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Calving Goes High Tech
Megan Luther/ South Dakota News Watch MITCHELL, S.D. – The snow’s blowing sideways, the heavy stuff. It’s one of the few winter storms this year and it happens to fall on the first days of [Read More…]
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A museum takes students on flights to the stars, but future trips are in question
Anya Kamenetz/The Hechinger Report HAYTI — “Are we actually in space?” The kindergartners of South Dakota’s Hamlin County are, in fact, in space. To be specific, they are on planet Earth, near the geographic center [Read More…]
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Ryan Blaney races to first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the year at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Blaney and Team Penske have been fast with his No. 12 Ford Mustang this year only to have races slip away when it mattered most. Not Sunday night. Blaney ran away [Read More…]
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Scottie Scheffler joins Tiger Woods as only repeat winners at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is winning with such alarming regularity that describing his dominance is not a comfortable topic. So when he won the Memorial on Sunday for the second straight year, he [Read More…]
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Monday Sports: June 2, 2025
MONDAY SPORTS, JUNE 2, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls golf season ends next week with the Class AA state tournament in Sioux Falls at Prairie Green Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday. — [Read More…]
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Collier scores 24 points, Lynx use big 2nd-half run to beat Valkyries 86-75
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Courtney Williams added 20 points, five rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the expansion Golden State Valkyries 86-75 on Sunday [Read More…]
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Raleigh hits 23rd homer and Arozarena gets winning hit in 9th to lift Mariners over Twins 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 23rd homer and Randy Arozarena singled home the winning run in the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. [Read More…]
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Brookings teen makes it to 3rd round of national spelling bee
Carson Walker / South Dakota News Watch The Brookings eighth grader who represented South Dakota at this week’s Scripps National Spelling Bee made it to the third round of the contest that was won by a 13-year-old [Read More…]
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Drought Conditions Improve Across South Dakota Following Recent Rainfall
Recent widespread rains have significantly eased drought conditions across South Dakota, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report. The portion of the state classified under moderate drought has dropped from 100% earlier this year [Read More…]
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South Dakota Opens Public Comment on Medicaid Work Requirement Waiver
The South Dakota Department of Social Services has launched a 30-day public comment period on its proposed Medicaid work requirement waiver. Under the waiver, Medicaid expansion recipients must work, attend school or job training, or [Read More…]
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Federal Budget Cuts Threaten South Dakota State Programs, Officials Warn
South Dakota state budget officials are preparing for significant financial challenges as sweeping federal budget cuts from the new presidential administration impact state funding. Brandy Miesner, chief budget analyst, told the interim appropriations committee that [Read More…]
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Cole Young drives in winning run in 10th in major league debut, Mariners beat Twins 5-4
SEATTLE (AP) — Cole Young hit a fielder’s choice in the 11th inning in his major league debut for his first RBI, giving the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday [Read More…]
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Reifenrath’s School Record Moves her on to the NCAA Championships
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – On the final day of the NCAA West First Rounds in College Station, Texas, the Coyotes had their fourth qualifier for the NCAA Championships, and it came on a school record [Read More…]
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Larson Advances to NCAA Championships in Eugene
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Cody Larson will head to Eugene for South Dakota State, while the other 10 Jackrabbits wrap up their season Saturday afternoon at the NCAA West First Round.HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN“Cody making nationals is [Read More…]
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South Dakota State Football Rivalry Games Selected For National TV
For the second consecutive year, South Dakota State’s rivalry games against North Dakota State and South Dakota will be televised nationally on the ESPN family of networks. As part of a current six-year television rights [Read More…]
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Vikings sign GM Adofo-Mensah to extension, keeping his contract in sync with O’Connell’s
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings signed general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to a multi-year contract extension on Friday, keeping his status in sync with head coach Kevin O’Connell’s for the long term. O’Connell’s extension was done in January, following a [Read More…]
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Correa hits a 2-run homer in the 10th in the Twins’ 12-6 comeback victory over the Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and the Minnesota Twins overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Mariners 12-6 on Friday night. Correa pounced on a first-pitch [Read More…]
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The NBA Finals are set: It’ll be Thunder vs. Pacers, starting Thursday night
The seeds for the 2025 NBA Finals began getting planted unknowingly in 2017, back when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was about to enroll at Kentucky and Tyrese Haliburton was getting ready for his senior year of high [Read More…]
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And with that, an era ends: ‘Thanks for watching us. It’s the NBA on TNT’
Ernie Johnson could barely get the words out. The run of “Inside the NBA” on TNT came to an end on Saturday night after nearly four decades as a fixture of the league. The show [Read More…]
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Pacers beat Knicks 125-108 in Game 6 to reach NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton made sure the Indiana Pacers gave their fans a celebration they waited 25 years to see again. Siakam had 31 points and Haliburton scored 11 of his [Read More…]
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