Articles by Travis Kriens

DENVER (AP) — Anthony Edwards overcame a slow start and the Timberwolves roared back from a 20-point second-half deficit to eliminate the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets 98-90 in a Game 7 Minnesota masterpiece on [Read More…]

Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in a thriller at Valhalla

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Every step Xander Schauffele took Sunday toward becoming a major champion brought small reminders that it was never going to be easy. It wasn’t just Bryson DeChambeau pushing in the PGA Championship until he finally caught [Read More…]

Pacers set NBA playoff shooting mark, top Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 to make Eastern Conference finals

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Indiana Pacers compiled one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history, they were just getting warmed up. For Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, they delivered something [Read More…]

Q&A: How an anti-vaccine bill motivated a South Dakotan’s award-winning response

Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight Dr. Allie Alvine went to Pierre in 2020 with a concern and came home with a mission. At the state Capitol, she testified against a bill that would have repealed the immunization [Read More…]

As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow

Louisiana Republican state Rep. Kathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate their children. So, she wants schools to proactively tell parents that it’s their right under Louisiana law to seek an [Read More…]

Will Brennan hits walk-off 3-run homer in the 9th, Guardians beat Twins 5-2

CLEVELAND (AP) — Will Brennan hit a three-run homer off Jhoan Duran with two outs in a wild ninth inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. The inning [Read More…]

Coyotes Send League Best 21 Athletes to NCAA West Prelims

By: Britni Smith, USD Assistant Director of Communications VERMILLION, S.D.— South Dakota track and field has qualified 21 entries to the NCAA West Preliminary held in Fayetteville, Arkansas, starting next Wednesday. A total of 17 [Read More…]

SDSU Baseball Ends Season with Win vs. Omaha

Luke Luskey hit two home runs, including the go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning, to lead the South Dakota State baseball team to a 14-11 victory over Omaha in the Jackrabbits’ season [Read More…]

Survey says nearly two-thirds of South Dakota educators use Indigenous standards

May 19, 2024 Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Survey results indicate nearly two-thirds of South Dakota public school educators are teaching the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings, but the number of respondents is lower than the last survey. The essential [Read More…]

McCook County Fatal Motorcycle Crash North of Montrose

May 18, 2024 Travis Kriens

Union County, S.D.- A 55-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash six miles north of Montrose, SD. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information [Read More…]

Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts

Nada Hassanein, Stateline Rural children and families are having to skip vital health treatments and even ending up in the emergency room, while already struggling rural clinics are losing more patients, as states cull their [Read More…]

Timberwolves force Game 7 by blowing out Nuggets 115-70 behind 27 points from Anthony Edwards

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards flashed seven fingers to the roaring crowd as he walked off for a fourth-quarter timeout during a blowout by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He had that tenacious look of a superstar player refusing to [Read More…]

Uber and Lyft drivers remain as divided as lawmakers over minimum pay rates in Minnesota

Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer If you want to understand what’s fueling the drive at the state Legislature to enact minimum pay rates for Uber and Lyft drivers, hang out for a while at the airport waiting [Read More…]

Where Thune, Rounds and Johnson rank on list of most bipartisan members of Congress

WASHINGTON — Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick were the most bipartisan members of Congress last year, according to a newly released analysis from the Lugar Center and the McCourt [Read More…]

Florida Prisoner Charlie Adelson Transferred to South Dakota Prison

Charlie Adelson, serving a life sentence for orchestrating the 2014 murder of Florida State law professor Dan Markel, has been relocated to South Dakota, over 1,800 miles from the crime scene. Records from the Florida [Read More…]

Nebraska medical marijuana advocates surpass one of two key signature hurdles

Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana announced Thursday it has likely crossed one of two significant hurdles as it tries to get the issue on the ballot for the third straight election [Read More…]

Schauffele gets another major scoring record and sets the pace at PGA Championship

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele is playing some of his best golf without a trophy to show for it. He at least put his name in the PGA Championship record book Thursday with a [Read More…]

Travel South Dakota Celebrates National Travel Tourism Week

PIERRE S.D. – Travel South Dakota is partnering with the U.S. Travel Association and communities across the state to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), May 19-25, 2024. NTTW recognizes the industry’s role in keeping our [Read More…]

Final Phase Traffic Change Planned for 41st Street in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A traffic change is planned for Monday, May 20, 2024, as part of the final phase of the 41st Street Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) project in Sioux Falls. This traffic change [Read More…]

Abortion-rights measure validated for the ballot, but challenge expected