Articles by Travis Kriens
MLB extends deadline to salvage openers to 5 p.m. Tuesday
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball gave itself and the players’ association six hours to salvage opening day. After a marathon of 13 bargaining sessions over 16 1/2 hours produced progress toward a labor [Read More…]
South Dakota House committee rejects recreational pot bill
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota House Republicans on Monday dismissed a proposal to legalize recreational pot for adults, in a major blow to a bill that aimed to honor the will of voters. The [Read More…]
Class AA Boys and Girls Basketball SoDak 16 Bracket
Class AA Girls SoDak 16 – Friday Eight winners qualify for the Class AA Girls State Tournament, March 10-12 in Rapid City. No. 1 Washington vs. No. 16 Roosevelt, TBD No. 8 Jefferson vs. No. [Read More…]
February 28, 2022 South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls
The final South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll is listed below, ranking the top-five teams, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. The final girls [Read More…]
South Dakota senators reject sales tax cut proposal
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Senate Republicans on Friday rejected a proposal from the House to cut the sales tax by half a percentage point. The House passed the proposal this week on a narrow [Read More…]
Lawmaker: Time is right for Nebraska-South Dakota expressway
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — A lawmaker is promoting construction of a long debated four-lane highway between Yankton and Norfolk, Nebraska, citing the recent availability of federal money. Nebraska state Sen. Mike Flood has proposed a [Read More…]
Trial set for man charged with killing daughter’s boyfriend
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man is set for trial in the death of his daughter’s boyfriend in January 2020. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the case of Jarrett Jones, [Read More…]
Class A Girls Basketball SoDak 16 Bracket
Eight winners qualify for the Class A Girls State Tournament, March 10-12 in Brookings. No. 1 Wagner (20-1) vs No. 16 Winner (14-8), 7:30 p.m., Corn Palace No. 2 West Central (20-2) vs No. 15 [Read More…]
Class B Girls Basketball SoDak 16 Bracket
Eight winners qualify for the Class B Girls State Tournament, March 10-12 in Watertown. No. 1 Aberdeen Roncalli (21-1) vs. No. 16 Bison (10-13), 6:30 p.m., Ipswich High School No. 2 De Smet (21-1) vs. [Read More…]
South Dakota House Republican: Noem’s conduct ‘unacceptable’
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House Republican introduced a resolution Thursday calling Gov. Kristi Noem’s alleged involvement in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license from a state agency “unacceptable” and [Read More…]
South Dakota AG crash prosecutors defend charging decisions
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota prosecutors who charged the state’s attorney general with misdemeanors in a 2020 fatal car crash defended their charging decision on Thursday to lawmakers weighing whether he should face [Read More…]
February 21, 2022 South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls
The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Feb. 21 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed [Read More…]
Flandreau: Tribal medical pot cards leading to arrests
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An American Indian tribe in South Dakota says police are arresting people who buy medical marijuana at the tribe’s dispensary. The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe operates the only medical marijuana dispensary [Read More…]
Success for Vikings’ O’Connell starts with player connection
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kevin O’Connell has finally arrived in Minnesota with his young family, a new parka and plenty of energy and ideas about leading the Vikings. O’Connell’s strategy for success as a first-time [Read More…]
SD Senate rejects Medicaid expansion, leaving it to election
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A proposal to expand Medicaid health coverage eligibility was defeated in the South Dakota Senate Tuesday, leaving the decision to voters in the November election. Republican Sen. Wayne Steinhauer had brought [Read More…]
South Dakota lawmakers boost revenue estimate by $92 million
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday set a tax revenue estimate for the state budget that anticipates $92 million more than Gov. Kristi Noem laid out ahead of the legislative session. Amid [Read More…]
Juneteenth finally official state holiday in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill that makes Juneteenth an official state holiday in South Dakota. South Dakota was the last state to make June 19 a legal holiday with [Read More…]
Denver’s Ed Donatell agrees to join Vikings as DC
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ed Donatell has agreed to become the defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings under head-coach-to-be Kevin O’Connell, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated [Read More…]
Man pleads guilty after after seniors ate his THC brownies
TYNDALL, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge after his mother unknowingly served his marijuana-laced brownies to a group of seniors at the Tabor Community Center. Michael [Read More…]
Police investigate disturbance, death at Pierre motel
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Police are investigating a death after getting a call about a disturbance at a motel in Pierre early Wednesday, officials said. Police Capt. Bryan Walz said officers were called to the [Read More…]
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