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Mitchell with One Shot Lead After Day One at State
Mitchell Kernels girls golf holds a one shot lead after the first round of the Class AA girls golf tournament at Hillcrest Country Club in Yankton. The Kernels shot 331 (+43) on the day, led [Read More…]
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Wessington Springs with a Nine Shot Lead at the Class B Boys State Golf Tournament
Wessington Springs holds a nine shot lead after the first day of the Class B boys state golf tournament at Brookings Country Club. The Spartans shot a +21, (237) to hold a nine shot lead [Read More…]
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Poll: Amendment to expand South Dakota abortion rights has nearly 20-point lead
Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch Support for a 2024 ballot amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution is growing, reflected by a nearly 20-point margin between residents who said they [Read More…]
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The matchup is set: Panthers, Oilers will meet in the Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is about to renew some acquaintances. Connor McDavid is going back to where his NHL career started. The Stanley Cup Final matchup is set: The Florida Panthers, back in [Read More…]
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Vikings reach agreement with Justin Jefferson on 4-year extension to give him NFL’s richest non-QB contract
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and wide receiver Justin Jefferson agreed Monday to a four-year extension, the richest contract in NFL history for a non-quarterback. Jefferson will get $110 million guaranteed in the deal that’s worth as much [Read More…]
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Body of Missing Yankton Man Found in Missouri River
On Sunday (June 2), the Yankton County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of Phillip Snoozy, a 22-year-old Yankton resident who had been reported missing last month. Around 4 p.m., a Nebraska boater alerted authorities after [Read More…]
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By hand or machine: Tabulator bans go to voters in three counties Tuesday
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight On Tuesday, when voters in three counties decide whether to ban tabulator machines in future elections, it will be the culmination of a statewide citizen group’s multi-year movement to switch [Read More…]
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Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Five Years for Receipt of Child Pornography
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography. The sentencing took [Read More…]
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More South Dakota State Graduates Choosing to Stay in Brookings
A new study by the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce reveals a rising trend of South Dakota State University (SDSU) graduates choosing to remain in Brookings post-graduation. In 2022, the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce [Read More…]
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Killing of Minneapolis police officer stuns a department that’s been struggling to fill its ranks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The shooting death of a Minneapolis police officer has stunned a department that has struggled to fill its ranks since the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing turmoil. Officer Jamal Mitchell’s death Thursday came days [Read More…]
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Trevor Larnach homers to back up a strong start by Pablo López as Twins beat Astros 6-1
HOUSTON (AP) — Pablo López pitched seven strong innings and Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. “He pitched great [Read More…]
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Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever survive Chicago Sky’s late charge to earn first home win, 71-70
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NaLyssa Smith scored 18 points and Caitlin Clark had 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists Saturday as the Indiana Fever won their first home game of the season, 71-70, over the [Read More…]
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Two Jackrabbit Football Games to be Televised on ESPN Networks
South Dakota State will have back-to-back rivalry football games televised nationally on the ESPN family of networks during the upcoming 2024 season. As part of a new six-year television rights agreement signed last summer between [Read More…]
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8 Northern California middle school students arrested for assault on 2 peers
NOVATO, Calif. (AP) — Eight Northern California middle school students accused of carrying out a planned assault on a fellow student that others recorded have been arrested, police said. The attack occurred Friday at Sinaloa [Read More…]
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Chicago woman gets 30 years for helping mother kill pregnant teen who had child cut from her womb
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman who pleaded guilty to helping her mother kill a pregnant teenager in 2019 before the baby was cut from her womb with a butcher knife was sentenced Thursday to 30 years [Read More…]
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Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decision
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chad Daybell was sentenced to death Saturday for the murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children in Idaho. The sentence was handed down after an Idaho jury unanimously agreed that [Read More…]
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Republican factions fighting for control of the party in Tuesday’s primary election
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Most of the action in Tuesday’s South Dakota primary election is in Republican legislative races, where a fight for control of the party has drawn in players ranging from upstart [Read More…]
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Homicide investigation sparks rare level of state-tribal cooperation
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A double stabbing that left one man dead and another hospitalized led to a rare extradition order to state custody from the Yankton Sioux Tribe this week. Mackenzie Antelope, 18, [Read More…]
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Charles Mix County Fatal Crash Involves 43-Year-Old Man
Charles Mix County, S.D.- A 43-year-old man died Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Academy, SD. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the [Read More…]
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Schwan’s purchases Sioux Falls land for new food production facility
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Three years after it was first announced, Schwan’s Co. is taking the next step in its investment in South Dakota after closing on 142 acres of land in northwest Sioux [Read More…]
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