Articles by Travis Kriens

South Dakota Searchlight A federal agency has issued final approval of a company’s plan to conduct exploratory drilling for gold above Spearfish Canyon. The company is Colorado-based Solitario Resources. Project maps show some of the [Read More…]

Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer Renewable sources like wind and solar accounted for one-third of Minnesota’s power generation in 2023, according to a new report from Clean Energy Economy Minnesota and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. The [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s fame has powered a national workforce recruitment campaign, but some think her newfound infamy might doom it. However, the state office managing the campaign says [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — Artificial intelligence (AI) could mean more efficient legal offices and lower bills for clients – provided human beings use the technology ethically. South Dakota Supreme Court Chief [Read More…]

A 17-year-old girl is recovering after being grazed by a bullet in a shooting incident early Sunday morning in Sioux Falls. Police received multiple reports of gunshots in the area, and later found that a [Read More…]

Greta Goede / South Dakota News Watch BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University’s new precision agriculture program has had success at persuading in-state and some other Midwestern farmers to use more technology in their [Read More…]

The Ty Eschenbaum Foundation surprised Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana with a generous $100,000 donation. Founded in 2011, the foundation supports youth cancer survivors through scholarships and also aids Make-A-Wish and missionary work. Ty, a [Read More…]

Pennington County, S.D.- An 18-year-old man died Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash four miles south of Rapids City, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash [Read More…]

Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner WAYNE, Nebraska — A “reveal” of what a Nebraska poet hid inside a lonely monument a century ago revealed more of what Mother Nature could wreck over the span of 100 [Read More…]