Articles by Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Paying ballot-question petition circulators would be prohibited in South Dakota by a bill the House State Affairs Committee approved Monday at the Capitol in Pierre. Rep. Travis Ismay, R-Newell, introduced House Bill [Read More…]

Super Bowl 60 is set and it’s a rematch from 11 years ago: Patriots vs. Seahawks

Drake Maye vs. Sam Darnold. Two stingy defenses. A second-year head coach vs. a veteran coach in his second act. Super Bowl 60 is set and it’s a rematch: The New England Patriots vs. the [Read More…]

Monday Sports: January 26, 2026

MONDAY SPORTS, JANUARY 26, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels gymnastics turned in its best performance of the season on Saturday, winning the Lolly Forseth Invitational at Sioux Falls Lincoln. The Kernels posted a season-high [Read More…]

Sam Darnold and Seahawks advance to Super Bowl with thrilling 31-27 win over Rams in NFC title game

SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold was cast aside by the New York Jets, who drafted him No. 3 overall in 2018. The Minnesota Vikings didn’t bring him back after he led them to a 14-3 [Read More…]

Patriots punch ticket to 12th Super Bowl with gritty 10-7 win over Broncos in snowy Denver

DENVER (AP) — Drake Maye handled the sloppy, snowy conditions better than the home team and he scored New England’s only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper, propelling the Patriots to their 12th Super Bowl with a 10-7 [Read More…]

No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan Stays Hot with Win over College of Saint Mary

OMAHA, Neb. — No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball headed to Nebraska to square off against the College of Saint Mary in a conference matchup. The Tigers jumped out to an early 13-2 lead, which helped [Read More…]

Jackrabbits Defeat Roos on the Road, 76-63

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team picked up a 76-63 road win over Kansas City Saturday afternoon at the Swinney Center. Brooklyn Meyer and Madison Mathiowetz scored 25 and 18 points, respectively, for the [Read More…]

Medicaid enrollment stabilizes in South Dakota after dropping by thousands last year

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota regularly disenrolled one of the highest percentages of Medicaid patients in the country each month last year, contributing to one of the largest yearly decreases in the state’s Medicaid [Read More…]

Larson Claims 3000-Meter SDSU Record

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