Articles by Travis Kriens

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Cody Larson takes home the 3000-meter program record, assisting the South Dakota State men’s team to a second place finish with 156 points, while the women’s team placed second with 100 points. HEAD COACH ROD [Read More…]

USD Men Battles but Falls 90-78 to St. Thomas

VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota basketball held a two-point lead at halftime but would ultimately fall to the No. 2 in the Summit League, St. Thomas, 90-78 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Saturday. Jordan Crawford poured [Read More…]

South Dakota Falls at North Dakota State 79-56

FARGO, N.D. – South Dakota women’s basketball made it a contest early, but ultimately, North Dakota State pulled away with a 79-56 win over the Coyotes Saturday in the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota. [Read More…]

This Isn’t Politics. It’s Hate and It’s Killing Us

Travis Kriens/KORN News Radio The recent shootings in Minneapolis are not about politics. They are about hate. No right-minded person shoots someone they encountered seconds earlier. How you treat people is not politics. Treating someone [Read More…]

Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigidly cold streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier. Minneapolis Police [Read More…]

44th Annual Boys Hanson Classic Results

? 44th Annual Boys Hanson Classic ? Mitchell Corn Palace — Mitchell, SD? Saturday, January 24, 2026 ⏰ Game Schedule Time Matchup FINAL White River 50, Hanson 47 Maddox Marshall with a game-high 19 points for White [Read More…]

Tens of thousands gather in downtown Minneapolis for ‘ICE Out’ day

Michelle Griffith, Max Nesterak, Alyssa Chen/Minnesota Reformer Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement — demanding [Read More…]

Prison staffing hits highest level in years, but state struggles to keep new officers

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Department of Corrections aims to cut its turnover rate by 12 percentage points in the next year, in part by offering recruits a better idea of what they’re [Read More…]

Governor proposes stiffer penalties for threats or violence that prevent religious practices

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced legislation Friday that would increase the punishment for threats or violent acts that prevent people from practicing their religion. The crime is [Read More…]

Pretrial monitoring could reduce missed court appearances and improve outcomes, court officials say

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Judges in South Dakota routinely order people charged with alcohol or drug offenses to get chemical dependency evaluations or sign up for drug treatment programs as a condition of pretrial release [Read More…]

Indiana’s CFP victory over Miami averages 33.9 million viewers, most-watched game in 11 years

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Top-seeded Indiana’s victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night was the most watched college football game in 11 years. The Hoosiers’ 27-21 victory over [Read More…]

NFL divisional playoffs average 39.2 million viewers, 2nd-highest on record

Last weekend’s NFL divisional round playoff games averaged 39.2 million viewers according to Nielsen, the second-most watched since audience average numbers started being tracked in 1988. It was just off the record of 40 million, [Read More…]

Ravens hire Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as head coach

Before they even began the process of interviewing more than a dozen people for their coaching vacancy, the Baltimore Ravens knew plenty about Jesse Minter. Now he has the job. The Ravens hired the 42-year-old [Read More…]

From instinct to evidence: Building connections matters most to women in South Dakota ag

Kristi Hine/South Dakota News Watch HURON, S.D. – When Rebecca Blue first began asking South Dakota women in agriculture what they were missing, the answers felt familiar. Connection. Community. A sense that they weren’t navigating [Read More…]

State Senate says no to debate on kratom, hemp-derived THC product bans

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight State senators voted against discussions on banning hemp-derived consumables and kratom on Thursday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre. Separate bills to ban the use, possession, sale or consumption of [Read More…]

Gun silencer deregulation advances to SD Senate without opposition