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Wednesday Sports: May 20, 2026
WEDNESDAY SPORTS, MAY 20, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell senior pitcher Jacob Ebert has been named to the Class A all-state second team by the South Dakota High School Baseball Association. Ebert went 4-1 in [Read More…]
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Paredes’ 2-run homer in the 1st inning powers Astros to a 2-1 win over the Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Jason Alexander scattered four hits over six scoreless innings and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Tuesday night. Jeremy [Read More…]
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South Dakota Announces a Change in Softball Leadership
VERMILLION, S.D. — University of South Dakota announced Tuesday that the school is making a change in leadership for its softball program following the resignation of longtime head coach Robert Wagner. In a statement, Wagner [Read More…]
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Five Jacks Named to All-Summit League Baseball Squad
SIOUX FALLS — Led by first-team selections Luke Luskey and Nolan Grawe, five South Dakota State baseball student-athletes were honored Tuesday on the 2026 All-Summit League Baseball Team. A junior designated hitter from Green Isle, Minnesota, Luskey moved [Read More…]
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State cooperation helps ICE deport hundreds, South Dakota governor says while planning more trooper training
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Since last year, South Dakota’s National Guard has helped U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deport 664 people, the Department of Corrections has handed 24 inmates over to that agency, and state [Read More…]
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From clergy to coaches, states including South Dakota, debate who should report child abuse and neglect
Robbie Sequeira/Stateline Conversations with survivors of sexual abuse left Missouri state Sen. Tracy McCreery wondering what could have prevented the harm, leading her to sponsor a bill that would require clergy and religious workers to [Read More…]
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Hearing on proposed Black Hills uranium drilling opens with hours of opposition testimony
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — Persistent, drizzling rain didn’t keep dozens of people from rallying against a proposed uranium drilling project in the southern Black Hills on the first day of a [Read More…]
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South Dakota Homeowners stuck in 6 years of sinkhole limbo
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch BLACK HAWK, S.D. – Six years ago, a huge sinkhole opened in a residential neighborhood in this unincorporated town that serves largely as a bedroom community for Rapid City. After [Read More…]
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Tuesday Sports: May 19, 2026
TUESDAY SPORTS, MAY 19, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Three Mitchell baseball players have earned Class A all-region honors from the South Dakota High School Baseball Association. Seniors Jacob Ebert and Jaxson Hartman and junior Lincoln [Read More…]
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Wembanyama has 41 points, 24 rebounds and Spurs top Thunder 122-115 in 2OT to open West finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 [Read More…]
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Newhook scores in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 3-2 in Game 7
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — First, Tampa Bay. Now Buffalo. Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Newhook keeps coming up big in Game 7s. The 25-year-old scored his second seventh-game, series-clincher of the playoffs — this time 11:22 [Read More…]
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Josh Bell homers twice as Twins beat Astros 6-3 in game delayed nearly 2 hours by rain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Bell homered twice and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Monday night. The game was delayed 1 hours, 57 minutes due to rain [Read More…]
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USD Crack into Softball America’s Mid-Major Top-25 Poll
VERMILLION, S.D. — A cherry on top of what was an incredible stretch of softball from the South Dakota softball team in the month of May sees the Yotes jump into the Softball America top-25 mid-major [Read More…]
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SDSU’s McDowell Named Summit League Pitcher of the Week
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State right-hander Drew McDowell was honored Monday as the Kwik Star Summit League Peak Pitcher of the Week for his performance in a May 13 victory over Omaha. A sophomore from Billings, [Read More…]
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Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, first English-born winner in more than a century
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Aaron Rai shifted into high gear Sunday and pulled away from a world-class field with one amazing shot after another until he became the first English-born player in more than [Read More…]
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder becomes the 14th player to win back-to-back NBA MVPs
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — He’s the best player on the best team. And the voters say he’s the best player in the league, too. Again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won [Read More…]
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Ryan Jeffers and Kody Clemens help Twins avoid sweep, beat Brewers 5-4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a tiebreaking homer and Kody Clemens had two doubles and two RBIs on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 to avoid a three-game sweep. Bailey [Read More…]
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Biden announced as keynote speaker for South Dakota Democratic event
South Dakota Searchlight Former President Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker June 5 at the South Dakota Democratic Party’s McGovern Day Dinner, the party announced Saturday. “It is an honor to welcome President Biden [Read More…]
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Praise for simplicity, concern about brevity greet new format for South Dakota water quality report
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s environmental regulatory department has changed how it publicly presents its report on the quality of the state’s rivers, lakes and streams, leading to praise for the simplified presentation but [Read More…]
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Cade Cunningham scores 21 and Pistons dominate 2nd half to beat Cavs 115-94 and force Game 7
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series. The decisive game [Read More…]