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Trump’s First 100 Days: Tariffs, Federal Cuts Hit South Dakota Families, Libraries, Arts, and Recreation
Todd Epp, Northern Plains News LLC In the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, new tariffs have caused South Dakota families to pay more for food, farm inputs, and consumer goods. Federal [Read More…]
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South Dakota Students Weigh Protest Against Noem
MADISON, S.D. (AP) — Dakota State University hasn’t experienced the student protests taking place at other U.S. colleges. Nestled in rural South Dakota, most of the nearly 4,000 students have been focused on their studies [Read More…]
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Monday Sports: May 5, 2025
MONDAY SPORTS, MAY 5, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell baseball swept Brookings on Sunday afternoon at Cadwell Park winning both ends of a doubleheader, 10-5 and 6-5. Mitchell took an early 3-2 lead in game one, [Read More…]
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Stephen Curry and Buddy Hield lead Warriors past Rockets 103-89 in Game 7
HOUSTON (AP) — Buddy Hield became an unlikely playoff hero for the Golden State Warriors, leading the team early in Game 7 against the Houston Rockets before Stephen Curry took over late. Curry scored 14 [Read More…]
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SDSU Continues Winning Ways With 10-2 Win Over Northern Colorado
Dylan Richey pitched five shutout frames and South Dakota State put together its second six-run inning of the series en route to a 10-2, series-clinching victory over Northern Colorado Sunday afternoon at Erv Huether Field. In [Read More…]
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Twins rally for 2nd straight road win behind Harrison Bader’s tiebreaking double; beat Red Sox 5-4
BOSTON (AP) — Harrison Bader hit a go-ahead double off the Green Monster in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins took the weekend series against the Boston Red Sox with a 5-4 victory on [Read More…]
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Mitchell Sweeps Brookings in Sunday Home Doubleheader
Mitchell baseball swept Brookings on Sunday afternoon at Cadwell Park winning both ends of a doubleheader, 10-5 and 6-5, to start a busy final week of the regular season. Mitchell took an early 3-2 lead [Read More…]
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South Dakotans oppose building prison at Lincoln County site: Poll
Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch More than half of South Dakotans oppose building a new men’s state prison in rural Lincoln County, according to a poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch, another blow [Read More…]
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Open process and publicity draw wide range of offers for state prison site
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight When the South Dakota Department of Corrections announced the site where it hoped to build a 1,500-bed men’s prison in 2023, it told the public it was the only usable site available. [Read More…]
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Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets advance with 120-101 Game 7 laugher over stunned Los Angeles Clippers
DENVER (AP) — Not this time. Nikola Jokic got plenty of help from his teammates and Denver’s scoring surge held up in a 120-101 blowout of the shellshocked Los Angeles Clippers in a Game 7 [Read More…]
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Sovereignty reigns in 151st Kentucky Derby, outdueling favorite Journalism in the slop
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sovereignty gave trainer Bill Mott a second Kentucky Derby victory. This time there was no doubt about it and no asterisk. Sovereignty, left, ridden by Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line [Read More…]
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Next Stop Nationals: Meyerink’s GPAC Triumph Propels Her Forward
Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan freshman golfer Allison Meyerink has secured her spot in the 2025 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championship following an impressive first-place finish at the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championship this week. Competing at [Read More…]
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With dad on hand, Kody Clemens homers in 1st game at Fenway Park to lead Twins past Red Sox 4-3
BOSTON (AP) — Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer in his first game at Fenway Park — with his famous father in attendance — and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on [Read More…]
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Baker Complete Game Clinches Jacks Sweep
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – South Dakota State completed a three-game sweep over North Dakota as the Jackrabbits defeated the Fighting Hawks, 2-1, at Albrecht Field on Saturday. SDSU starting pitcher Tayler Baker was superb for a second consecutive [Read More…]
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Exploratory drilling projects threaten important Black Hills cultural sites, activists say
Pe’ Sla, or Reynolds Prairie, is a high-elevation Black Hills meadow of sacred importance to Lakota people. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight An environmental organization and a Native American advocacy group [Read More…]
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Dakota Wesleyan’s Season Ends with Loss to Concordia
Seward, Neb. – Dakota Wesleyan recorded 8 hits and 2 runs but fell to Concordia 13–2, with runs scored in the third and fourth innings and no runs allowed over the final two innings. Dakota Wesleyan [Read More…]
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Despite Loss, Dakota Wesleyan Softball Closes Historic Season
Orange City, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan hit four solo home runs but lost 12–4 to Northwestern in six innings. Northwestern pulled away with late scoring to end the game by run rule. Dakota Wesleyan 4, Northwestern [Read More…]
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South Dakota rises to its highest-ever rank in teacher pay: 46th
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota ranks 46th in the nation for average teacher salaries — its highest standing since the National Education Association started ranking states in 1943, according to the South Dakota Education Association. The [Read More…]
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Tim Walz announced as speaker for annual South Dakota Democratic Party event
South Dakota Searchlight Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president last year, will be the keynote speaker for the South Dakota Democratic Party’s annual McGovern Day Dinner on July [Read More…]
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South Dakota leads the way as new apartments hit a 50-year high, but states expect a slowdown
A mixed-use residential and commercial building under construction on June 13, 2023, in downtown Rapid City. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) Tim Henderson/Stateline More new apartments were built in 2024 than in any other year since [Read More…]
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