Articles by Travis Kriens

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday subpoenaed law enforcement officials and crash investigation documents as they weigh whether the state’s attorney general should be impeached for his conduct in a fatal [Read More…]

State records highest number of active COVID cases in year

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has recorded the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in more than a year. State health officials reported 8,323 active cases on Thursday, the most since Dec. 21, [Read More…]

South Dakota minimum wage to jump 50 cents in January

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s minimum wage will go up on Saturday. The minimum wage will rise 50 cents on Jan. 1, from $9.45 an hour to $9.95 an hour. A state law passed [Read More…]

South Dakota AG impeachment investigation begins in secrecy

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers met behind closed doors on Tuesday as they launched an impeachment investigation into the state attorney general for his conduct surrounding a fatal car crash last year. [Read More…]

South Dakota reserves jump 42% thanks to COVID relief funds

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s reserves increased 42% in one year thanks to an influx of federal COVID-19 relief dollars, according to a new report. South Dakota Public Broadcasting reported Thursday that the state’s 2021 [Read More…]

NHL announces players won’t be allowed to go to Olympics

NHL players will not be allowed to participate in the Beijing Olympics after the league pulled the plug amid a rash of postponements caused by positive COVID-19 test results. Commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement [Read More…]

Hard-to-figure Vikings still trudging ahead in playoff chase

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings remain a perplexing team to evaluate, now 14 games into this variety-pack season of late collapses, steely finishes and everything in between. They’ve managed to both dominate and self-destruct [Read More…]

Cousins throws for 2 touchdowns as Vikings beat Bears 17-9

CHICAGO (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have little margin for error and plenty of room to improve as they try to secure a playoff spot. Not that Kirk Cousins needed a reminder. Or, for that [Read More…]

4 vying for Minnehaha County’s lone medical pot license

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Four applicants are vying to win Minnehaha County’s single medical marijuana dispensary license. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported Tuesday that the applicants include Genesis Farm LLC; GFV Specialty Retail LLC; [Read More…]

Firefighters battle overnight blaze at South Dakota lodge

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say numerous fire departments worked through the night to put out a fire at a popular 85-year-old lodge in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Two firefighters received minor injuries [Read More…]

Montana St. wins first semifinal since ’84, beats SDSU 31-17

December 10, 2021 Travis Kriens

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana State freshman quarterback Tommy Mellott accounted for four touchdowns to send the Bobcats to their first title game in 38 years with a 31-17 win over South Dakota State in [Read More…]

Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82

Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following a long illness. He was 82. Unser died at his home in Chama, New Mexico, with [Read More…]

Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champ Demaryius Thomas dies at 33

December 10, 2021 Travis Kriens

ATLANTA (AP) — Demaryius Thomas overcame a troubled childhood. He managed to shine as a receiver in Georgia Tech’s run-oriented offense. By the time his NFL career was over, he had earned five straight Pro [Read More…]

Vikings beat Steelers 36-28, deny last-play pass in end zone

December 10, 2021 Travis Kriens

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith ripped off his helmet once the victory was finally secured, after a 29-point lead on the Pittsburgh Steelers late in the third quarter evaporated into yet another [Read More…]

QB Bryce Young of Alabama voted AP Player of the Year

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is The Associated Press college football player of the year, giving the Crimson Tide its second consecutive winner. Young received 42 of 53 first-place votes from AP Top 25 voters and 137 points [Read More…]

Woods to make return from car crash at PNC Championship

Ten months after his right leg was badly damaged in a car crash, Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship. “Although it’s been a long and [Read More…]

Woman, man killed in McCook County highway crash

SALEM, S.D. (AP) — Two people have died in a highway crash in southeastern South Dakota. A 22-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man were killed Tuesday when the cars they were driving collided east of [Read More…]

House committee wants trust secrecy cut after Pandora Papers