Articles by Travis Kriens
Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament Results
Class A Girls State Tournament, Thursday, March 7th in Brookings No. 1 Sisseton 57, No. 8 Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 47 Krista Langager with a game-high 24 points, while Chloe Langager had 12 points and 14 rebounds [Read More…]
Class B Girls Basketball State Tournament Results
Class B Girls State Tournament, Thursday, March 7th in Rapid City No. 1 Arlington 51, No. 8 James Valley Christian 41 Harley Johnson with a game-high 18 points and five rebounds for Arlington No. 4 [Read More…]
Brooklyn Meyer Selected Summit League Women’s Player of the Week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State’s Brooklyn Meyer picked up her fourth TicketSmarter Summit League Peak Performer of the Week accolade of the season, the conference office announced Monday. Meyer, a sophomore, averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, [Read More…]
Mayo Named Summit League Athlete of the Month
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –South Dakota State’s Zeke Mayo was selected as the male recipient of the TicketSmarter Peak Performer of the Month honors for February, league officials announced Thursday. Mayo collected his first career monthly honors. Mayo [Read More…]
Sheryl Johnson Announced as Democratic Candidate for U.S. House Seat in South Dakota
The South Dakota Democratic Party has selected Sheryl Johnson as its candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Johnson, a retired businesswoman and former Sioux Falls School District employee, will challenge incumbent Republican Rep. Dusty [Read More…]
Rapid City Man Admits to Trafficking Enough Fentanyl to Cause Mass Casualties
Cory Croyle, a 37-year-old man from Rapid City, has signed documents indicating his intent to plead guilty to a federal drug charge. Court documents reveal that Croyle obtained large quantities of fentanyl, sometimes from Colorado, [Read More…]
White River Man Convicted on Rape Charges
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a White River man has been convicted on three charges, including two counts of rape, for an incident that occurred March 5, 2023. [Read More…]
Federal judge nominees for South Dakota appear before committee in Washington, D.C.
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Two nominees for federal judgeships in South Dakota told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that they’d apply the law fairly and equally, with an eye to court precedence and balance. [Read More…]
Lawmakers approve $10 million for airport grants as session winds down
Seth Tupper, John Hult – South Dakota Searchlight Airports across the state may soon be able to apply for a share of $10 million in state-funded grants to improve, expand and support the future capacity [Read More…]
DWU Woman with Five All-GPAC Selections and Freshman of the Year
Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball has five representatives for the GPAC All-Conference team for the 2023-24 season. One, First Team in Freshman forward Emma Yost who was also named the GPAC Freshman of the Year. One, [Read More…]
Tigers Earn All-Conference Honors in Men’s Basketball
Mitchell, S.D. – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) released the post-season men’s basketball awards this morning and four Tigers earned honors. Jakob Dobney was named 2nd Team All-Conference, Randy Rosenquist Jr. was named Freshman of the Year and named to [Read More…]
Watertown Man Found Not Guilty in Murder Case
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Jeremiah Peacemaker of Watertown has been found not guilty of First Degree Murder in the August, 2020 death of Kendra Owen of Watertown. A [Read More…]
State Senate keeps sales tax reduction temporary
John Hult, Joshua Haiar – South Dakota Searchlight The state Senate killed off a last-minute attempt Tuesday in the House to permanently lower South Dakota’s sales tax to 4.2%, as lawmakers acted on several bills [Read More…]
Rapid City wants passenger rail, sends support to Federal Railroad Administration
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Rapid City Council members plan to tell the Federal Railroad Administration that their city should be connected to Sioux Falls and Minneapolis by passenger rail. Mayor Jason Salamun read a resolution saying [Read More…]
Class A Boys SoDAK 16 Results and State Tournament Bracket
Class A Boys SoDAK 16, Tuesday, March 5 No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian 64, No. 16 Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 29 No. 2 Hamlin 90, No. 15 Hanson 43 No. 3 Sioux Valley 68, No. 14 Lakota [Read More…]
Class B Boys SoDAK 16 Results and State Tournament Bracket
Class B Boys SoDAK 16, Tuesday, March 5 No. 1 White River 65, No. 16 Highmore-Harrold 47 No. 2 DeSmet 61, No. 15 Timber Lake 49 No. 3 Castlewood 82, No. 14 Centerville 51 No. [Read More…]
Petitions circulate in at least 18 counties to eliminate vote tabulators and require hand counting
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakotans who say they’re concerned about election security are racing to require counties to hand-count ballots in this year’s general election. Petitions are circulating or have circulated in 18 [Read More…]
Here are the 4 ballot measures South Dakota voters could have a say on this election
Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch What started as a cavalcade of petition campaigns for South Dakota’s November 2024 ballot has become more manageable for voters to follow. Of the eight citizen-led ballot questions approved [Read More…]
South Dakota State Fair Makes First Concert Announcement
HURON, S.D. – The South Dakota State Fair and Pioneer are proud to welcome country music star Riley Green to the SD State Fair Grandstand on Saturday, August 31. After being named the Academy of [Read More…]
DUI Crash in Brookings: Man and Woman Charged After Reckless Driving Incident
A 34-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman from Webster have been charged following a weekend crash in Brookings. The incident occurred after authorities responded to a traffic complaint on Interstate 29. The man, identified as [Read More…]
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