Articles by Travis Kriens

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a two-run homer and sparked the go-ahead rally with a seventh-inning double Saturday as the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3. Joe Ryan allowed two runs and six [Read More…]

Palace City Post 18 drops pair of games at Gopher Classic

Palace City Post 18 was shut down by strong pitching and dropped both of its games Saturday at the Gopher Classic, falling 3-0 to Bloomington Post 550 before suffering a 9-1 loss to Rosemount Post [Read More…]

Sioux Falls’ Jack Radel selected No. 28 overall by Astros in MLB Draft

Sioux Falls Roosevelt graduate Jack Radel became one of the highest-drafted players in South Dakota history Saturday when the Houston Astros selected the Notre Dame right-hander with the No. 28 overall pick in the first [Read More…]

Vaughn Grissom hits HR, Angels beat Twins 4-3 to snap 5-game skid at Target Field

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vaughn Grissom went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Friday night to snap a five-game skid at [Read More…]

Palace City Post 18 splits opening day at Gopher Classic

MINNEAPOLIS — Palace City Post 18 opened play at the Gopher Classic on Friday by splitting a pair of games, falling to Elk River, Minn., 3-1, before rebounding with a 10-4 victory over the Invictus [Read More…]

Mitchell Police, Sheriff’s Office to host National Night Out on Aug. 4

MITCHELL, S.D. — The Mitchell Police Department and Davison County Sheriff’s Office will host National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Hitchcock Park. The free community event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. [Read More…]

Lil’ Kernel Academy Hosts Open House for New Mitchell Child Care Center

MITCHELL, S.D. — Lil’ Kernel Academy will welcome families to an open house Friday evening as the child care provider showcases its new center and expanded services in Mitchell. The open house will be held [Read More…]

Temporary party switchers receive encouragement and criticism ahead of Republican runoff election

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The stakes are high enough in the race for the South Dakota Republican Party’s nomination for governor that Nancy Turbak Berry became a Republican, at least temporarily. The former Democratic state [Read More…]

Friday Sports: July 10, 2026

FRIDAY SPORTS, JULY 10, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Palace City Post 18 competes at the Gopher Classic in the Twin Cities this weekend. Palace City faces Elk River on Friday at 2 pm, [Read More…]

Gavin Williams throws seven strong innings, three Guardians homer in 5-2 victory over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gavin Williams pitched seven dominant innings, Gabriel Arias, Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit home runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. [Read More…]

Raptors and Clippers put trade for Kawhi Leonard on hold, pending end of NBA investigation

Kawhi Leonard’s trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold pending the outcome of the NBA’s investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary cap rules, the teams announced Thursday. It does not necessarily [Read More…]

Kylian Mbappé has a goal and an assist as France beats Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup quarterfinals

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembélé scored the other goal and France beat Morocco 2-0 Thursday in the World Cup quarterfinals. Les Bleus [Read More…]

Justin Verlander plans to retire after this season, capping a career with 3 Cy Young Awards

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers. Verlander made the [Read More…]

World Cup quarterfinals: It’s Messi, Morocco, and 6 teams from Europe. And that’s not unusual

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — More World Cup teams. Same World Cup story. This edition started with 48 teams; it’s now down to eight, with six of those from Europe. And unless Morocco pulls off a series of surprising [Read More…]

Petition to clarify South Dakota proof of citizenship law shot down over technicality