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South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million in $7.4 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their role in fueling the opioid crisis takes effect today (Friday, May [Read More…]
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Nine Native American tribes sue US Forest Service over approval of drilling at sacred site
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight Nine Native American tribes have filed a lawsuit against the US Forest Service over its approval of a graphite drilling project near Pe’ Sla, a site in the Black Hills that [Read More…]
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South Dakota governor pledges parole reform days after Sioux Falls officer is shot
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota will hire more parole officers, expand monitoring to nights and weekends, and make it easier to send people on parole back to prison, Gov. Larry Rhoden announced this week. [Read More…]
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Tyrese Maxey sparks the 76ers’ Game 6 surge with 30 points, forcing a Game 7 vs the Celtics
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points, a resurgent Paul George had 23 points and a Philadelphia 76ers’ team that lost by 32 points twice in this first-round playoff series played their most complete [Read More…]
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Knicks crush Hawks in record-setting 140-89 Game 6 rout to end Atlanta’s season
ATLANTA (AP) — OG Anunoby scored 29 points in 27 minutes, Karl-Anthony Towns had his second triple-double of the series and the New York Knicks had their biggest playoff victory in franchise history, overwhelming and [Read More…]
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Individual contribution limit doesn’t restrain big donors in South Dakota governor race
Joshua Haiar and Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight In South Dakota’s race for governor, a state law limiting individual campaign contributions is proving to be more of a suggestion than a requirement. The law caps individual contributions to [Read More…]
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South Dakota tax collections ‘doing well’ as end of fiscal year nears
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota is on track to meet or exceed its revenue estimates by the end of the fiscal year, the Legislature’s lead budget expert said Thursday. The state is about $10 [Read More…]
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Opponents seek public vote on SD law using higher sales taxes to drop property taxes
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A campaign committee has launched a referendum effort to repeal a new law that would use money from a scheduled statewide sales tax increase to lower property taxes for homeowners. Lawmakers reduced the [Read More…]
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Friday Sports: May 1, 2026
FRIDAY SPORTS, MAY 1, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mia Larson turned in a season-best performance Thursday to lead the Mitchell Kernels girls golf team at the Hub City Invitational in Aberdeen. Larson shot a 3-over-par [Read More…]
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Wild beat Stars 5-2 for first playoff series win in 11 years
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Quinn Hughes led Minnesota to its first playoff series victory in 11 years, scoring twice in the Wild’s 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 on Thursday night. [Read More…]
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Jaden McDaniels leads Timberwolves on both ends of the court in 110-98 clincher to oust Nuggets in 6
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden McDaniels had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points in a surprise start for the injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves in a 110-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game [Read More…]
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Buxton hits 3rd homer in 4 games, Jeffers also goes deep as Twins top Blue Jays 7-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton homered for the third time in four games and Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead, two-run drive that led the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays 7- 1 on Thursday [Read More…]
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Dakota Wesleyan Baseball Advances to GPAC Semifinals
LINCOLN, Neb. — Dakota Wesleyan Baseball faced the Concordia (Neb.) Bulldogs and the Morningside Mustangs in their second and third contests of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament, splitting contests and managing to advance to the [Read More…]
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DWU’s GPAC Tournament Run Ends With Loss Against Top-Seeded Midland
FREMONT, Neb. — Dakota Wesleyan Softball faced the hosting and top-seeded Midland Warriors in a win-or-go-home contest in the GPAC Championship Tournament. The elimination game would see the ace pitchers for both squads go at it, [Read More…]
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Jackrabbits Fall in Extra Inning Slugfest at North Dakota State
FARGO, N.D. – South Dakota State hit a single-game record six home runs, including three by sophomore Amanda Vacanti, but it wasn’t enough in a 13-12 defeat at North Dakota State on Thursday. The Jackrabbits began the [Read More…]
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Confusion emerges over new South Dakota’s voter ID requirements
Alexander Rifaat/South Dakota News Watch PIERRE, S.D. – County auditors in South Dakota are, in certain cases, deciding how to implement new voter ID rules on their own due to uncertainty over guidelines issued by [Read More…]
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Rockets beat Lakers 99-93 in Game 5, avoiding playoff elimination for the 2nd straight game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game [Read More…]
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Schroder, Mobley rally Cavaliers in 4th quarter for 125-120 win over Raptors to take 3-2 series lead
CLEVELAND (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied [Read More…]
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Cade Cunningham scores 45, Pistons beat Magic 116-109 in Game 5 to stave off elimination
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored a franchise playoff-record 45 points, including a step-back jumper with 32 seconds left, and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons beat the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic 116-109 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their first-round [Read More…]
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Thursday Sports: April 30, 2026
THURSDAY SPORTS, APRIL 30, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls golf returns to action Thursday at the Hub City Invitational in Aberdeen in 10 am. — Mitchell track and field hosts a triangular vs. [Read More…]
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