Travis Kriens

Indigenous history, culture cut from South Dakota standards

August 11, 2021 Travis Kriens

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Teachers, educators and other South Dakota citizens charged with crafting new state social studies standards said Tuesday that Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration deleted many elements intended to bolster students’ understanding [Read More…]

South Dakota board sets hearings on social studies standards

August 10, 2021 Travis Kriens

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Educational Standards will hold four public hearings on the state’s proposed new social studies standards. The board will hold the first hearing Sept. 20 in [Read More…]

Angels advance to the quarterfinals

August 10, 2021 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Alexandria Angels make quick work of Volga on Monday night with a 16-1, 8 inning victory to advance to Thursday night’s quarterfinal where they will take on the Flandreau Cardinals. The Angels [Read More…]

Mt. Vernon bats go silent vs. Flandreau

August 9, 2021 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. – After putting up 20 hits in its first round win vs. Akron, Iowa, the Mt. Vernon Mustangs could only manage three hits and were 10-run ruled on Monday night losing to Flandreau, [Read More…]

Vermillion mayor wants more COVID-19 reports as school nears

August 9, 2021 Travis Kriens

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The mayor of the city that’s home to the University of South Dakota says the state needs to publish COVID-19 data more than once a week. Vermillion Mayor Kelsey Collier-Wise says [Read More…]

Yankton domestic calls continue trend started with COVID-19

August 9, 2021 Travis Kriens

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — Yankton police say the upward trend of domestic incident calls reported in the middle of COVID-19 lockdowns last year is continuing to manifest itself in 2021. Police Chief Jason Foote says [Read More…]

Official: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is the busiest in years

August 9, 2021 Travis Kriens

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the first few days of this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have been among the busiest they’ve seen. Some 700,000 people were expected to celebrate their enthusiasm for motorcycles at [Read More…]

Dimock-Emery and Plankinton advances to the quarterfinals

August 9, 2021 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dimock-Emery and Plankinton will square off in Thursday’s first quarterfinal after wins on Sunday night in the second round of the Amateur Baseball State Tournament. Dimock-Emery made an early lead hold up [Read More…]

Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end

August 8, 2021 Travis Kriens

TOKYO (AP) — It began with a virus and a yearlong pause. It ended with a typhoon blowing through and, still, a virus. In between: just about everything. The Tokyo Olympics, christened with “2020” but held in [Read More…]

US rolls to women’s hoops gold medal in Bird’s last Olympics

August 8, 2021 Travis Kriens

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi walked off the basketball court together, arm-in-arm, one last time at the Tokyo Games. They started their journey together five Olympics ago and ended it in [Read More…]

Bobby Bowden, led Florida State football dynasty, dies at 91

August 8, 2021 Travis Kriens

Bobby Bowden, the folksy Hall of Fame coach who built Florida State into an unprecedented college football dynasty, has died. He was 91. Bobby’s son, Terry, confirmed to The Associated Press that his father died [Read More…]

Early offense leads Mt. Vernon past Akron

August 5, 2021 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. – All nine Mt. Vernon starters had at least one hit and eight of the nine had an RBI in the Mustangs 13-5 first round win over the Akron Rebels Thursday night at [Read More…]

Walk-off HR in the 11th wins it for the Bankers

August 5, 2021 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. – A two-run home run from Chris Hill in the bottom of the 11th inning capped of a six-run comeback for the Plankinton Bankers as they defeat Clark, 10-8 on a hot and [Read More…]

AAC’s Aresco: Did not plot with ESPN to poach other leagues

August 5, 2021 Travis Kriens

American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco vehemently denied that his league has ever “plotted” with ESPN to undermine another conference by poaching its schools. Aresco addressed conference realignment Wednesday during the AAC’s virtual football media [Read More…]