Articles by Travis Kriens

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Kelly Moore, of Piedmont, planned to leverage a federal rebate program to cover 30% of the cost of his new $10,000 energy-efficient heat pump. But he said Statewide Energy Manager [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Brandon woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all of that time is suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to one count [Read More…]

Allison Winter, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee clashed late into the evening Thursday over funding for food and nutrition programs as part of Republicans’ sweeping proposal for [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A top Republican state official has run afoul of anti-abortion groups after labeling their recent phone operation a “scam.” The controversy started May 13 with a news release from South Dakota Secretary of [Read More…]

Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Republican nominee Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by nearly 20 points in South Dakota but is struggling to get more than half of the [Read More…]

Union County, S.D.- A 55-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash six miles north of Montrose, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Chad C. Bauer was driving a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle and headed southbound on [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight – Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko said the state will not change the location of a future men’s prison south of Sioux Falls, despite pending litigation and local opposition. [Read More…]

The Charles Mix County Sheriff’s Office is looking into a suspicious death and aggravated assault that occurred at the Landing Strip Motel in Lake Andes. The incident took place on Tuesday evening, but no additional [Read More…]

Doug Lund, a beloved anchor and reporter at KELOLAND Television, passed away on Tuesday, May 22 at the age of 78. Lund had a remarkable 32-year career at KELO-TV, starting as a commercial announcer in [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight – The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe said Tuesday that its president “informed the governor that a ban from our territories is imminent,” according to a news release obtained and published by multiple media [Read More…]

Alex Brown, Stateline – In recent years, Michigan has spent tens of millions of dollars to limit residents’ exposure to the harmful “forever chemicals” called PFAS. And some cities there have spent millions of their [Read More…]

Four Teenagers Charged in Lincoln County Attempted Murder Case Authorities in Lincoln County have charged four teenagers in connection with an attempted murder case that began with a drug deal on April 30 outside a [Read More…]