Articles by Travis Kriens
South Dakota Boys High School Basketball Media Poll – February 12
The South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls for the week of Feb. 12 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]
Names Released in McCook County Double Fatal Crash
McCook County, S.D.- Two people died late Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in McCook County. Preliminary crash information indicates 72-year-old Gerald E. Snoozy of Dell Rapids, SD, was driving a 1991 GMC pickup headed westbound on SD Hwy 38. [Read More…]
Name Released in Lincoln County Fatal Crash
Lincoln County, S.D.- A 39-year-old Brandon, SD man died Wednesday afternoon in a single vehicle crash in Lincoln County. Preliminary crash information indicates Lucus A. Reimers of Brandon, SD was the driver of a 2023 Ram 2500 Tradesman and was traveling [Read More…]
Super Bowls That Could Have Been
There have been many great Super Bowls through the years, but something you don’t hear anything about is the potential matchups that could have been. It won’t be much of a stretch suggesting that any [Read More…]
Caitlin Clark needs 39 points at Nebraska to set NCAA women’s scoring record
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — If Caitlin Clark is going to become the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball history on Sunday, she will have to post one of her highest point totals of the [Read More…]
Stephen Curry hits 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left, Warriors beat Suns 113-112
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As soon as Bradley Beal lunged for the steal to try to keep the ball from Stephen Curry with 3.3 seconds left, the Phoenix guard knew it was a bad gamble. [Read More…]
Ocean system that moves heat gets closer to collapse, which could cause weather chaos, study says
An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a bit more likely and closer than before as a new complex computer simulation finds [Read More…]
Legislative Roundup: zombie bills, teacher pay, lithium tax, pipelines and more
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight One of the effects of a faster start to this year’s legislative session in Pierre has been the prevalence of “zombie bills,” given new life after an initial defeat. Rather [Read More…]
Bentley Bates and Olivia Prunty win State Titles in Pierre
Mitchell claimed three of five individual state titles in Pierre on Saturday with Bentley Bates finishing first in uneven bars and balance beam, while Olivia Prunty took home first in the vault. Bates had an [Read More…]
South Dakota State Runs Summit League Winning Streak to 41
TULSA, Okla. – South Dakota State basketball started hot and never looked back in a 103-77 win over Oral Roberts Saturday afternoon at the Mabee Center. The Jackrabbits’ victory hands the Golden Eagles their first home [Read More…]
Team Effort Lifts Jacks Over Golden Eagles
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State used a 12-2 run late in the second half to pull away from Oral Roberts en route to an 83-72 victory on Saturday, Feb. 10, in Frost Arena in front [Read More…]
No. 12 South Dakota State Takes Down No. 23 Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. — Twelfth-ranked South Dakota State won the final three matches to get past No. 23 Oklahoma, 20-13, in a back-and-forth Big 12 Conference wrestling dual Friday night at McCasland Field House. The victory [Read More…]
Mitchell Wins Third State Gymnastics Title in Four Years
For the third time in the past four years, Mitchell gymnastics are state champions in Class AA with a team score of 151.444, defeating second place Harrisburg by nearly 1.5 points. The Kernels set a [Read More…]
American Legion Suspends Mitchell Baseball Association Affiliation Amidst Charges
The American Legion Department of South Dakota has decided to suspend its affiliation with the Mitchell Baseball Association following severe indictments involving a coach, a board member, and several players. Six players from the 2023 [Read More…]
South Dakota Man Receives 45-Year Sentence for Child Exploitation and Pornography of Own Daughter
Timothy Scott White, a resident of Vale, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor, attempted enticement of a minor via the internet, and receipt of child [Read More…]
State Supreme Court clarifies conflicts of interest; Noem pledges to fill legislative seats
John Hult and Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight Legislators can have contracts with state government if the money comes from the annual budget bill, but not if the money comes from any other bill. That’s [Read More…]
What to know about Kristi Noem’s banishment from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
For the second time as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem has been banished from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Last week, the Oglala Sioux Tribe said the Republican governor was no longer welcome on tribal lands, [Read More…]
Lawmakers slam uses of fund controlled by governor, but panel rejects reduction in revenue
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Lawmakers grilled a representative of the Governor’s Office about a fund controlled by the governor, but a legislative committee rejected a bill Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre that would [Read More…]
House panel rejects change for filling legislative vacancies
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight The citizens of the Rapid City area have gone without full representation now for more than half of the 2024 legislative session – and may well go without until the [Read More…]
Chinese spies came to South Dakota, state official tells legislators
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight During testimony Thursday on a bill to ban ownership of agricultural land by foreigners from six countries, a state official told lawmakers that Chinese spies visited South Dakota two years ago. Hunter [Read More…]
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