Articles by Travis Kriens

Jackie Hendry, South Dakota News Watch HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – Family vacations with school-aged children are a time for fun and increasingly a time for learning. Most tourist attractions have always offered some kind of [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight State health officials are unable to pinpoint the cause of an unusual string of suspected overdose cases — including two deaths — associated with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. At least [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Officers in South Dakota’s Basic Law Enforcement Certification course will have an extra lesson on ethics and the role of the state’s police commission, starting with the current cohort. Hank Prim, [Read More…]

John Hult and Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight The trial date for a lawsuit against South Dakota’s abortion-rights ballot measure was not added to a court calendar, despite a signed order from a judge saying the [Read More…]

Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Public health advocates and farmworkers called for a federal ban on a toxic herbicide they say led to their Parkinson’s disease during a Tuesday briefing for congressional staffers. The U.S. [Read More…]

Jennifer Shutt, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The closely divided U.S. Senate gridlocked Tuesday over the best way to provide nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization, despite lawmakers from both political parties maintaining they want to [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A Colorado native and former teenage runaway with a criminal history who moved to South Dakota with her children and became a top student in a law enforcement program won’t [Read More…]

Reggie Rhoden, executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party and son of Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden, faces a municipal citation for disorderly conduct after allegedly throwing a phone at the Republican National Convention. The [Read More…]

The South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office has published an official Ballot Question Pamphlet ahead of the November 5, 2024, election. The pamphlet provides pro and con details for the seven ballot measures, along with [Read More…]

The crimes occurred between September 2022 and March 2023, and were reported in April 2023. Conrad admitted to having an illegal sexual relationship with a patient, exploiting her emotional vulnerability. The judge heard testimony from [Read More…]

Salem, South Dakota, is set to expand with the development of Colonial Estates, a new housing project aimed at addressing the town’s housing shortage. The project will feature 18 new single-family and multi-family homes, replacing [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a California man has been indicted in an internet scam involving a Lawrence County couple. “This case involved the alleged theft of at least $325,000,” [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight – A coalition of Christian clergy members announced support Tuesday for a ballot measure that would establish the right to an abortion in the South Dakota constitution. The 35 faith leaders are from five Christian [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Forensic Lab has identified a DNA sample that was collected from an attempted rape in 2022 that occurred in South Dakota, [Read More…]

The Build Dakota Scholarship has introduced a new opportunity for students pursuing careers in early childhood education. This initiative provides full financial support to both traditional and nontraditional students, covering tuition, textbooks, and technology costs. [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Three days after the U.S. Department of Justice announced a plan to help a Native American tribe in South Dakota reduce domestic violence, Republican Governor Kristi Noem called on the [Read More…]