Articles by Travis Kriens

NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama has his first NBA Finals win — and the New York Knicks suddenly have a lot of work left to end their 53-year championship drought. Wembanyama had 32 points, [Read More…]

Statewide partisan stakes surface in nonpartisan Sioux Falls mayor race

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Serarchlight SIOUX FALLS — The race for mayor of South Dakota’s most populous city is officially nonpartisan, but some Democrats and Republicans are treating the June 23 runoff as a contest with [Read More…]

World Cup by the numbers: 104 matches, 48 teams and 3 countries make this the largest ever

This year’s edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. The tournament being held [Read More…]

Spurs-Knicks Game 3 of the NBA Finals is a hot ticket with the potential for a wild scene

NEW YORK (AP) — Knicks fever has set the stage for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs to be a must-see event — inside Madison Square Garden and out on the streets and in [Read More…]

How a South Dakota hospital is helping solve a hometown housing shortage

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – In a first-of-its-kind project in South Dakota, the small hospital in this southern Black Hills town is investing in a subdivision project to provide housing for [Read More…]

Game, Fish and Parks doesn’t disclose employee’s landowner status in lake refuge repeal

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight When officials with South Dakota’s Game, Fish and Parks Department sought to repeal a lake’s waterfowl refuge status, they said it was what the surrounding landowners wanted. They didn’t say one [Read More…]

Monday Sports: June 8, 2026

MONDAY SPORTS, JUNE 8, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Mitchell’s Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball team finished 3-1 at the Lewis and Clark Classic in Crofton, Nebraska over the weekend, but missed out [Read More…]

Royals hold off Twins 6-5 after star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. exits with sore knee

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Starling Marte hit a three-run homer to back six strong innings from Noah Cameron, and the Kansas City Royals held off the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Sunday to take three of four [Read More…]

Palace City Post 18 Finishes 3-1 at Lewis and Clark Classic, Falls Short of Championship Bracket

CROFTON, Neb. — Mitchell’s Palace City Post 18 rebounded from an opening-day loss and finished with a 3-1 record at the Lewis and Clark American Legion Baseball Classic, highlighted by a dramatic walk-off victory over [Read More…]

Witt’s RBI single caps ninth-inning comeback as Royals beat Twins 3-2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. With the [Read More…]

Historic Season End with Runner-Up Finish for McCook Central/Montrose; SF Jefferson Claims AA Title with Undefeated Season

ABERDEEN, S.D. — McCook Central/Montrose capped a memorable season with a runner-up finish Saturday, highlighting a strong showing by area programs at the South Dakota Class B State Softball Tournament. The Fighting Cougars advanced to [Read More…]

Golden Knights beat Hurricanes 5-4 in 2OT in Game 3 after blowing 4-goal lead

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A four-goal lead in what has been a wacky, compelling and highly entertaining Stanley Cup Final nearly wasn’t enough for the Golden Knights on Saturday night. A four-goal, third-period rally by [Read More…]

‘No time to give up,’ Biden tells South Dakota Democrats

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — Former President Joe Biden told South Dakota Democrats on Friday that the country has endured dark moments before, and they must do the same ahead of this fall’s [Read More…]

Where backers of losing campaigns are shifting support ahead of South Dakota’s governor runoff

Joshua Haiar and Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Political newcomer Toby Doeden topped the primary field for South Dakota’s Republican gubernatorial nomination Tuesday, but political insiders say he’s alienated some of his opponents’ supporters by targeting [Read More…]

Brooks Lee homers, Twins score four runs in the sixth in 5-3 win over Royals

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brooks Lee hit a home run to start a four-run sixth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. After a one hour [Read More…]

Wemby misses at the end, Knicks beat Spurs 105-104 for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals