Articles by Travis Kriens
Funding support for counties whittled down from summer recommendations
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Out of 13 recommendations made by the county funding summer study committee — consisting of a dozen lawmakers who dedicated their summer to understanding how to support county governments in the state — [Read More…]
Class B Girls SoDAK 16 Results and State Tournament Bracket
Class B SoDAK 16, Thursday, February 29 No. 1 Arlington 69, No. 16 Gayville-Volin 57 No. 2 Harding County 58, No. 15 Northwestern 25 No. 3 Centerville 66, No. 14 Tripp-Delmont/Armour 45 No. 4 Ethan [Read More…]
Class A Girls SoDAK 16 Results and State Tournament Bracket
Class A SoDAK 16, Thursday, February 29 No. 1 Sisseton 63, No. 16 Tri-Valley 52 No. 2 Sioux Falls Christian 62, No. 15 Miller 22 No. 3 Flandreau 58, No. 14 Hill City 32 No. [Read More…]
Fatal Fire in Rapid City Under Investigation
A structure fire at the 4500 block of South Canyon Road in Rapid City resulted in one fatality on Thursday. The Rapid City Fire Department responded to the fire after a passerby reported smoke coming [Read More…]
Watertown Police Department Conducts Major Drug Bust
The Watertown Police Department conducted a significant drug bust in Watertown, resulting in the arrest of 22-year-old Devin Muilenburg. Detectives seized over 900 prescription pills, 19 ounces of psilocybin mushrooms, several hundred THC products, and [Read More…]
Election officials say verbal abuse is common as lawmakers reject bill to protect them
Seth Tupper, Joshua Haiar – South Dakota Searchlight The assertion that election officials are not being threatened or intimidated in South Dakota helped derail legislation this week at the Capitol in Pierre that would have [Read More…]
Senate change to teacher-pay bill sparks House rebuttal and sets up final-week showdown
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Average teacher compensation would only have to rise half as much as state education funding under the new terms of legislation advanced Thursday morning by a committee of South Dakota senators. [Read More…]
CO2 pipeline opponents doubt certainty of $1 billion corn-based jet fuel project
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight The largest economic development project in South Dakota history hinges on two things: a carbon pipeline and a $950 million federal loan guarantee. If the former doesn’t happen, according to [Read More…]
Tragic Incident in Yankton: Unresponsive Infant Declared Deceased, Investigation Underway
Yankton police and EMS responded to a distressing call late Wednesday night, finding an unresponsive infant at a residence in the 700 block of Capitol. Despite efforts to save the child, they were later pronounced [Read More…]
A Government Video Would Explain When Abortion Is Legal in South Dakota
ARIELLE ZIONTS/KFF HEALTH NEWS South Dakota lawmakers want state officials to create an educational video to help doctors understand when they can end a pregnancy without risking prison time under the state’s near-total abortion ban. [Read More…]
Tigers Ends Season with Tournament Loss at Northwestern
Orange City, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball team faced the Red Raiders in the quarter final round of the GPAC Playoffs. Northwestern grabbed the quarterfinal win over the Tiger 78-65. The Tigers were unable [Read More…]
B-21 Ellsworth expansion getting mixed support in Pierre
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch BOX ELDER, S.D. – The 2024 South Dakota Legislature considered two spending measures for construction projects aimed at preparing for an influx of military personnel and civilians arriving [Read More…]
Sioux Falls Man Arrested for Child Porn Possession and Sharing
John Lorens, a 65-year-old man from Sioux Falls, was arrested and booked into the Minnehaha County Jail for possessing and sharing child pornography. The arrest followed a tip from the National Center for Missing and [Read More…]
Woman Publicly Executed in Western South Dakota, Suspect Orchestrated Killing
Esther Wolfe, a 25-year-old woman, was publicly executed in Pennington County, according to a release from the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office. Ezekiel Mayweather was arrested for her murder this past Wednesday, February 21, with [Read More…]
Legislature approves higher private school scholarships, sends bill to governor
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A bill that would increase tax credits for insurance companies to help low-income students attend private school earned final legislative approval Wednesday. The House of Representatives passed the bill 56-13 [Read More…]
DWU Woman Advance with Road Win at Northwestern
Orange City, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan took care of business on the road beating the No. 4 seed Northwestern Red Raiders 80-68. The (RV) Tigers opened the contest with a 9-0 run and never looked back [Read More…]
200,000 comments submitted on Dakota Access Pipeline environmental review
Amy Dalrymple, North Dakota Monitor The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received 200,000 comments on the Dakota Access Pipeline, with 30,000 that were unique and substantive, an official said Wednesday. Assistant Secretary of the Army [Read More…]
Region Boys Basketball Quarterfinals Results – February 27
Region 3A Boys No 3 Baltic 63, No. 6 McCook Central Montrose 40 Region 5A Boys No. 1 Parkston 68, No. 8 Kimball/White Lake 56 – Brycen Bruening had 22 points, while Will Jodozi [Read More…]
State Senate advances millions for water, prison construction, nursing homes and more
Makenzie Huber, Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — The state Senate advanced spending bills Tuesday that include millions to build a new men’s prison, fund water and wastewater projects, and keep nursing homes afloat, among [Read More…]
Name Released in Charles Mix County Fatal Crash
Charles Mix County, S.D.- A 57-year-old Geddes, SD man died early Saturday morning in a single vehicle crash in Charles Mix County. Preliminary crash information indicates Kenneth W. Schnabel, the driver of a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling west on 285th Street, [Read More…]
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