13-5) at 2025 Summit League Softball Championship When Wednesday, May 7 – Saturday, May 10 Location Brookings, S.D. (Jerald T. Moriarty Field Television None Stream Summit League Network Live [Read More…]
Latest News
Sioux Falls business leaders say region, state will weather the storm of tariff-related uncertainty
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS – The term of art is “insolated, but not isolated.” That’s how Bob Mundt of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation describes his metro area’s position as it faces the [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Wednesday Sports: May 7, 2025
WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MAY 7, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell baseball swept SF Washington at Cadwell Park last night winning 11-1 in six innings and 6-1 in game two. Jacob Ebert was the KORN Player of [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Warriors take Game 1 from cold-shooting Wolves 99-88 despite Curry’s departure with hamstring strain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry was already in the locker room with a bag of ice against his leg when his Golden State teammates arrived for halftime with a comfortable lead. The Warriors sure made [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
López fans 11 as Correa, Buxton homer in Twins’ 9-1 win over Orioles
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López struck out a season-high 11 batters and Carlos Correa hit an upper-deck two-run homer during a five-run third inning as the Minnesota Twins opened a three-game series against the Baltimore [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota opens Summit League Tournament with Kansas City Wednesday
VERMILLION, S.D. — After closing out the regular season with a series against Kansas City, South Dakota softball will face the Roos to open up the Summit League Tournament Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in Brookings, South [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Gentry Headlines SDSU All-League Honorees
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota State’s Abby Gentry was named The Summit League Player of the Year, while a total of eight Jackrabbits were recognized by the conference, as the league office announced its 2025 All-Summit League [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Five Tigers Tabbed For All-Conference Honors
Mitchell, S.D. – The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its postseason honors for the 2024-25 baseball season, with five Dakota Wesleyan Tigers earning recognition based on voting by the league’s coaches. Joseph Tharaldson (So., Champlin, Minn., [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Mull and Ernsberger Lead as Ten Tigers Earn All-Conference Honors
Mitchell, S.D. – The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its postseason honors for the 2024-25 softball season, with ten Dakota Wesleyan Tigers earning recognition based on voting by the league’s coaches. Notably, this marks the [Read More…]