Articles by Travis Kriens
Legislature will study property taxes, Ellsworth’s growth, regulating the web over summer
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Lawmakers will study topics ranging from property taxes to the regulation of minors’ access to inappropriate web content this summer. The legislature’s Executive Board defined the summer studies state lawmakers [Read More…]
South Dakota Education Equity Coalition Condemns Noem’s Remarks on Native Education
The South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (SDEEC) strongly opposes Kristi Noem’s recent comments about Native education, calling them disparaging and misrepresentative. Noem’s statement that “their kids don’t have any hope. They don’t have parents who [Read More…]
South Dakota Marijuana Legalization Campaign Crosses Halfway Mark in Signature Collection Efforts
South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws have announced that they have surpassed the halfway mark in collecting signatures to place a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s November ballot. With a deadline of May 7, [Read More…]
Cargo ship hits Baltimore’s Key Bridge, bringing it down. Rescuers are looking for people in water
BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers searched [Read More…]
South Dakota Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for 2013 Manslaughter of Girlfriend
Richard Schmitz, 55, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2013 manslaughter of his girlfriend, Meshell Will, 38. Schmitz took a plea deal in January, one day before he was due to [Read More…]
Arrest Made in Sioux Falls Convenience Store Robbery Case
One suspect in a convenience store robbery in Sioux Falls has been identified as 38-year-old Marita White. White, along with a male accomplice, robbed the store at gunpoint early Tuesday morning in the 1000 block [Read More…]
Fifteen Dogs Rescued from Abuse in Sturgis, Owners Arrested for Neglect
Authorities in Sturgis rescued 15 dogs from an abusive owner following a report from a good Samaritan. The Meade County Sheriff’s Office found the dogs in distress, malnourished, and confined to small enclosures. The local [Read More…]
Arrest Made in Sioux Falls Bank Robbery
Sioux Falls police responded to a bank robbery on Friday morning at U.S. Bank on 41st Street where the suspect, later identified as 57-year-old Melvin Gatlin, displayed a note demanding money but did not show [Read More…]
Global issues, local impacts: New SD group to push trade
Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – As a former national security adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence and a woman who grew up in small-town South Dakota, Army Col. Andrea [Read More…]
Q&A: Thune adapts to the political ‘reality we live with’ as he seeks leadership post
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight It may seem illogical for John Thune to run for Senate Republican leader after he was booed by Republicans in his own state, but as Thune says, “these aren’t normal times.” [Read More…]
Painting a better picture: More funding, partnerships could boost juvenile diversion services
Jackie Hendry, South Dakota News Watch RAPID CITY, S.D. – Just inside the Dahl Arts Center in downtown Rapid City, a large canvas features the painting of an outdoor basketball court behind a chain link [Read More…]
State accidentally told independent candidates they needed hundreds more signatures than necessary
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight For more than two months, state officials unintentionally led some potential legislative candidates to believe they needed hundreds more petition signatures than state law requires. The problem affected independents. Retired Rapid [Read More…]
Utah Downs SDSU in First Round
SPOKANE, Wash. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team fell to No. 5 seed Utah in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane. The Jackrabbits wrap the [Read More…]
Jackrabbits Close Out NCAA Championships
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tanner Sloan capped his collegiate career with a fifth-place finish at 197 pounds while redshirt freshman Bennett Berge recorded South Dakota State’s highest placing with a fourth-place finish in the 184-pound division during competition Saturday [Read More…]
With yes votes from Thune and Rounds, U.S. Senate passes spending package overnight
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote early Saturday to approve a $1.2 trillion spending package, sending the measure to President Joe Biden for his signature with no time to spare after [Read More…]
State prison offender William Cody death
State prison offender William Cody has died. Cody, age 77, passed away at the Jameson Annex to the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls on March 22. He was serving a life sentence out [Read More…]
DWU Women End Season in Loss to Cumberlands
Sioux City, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan concluded their 2023-24 season with a tough back and forth loss to #3 seed and No. 15 ranked Cumberlands. Despite holding a lead in the first three quarters the Tigers [Read More…]
Four SD grassland restoration projects awarded a total of $250,000 in federal funds
South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota is set to receive $250,000 in federal funding for the implementation of four grassland restoration projects across the eastern part of the state. On Friday, the Department of the Interior announced a [Read More…]
Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, said Friday she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Her condition was disclosed in a video message recorded on Wednesday and broadcast Friday, coming after weeks of speculation [Read More…]
Names Released in Lyman County Fatal Crash
Lyman County, S.D.- A 38-year-old man and a 59-year-old man both died Monday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Lyman County. Preliminary crash information indicates a Ford F-350 driven by Ryan K. Taylor was traveling westbound in the eastbound [Read More…]
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