Articles by Travis Kriens
2026 GPAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Field Announced
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Dordt University will be the number one seed when the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Postseason Basketball Tournament begins on Wednesday, February 25. The Defenders went 21-1 in the [Read More…]
Northwestern Routs Dakota Wesleyan Behind Hot Shooting
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — Northwestern erupted for 58 first-half points and never looked back Saturday night, rolling past Dakota Wesleyan 97-65 at the Bultman Center. The Red Raiders (23-5, 15-5) shot a blistering 58.1 percent [Read More…]
Broughton’s Big Night Lifts Dakota Wesleyan Past Northwestern
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — Behind a dominant performance from Avery Broughton and a strong second-half push, Dakota Wesleyan pulled away for an 81-65 road victory over Northwestern on Saturday at the Bultman Center. The Tigers [Read More…]
Strong Finish Propels Jackrabbits over North Dakota
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State scored eight unanswered points over the final two minutes of regulation to surge past North Dakota for a 91-83 victory on Saturday, Feb. 21, in a Summit League men’s basketball [Read More…]
Mathiowetz Leads South Dakota State in Denver
DENVER, Colo. – A strong shooting night from the South Dakota State women’s basketball team lifted the Jackrabbits to a 71-55 win over Denver Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Gymnasium. The Jacks shot 58% in the win, [Read More…]
USD Women Lose to North Dakota State on Senior Day
VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota women’s basketball honored its’ four seniors on Saturday following the game against North Dakota State Saturday in which the Bison earned a 81-68 win over South Dakota. The Coyotes and [Read More…]
Ban on advertising and dispensing abortion pills advances in South Dakota Legislature
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota lawmakers advanced a bill on Friday at the Capitol in Pierre aimed at stopping abortion pills and other abortion-related items from being advertised and distributed in the state. The House State [Read More…]
Class B Girls Basketball Region Tournament Brackets
Region tournaments begin on Monday, February 23, with two teams advancing from each regions. The Class B SoDAK 16 takes place on Thursday, March 5 with the State Tournament set for March 12-14 at First [Read More…]
Class A Girls Basketball Region Tournament Brackets
Region tournaments begin on Tuesday, February 24, with two teams advancing from each regions. The Class A SoDAK 16 takes place on Thursday, March 5 with the State Tournament set for March 12-14 in Watertown. [Read More…]
Friday Sports: February 20, 2026
FRIDAY SPORTS, FEBRUARY 20, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls basketball hosts Pierre at the Corn Palace on Friday at 7 pm. Coverage starts at 6:45 pm on KORN News Radio. — Mitchell Kernels [Read More…]
Meyer Sets School Record in South Dakota State Win at Oral Roberts
TULSA, Okla – South Dakota State senior Brooklyn Meyer set a new program record with 44 points in a 95-93 win at Oral Roberts Thursday night at the Mabee Center. The Jackrabbits’ standout forward delivered the most dominant [Read More…]
USD Women Outlasts Omaha 69-66 Thursday in Vermillion
VERMILLION, S.D. – The Mavericks led for the first nearly five minutes of Thursday’s game, but the South Dakota women’s basketball team took the lead at the five minute mark of the first quarter and [Read More…]
Pioneers close strong to top Coyotes in Denver
DENVER, Colo. — South Dakota basketball’s three game road win streak came to an end Thursday night to Denver in Hamilton Gymnasium. The Pioneers pulled away in the later parts of the second half for a [Read More…]
Failed bill to repeal South Dakota’s death penalty came from Republican former head of prison system
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — The latest push to repeal the death penalty in South Dakota came from a Republican lawmaker who formerly led the state prison system and served as a county sheriff. [Read More…]
Mitchell Police Department Investigates $80,000 ‘Jackpotting’ Theft at BankWest ATMs in Mitchell
MITCHELL, S.D. — Authorities are investigating a sophisticated ATM theft that targeted two BankWest locations in Mitchell, resulting in an estimated $80,000 in cash being stolen. According to the Mitchell Police Department, officers were dispatched [Read More…]
Lawmakers support ‘alternative setting’ plan for aggressive or violent students
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — Legislation to address aggressive and violent student behavior passed with full support from the South Dakota House Education Committee on Wednesday, and legislation providing money to build a non-residential treatment center [Read More…]
App-based age verification bill clears South Dakota House of Representatives panel
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A South Dakota House of Representatives panel endorsed a bill that would require mobile app stores to use age verification to control access by minors. House Bill 1275 passed the [Read More…]
County sales tax idea moves ahead as effort to prolong statewide sales tax reduction fails
Joshua Haiar and Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight A proposal to let counties reduce homeowner property taxes by charging a sales tax advanced Wednesday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre, while an effort to maintain [Read More…]
Data center restrictions earn lawmaker endorsement as fight continues over tax incentives
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota legislative committees vetted nine data center bills on Wednesday at the Capitol, leaving three of the bills standing at the end of the day. The legislation that passed muster [Read More…]
Seahawks sale process begins less than 2 weeks after winning Super Bowl
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are going up for sale in accordance with the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen. Allen’s estate announced Wednesday that it has begun the process of selling the [Read More…]
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