Articles by Travis Kriens

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A company aiming to produce aviation fuel from ethanol in South Dakota has contributed $167,000 to defend a new carbon dioxide pipeline law that voters could be asked to reject in November. The [Read More…]

Kelcie Moseley-Morris Clinic closures in the wake of the Dobbs decision and questions about the legality of emergency contraceptives, including disinformation that some are abortion drugs, may have contributed to a sharp drop in the [Read More…]

On Sunday morning, Sioux Falls police arrested a woman for arson after she set a car and a tree on fire. The incident occurred at 10:45 a.m. near 2nd Street and Prairie Avenue. The woman [Read More…]

Allison Winter, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The stalemate over the current farm bill may be solidifying a new era in farm politics as it joins the last three farm bills in a trend of delays [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A Fulton-area farmer will have a chance to argue that a federally designated wetland on his property is actually regular farm ground thanks to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. [Read More…]

Jennifer Shutt, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Public health officials have diagnosed a Colorado farm worker with the country’s fourth human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court limiting the deference to regulators in courtroom disputes is likely to have widespread implications for farmers and ranchers in South Dakota. The 6-3 decision [Read More…]

Kevin Woster, South Dakota Searchlight It’s enough to make a grown man cry. And one of my friends did just that during a recent school board meeting here in Rapid City as he was trying [Read More…]

The Mitchell Congregational Church of Christ, known for its acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community, has faced multiple incidents of vandalism. The first incident occurred last summer when the air conditioning system was sabotaged. In May, [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Health is distributing $500,000 to nearly 200 cities, tribes, and counties to enhance mosquito control measures and prevent the spread of West Nile Virus. The funding amounts were determined based [Read More…]

Greta Goede/South Dakota News Watch High school journalism courses no longer count toward South Dakota’s general merit-based scholarship, though schools can seek a waiver, and teachers in the state haven’t been told why. “There was [Read More…]

Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch Federal health officials have commissioned Moderna to develop a vaccine to protect people from an avian influenza that has been circulating in dairy cattle in recent months. U.S. Department of Health [Read More…]

In the early hours of Wednesday, Sioux Falls Police and the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident at a Get-n-Go convenience store on the 600 block of S. Minnesota Ave. At approximately 3 [Read More…]

On June 26, 2024, the Lead Police Department began investigating the death of a 37-year-old male resident. Police and EMS responded to his residence and pronounced him dead at the scene. The next day, on [Read More…]

Rapid City Area Schools Superintendent Nicole Swigart has been placed on a 30-day leave, the district announced Monday. This decision follows Swigart’s comments in a letter to the Office of Civil Rights in May regarding [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in Brookings. This invasive beetle, which feeds on North American ash species, has prompted the [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight State regulators will take six months to study NorthWestern Energy’s proposed 9% natural gas rate increase, which the company says would cost a typical residential customer an additional $8.38 per month, or $100.56 [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight – A Native American man convicted of killing two FBI agents 49 years ago in South Dakota has lost what could be his final chance at parole, after widespread activism in support [Read More…]

Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline Nevada voters may decide in November whether they should join three dozen other states in requiring voters to present valid identification before casting a ballot. And Maine may not be far behind, as [Read More…]

Lia Chien/States Newsroom WASHINGTON – Senior Biden administration officials announced a proposed rule Tuesday to prevent heat-related illness in the workplace, as climate change brings hotter temperatures around the nation. In a call to reporters [Read More…]