Articles by Travis Kriens

Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch Sophie Stoffers carried groceries to her car in a Sioux Falls Hy-Vee parking lot and pondered a question from a reporter. Would Initiated Measure 28, an effort on [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Two state departments victimized by the allegedly criminal behavior of some employees said Monday they are implementing reforms, including a full-time internal control officer and an anonymous tip line for [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A just-released report on South Dakota’s public defense system identified many of the same “structural deficiencies” outlined in a similar report 47 years ago. The nonprofit Sixth Amendment Center released [Read More…]

On Saturday, Sioux Falls Police requested public help to find an 18-year-old suspect, Phillip Linderman, who was seen carrying a handgun into Lincoln High School during a pancake fundraiser. Students outside the event noticed a [Read More…]

Allegations of financial mismanagement in multiple South Dakota state departments have sparked discussions among the State Board of Internal Control on the need for more staff and resources. The Department of Social Services, where a [Read More…]

Beadle County, S.D.- A construction zone worker died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash two miles east of Wessington, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Tiburcio Gonzalez Jr, the driver of a 2022 Dodge Ram, was [Read More…]

Sioux Falls police responded to a large gathering near South Louise Avenue after reports of gunshots late Friday night. According to Sgt. Walker, a group of juveniles were involved in a fight around 10:55 p.m. [Read More…]

The City of Sioux Falls is searching for a new home for the BrockenHouse Taxidermy collection, which has over 150 mounts. The collection, formerly housed at the Delbridge Museum, was found to contain unsafe levels [Read More…]

Pennington County, S.D.- A 73-year-old man died this morning from injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash in Wall, SD. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary [Read More…]

In the 2024 election, South Dakota voters will again decide on recreational marijuana legalization through Initiated Measure 29. Rhonda Milstead, director of the anti-marijuana group Protecting South Dakotas Kids, argues that marijuana leads to addiction [Read More…]

South Dakota residents will decide on November’s ballot whether to eliminate the 4.5% sales tax on groceries through Initiated Measure 28. Advocates of the measure, such as Rick Weiland of Dakotans for Health, argue that [Read More…]