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Dakota Wesleyan Earns Three All-Conference Athletes at GPAC Championships
Orange City, Iowa Day 2: Dakota Wesleyan track & field wrapped up the 2024 GPAC Outdoor Championships in Orange City, Iowa. The day was highlighted with three athletes earning ALL-GPAC honors with their top eight finishes. Abbigail [Read More…]
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How the state, tribes and federal government are working to curb South Dakota’s syphilis epidemic
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Tyler Broghammer leaves his office nearly every day armed with a small blue cooler. Inside is a weapon against South Dakota’s syphilis epidemic: syringes of penicillin. The sexually transmitted infection [Read More…]
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SDSU Softball Clinches Regular Season Title vs. Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — South Dakota State bounced back from a 2-0 defeat to Omaha on Friday to earn a split with the Mavericks in the second game by a 6-4 score in a doubleheader at Connie [Read More…]
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April 2024 Marks Second Highest Tornado Activity in U.S. History
In April 2024, the United States experienced its second-highest number of tornadoes on record, according to the National Weather Service. Data indicates that only once before, in 2011, has the country seen more tornadoes in [Read More…]
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89-Year-Old Woman in Fatal Crash East of Wagner
Charles Mix County, S.D.- An 89-year-old woman has died as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on the evening of Friday May 3, two miles east of Wagner, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2012 [Read More…]
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Twins stretch win streak to 11 with 5-2 victory over Red Sox behind Paddack’s 6 innings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Paddack pitched six scoreless innings to carry the Minnesota Twins to their 11th consecutive victory, a 5-2 decision over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The Twins matched win streaks in 2003 and 2006 [Read More…]
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Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving carry Mavs past Clippers 114-101 to advance to second round
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic struggled with his shot again thanks to his ailing right knee, and Kyrie Irving spent a bunch of energy playing defense. Through all that, the co-stars of the Mavericks tag-teamed [Read More…]
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Mitchell scores 50 points in an attempt to end series, but Cavaliers fall to the Magic in Game 6
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell looked down at the stat sheet, slowly shook his head in amazement and then chose his words carefully. The Cleveland star seemed less surprised that he scored 50 points [Read More…]
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Noem in political freefall as book inaccuracies emerge following backlash against animal killings
Seth Tupper and Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem was in political freefall Friday as embarrassing revelations continued to emerge from the scrutiny of advance copies of her memoir, which [Read More…]
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Rule change allows tribes to access state housing funds, but it comes too late for grants
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight A state board endorsed a rule change this week that would let Native American tribes access state housing infrastructure funding, but the change comes so late in the process that [Read More…]
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Commission dismisses calls to reinstate annual pheasant count
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight State wildlife officials are not bringing back a popular method of estimating South Dakota’s pheasant population, despite requests from the public to do so. South Dakota is one of the [Read More…]
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South Dakota Commission Considers Air Gun Rule Change for Hunting Predators and Small Game
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission is reviewing a petition from Mitchell resident Blake Roetman regarding the use of air guns for hunting predators and certain small game species. Roetman is proposing a [Read More…]
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Noem’s Book to Undergo Edits After Erroneous Claim of Meeting with Kim Jong Un
Governor Kristi Noem’s upcoming book, “No Going Back,” will be revised after it falsely claimed she had met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The book also erroneously recounted a meeting with French President [Read More…]
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USD Names Carrie Eighmey as Women’s Basketball Coach
By: Britni Smith, USD Assistant Director of Communications VERMILLION, S.D.—University of South Dakota athletic director Jon Schemmel has announced the hiring of Carrie Eighmey as the 12th women’s basketball head coach in program history. “I [Read More…]
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Anthony Edwards and the T-wolves take a stronger dose of maturity into playoff rematch with Denver
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ball left Anthony Edwards’ right hand and bounced off the back rim at the buzzer, sending him sprinting off the court in anger over his miss of a tying 3-point try [Read More…]
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Minnesota sports betting bill runs afoul of partisan rancor over state senator’s burglary arrest
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota is in serious trouble, running afoul of the partisan rancor over the arrest of a state senator on a felony burglary charge. One of the lead [Read More…]
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Twins rally late for 10th straight win, 10-5 over White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Max Kepler and José Miranda hit run-scoring singles to put Minnesota ahead in the seventh, and the Twins rallied late for their 10th straight win, 10-5 over the Chicago White Sox on [Read More…]
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Knicks advance to the Eastern Conference semis, topping 76ers 118-115 in Game 6
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With a frenzied Philly crowd clamoring for defense, Josh Hart hesitated for just a second after Jalen Brunson passed him the ball from the left wing before Hart realized the 76ers weren’t [Read More…]
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Pacers celebrate 1st playoff series victory in a decade, beating Bucks 120-98 in Game 6
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — T.J. McConnell and Obi Toppin complemented one another’s play perfectly Thursday night. They were still trading fist bumps long after the Indiana Pacers celebrated a rare series-clinching victory. Toppin scored 21 points, [Read More…]
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South Dakota courts launch live interpreter pilot project in clerks’ offices
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Non-English speaking South Dakotans in five counties are now able to talk with an interpreter over a video conferencing software when they’re seeking guidance and help from clerks at the courthouse. [Read More…]