Articles by Travis Kriens

Elena Tittel/South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – When computer technicians investigated Aberdeen’s weather sirens in mid-April, they noticed something didn’t seem right. Ahead of expected severe weather, at 5:49 p.m. Monday, June 8, [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A South Dakota board approved rebating up to $30 million in sales taxes to Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. for construction costs associated with its move from downtown to northern Sioux Falls, raising total [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Two bills to fund studies on proposed Missouri River drinking water pipelines for South Dakota are headed to the U.S. Senate after a Wednesday vote by the Committee on Energy and [Read More…]

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight As a three-judge federal appeals court panel heard arguments Tuesday over South Dakota’s petition deadline for citizen-initiated ballot questions, efforts to gather signatures continued long past the disputed dates. Petitioners need [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Central States Fairgrounds employee who was critically injured in a June 7 shooting has died, authorities said Tuesday. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Paul “Pauly” Nebel died from [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — The Leadership Mitchell Class of 2026 will celebrate the completion of its annual community project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday in downtown Mitchell. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. June 11 [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — The Mitchell Police Department is encouraging parents and guardians to talk with their children about online safety as part of Internet Safety Month in June. The department is partnering with the South [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — Families will have an opportunity to explore South Dakota’s archaeological past during Archaeology Day on June 13 at the Mitchell Indigenous Archaeological Site & Museum. The event will run from 10 a.m. [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — Veterans and auxiliary members from across the state will gather in Mitchell this week for the 96th Annual Convention of the South Dakota Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary. The four-day event [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Republican candidate for governor Toby Doeden has some criticism for whichever South Dakota legislator got a law passed requiring runoff elections. “We should just cancel the 35% rule and just award [Read More…]