Articles by Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Nine months after historic flooding in McCook Lake wreaked havoc on homes, roads, trees and infrastructure, government officials are widening their focus from recovery efforts to prevention. McCook Lake is [Read More…]

Lincoln County, S.D.- A Harrisburg woman died in a two-vehicle crash early Friday afternoon, approximately six miles north of Canton. The names of those involved are being withheld pending notification of family members. According to preliminary crash [Read More…]

Eastbound traffic on Interstate 90 is being temporarily rerouted at Exit 201 due to a private bus rollover west of the Vivian exit. Authorities report no known injuries or fatalities. The South Dakota Highway Patrol [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced that the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $139,791,400 in loans and grants for drinking water, wastewater, and solid [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Property taxes eat away larger and larger slices of 71-year-old Shirley Schumacher’s fixed income each year. She has lived in the same 900-square-foot home in the southwestern South Dakota community [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight A carbon dioxide pipeline company has asked courts to pause or dismiss its pending legal fights against landowners and a state regulator in South Dakota after the state’s adoption of [Read More…]

Lincoln County, S.D.- A Viborg, SD man passed away Saturday evening from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Thursday, March 20 near Lennox, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Zackery Tyler Crelly, the driver of a 2003 Honda Civic, was [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch BRIDGEWATER, S.D. – As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota – fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza virus [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden issued his second veto of the legislative session, rejecting a bill that would place new restrictions on citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. He also signed a [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight If the state wants to build a prison on land zoned for agriculture, it should get the county’s permission first. Or it shouldn’t. A 45-minute session of oral arguments Tuesday [Read More…]

Lincoln County, S.D.- A Viborg, SD man passed away Saturday evening from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Thursday, March 20 near Lennox, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of [Read More…]