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South Dakota tourism leader: High gas prices could hold ‘silver lining’
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch KEYSTONE, S.D. – Members of the Foley family of Green Bay, Wisconsin, are the quintessential visitors that tourism officials and operators hope will push South Dakota to a successful 2026 [Read More…]
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McCook Lake refills amid debate about sufficiency of flood cleanup
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Nearly two years after a historic flood devastated the southeast South Dakota community of McCook Lake, local officials and community groups say the lake is moving closer to normal summer use. But people [Read More…]
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Monday Sports: May 11, 2026
MONDAY SPORTS, MAY 11, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell baseball wrapped up the regular season with a doubleheader split at Tea Area on Saturday. Mitchell dropped the opener 5-4 after Tea rallied in the sixth [Read More…]
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Edwards guides the Timberwolves past the Spurs 114-109 to tie the series after Wembanyama’s ejection
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to help the Minnesota Timberwolves even their second-round NBA playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs with a 114-109 victory, following the stunning [Read More…]
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South Dakota Softball Selected to the Lincoln Regional
VERMILLION, S.D. — The South Dakota softball program will be heading to Lincoln, Nebraska for the Lincoln Regional in the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament. After winning the program’s first-ever Summit League Tournament title, the Coyotes will [Read More…]
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South Dakota Xcel customers will pay higher electric rates after utilities commission settlement
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A panel of South Dakota regulators approved an electric rate increase Friday for Xcel Energy customers and allowed eight entities to intervene in a pending Black Hills Energy rate [Read More…]
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Company withdraws from controversial Black Hills exploratory drilling project
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight A company that’s being sued for exploratory drilling near a culturally significant site in South Dakota’s Black Hills is withdrawing from the project, according to a letter shared with project opponents. [Read More…]
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South Dakota’s southern Black Hills mountain goats face an uncertain future
Nicole Schlabach/South Dakota Searchlight Daniel Milks, the founder and lead guide at My XO Adventures, has introduced many visitors in South Dakota’s Black Hills to mountain goats. “It’s an eye-opener, and a jaw-dropper,” he said. [Read More…]
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Byron Buxton’s RBI double in 11th inning gives Twins a 2-1 victory over Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Byron Buxton doubled off the wall in left-center with one out in the 11th inning, scoring automatic runner Matt Wallner, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Saturday night. [Read More…]
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Thunder charge past Lakers 131-108 in Game 3 for another blowout in the champs’ 7-0 playoff run
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ajay Mitchell had career playoff highs of 24 points and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their unbeaten playoff run to the brink of another Western Conference finals with [Read More…]
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Harden hits clutch shots, Mitchell scores 35 and the Cavaliers beat the Pistons 116-109 in Game 3
CLEVELAND (AP) — After collapsing in the clutch in the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers got timely plays in the final three minutes from James Harden and Max Strus [Read More…]
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Bobby Cox, manager of Braves’ teams that ruled National League and won 1995 World Series, dies at 84
ATLANTA (AP) — Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave the city its first major title as well as World Series trips [Read More…]
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Coyotes Capture First Summit League Softball Championship, Advance to NCAA Tournament
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – South Dakota captured its first Summit League Softball Championship in program history on Saturday evening, defeating three-time defending tournament champion Omaha 2-1 in the winner-take-all title game at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. The [Read More…]
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Tommies Stifle Jacks on Senior Day
BROOKINGS, S.D. – St. Thomas left-hander Owen Marsolek carried a shutout into the eighth inning to lead the Tommies to a 4-2 victory over South Dakota State in Summit League baseball action Saturday afternoon at [Read More…]
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SDSU’s Brandon Kampsen Sets New School Record in 800 Meter
AMES, IOWA — Brandon Kampsen posts a personal record in the 800-meter to claim the South Dakota State program record at the Cyclone Twilight Friday evening.HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN“Obviously, Brandon getting the record is a big deal, [Read More…]
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Travis Bazzana hits his first major league homer in the Guardians’ 6-4 win over the Twins
CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Bazzana hit his first major league home run, rookie Parker Messick allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians won their third straight, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-4 [Read More…]
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USD Shuts Out SDSU to Advance to Second-Consecutive Summit League Championship Game
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — It was another beautiful day at the ballpark at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on Friday, and once again it was the arm of sophomore Madison Evans for South Dakota who, again, stole the spotlight in [Read More…]
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Jacks Win Slugfest in Series Opener over St. Thomas
BROOKINGS, S.D. – In a back-and-forth game throughout, South Dakota State found the answers in the late innings to come away with a 16-13 victory over St. Thomas in the opening game of a Summit [Read More…]
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Meyerink Claims Second Player of the Year, Three Athletes Named 2025-26 Women’s Golf All-GPAC
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Great Plains Athletic Conference has released the 2026 All-Conference teams for Women’s Golf. Allison Meyerink, the sophomore out of Mitchell, South Dakota, headlined the named DWU athletes as she was named [Read More…]
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SDSU Stuns St. Thomas to Advance in Summit League Tournament
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The six-seed South Dakota State softball team defeated second-seed, and host St. Thomas, by a 7-5 score Thursday in The Summit League Championship. The victory at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium advanced the Jackrabbits [Read More…]
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