Articles by Travis Kriens

(STACKER) – Some of the most highly prized real estate in the U.S. exists in areas considered high risk for wildfires, flooding, or drought. Despite this present and growing danger, many Americans are still moving [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Three South Dakota counties will ask voters during the June 4 primary if they should ban the use of tabulator machines in future local elections. If the measures pass, the [Read More…]

The Sioux Falls Police Department is investigating a tragic single-vehicle crash involving seven juveniles that occurred on Saturday morning. At around 6:08 a.m., a Dodge Durango SUV traveling east lost control and collided with a [Read More…]

In her upcoming book, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recounts the controversial killing of her dog, Cricket, and a male goat. Noem describes Cricket as untrainable and dangerous, leading to her decision to euthanize the [Read More…]

Elkton Superintendent Brian Jandahl and a teacher are set to resign following a controversial incident where a sex offender was invited to speak at a school. The district held a meeting to discuss the incident [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight It’s been over six months since two in-home child care providers closed in Highmore. The town of over 600 in central South Dakota has a few other in-home providers, but [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Water quality advocates in Custer County want the state Supreme Court to make the county enforce a voter-backed ordinance barring the discharge of treated wastewater into a creek by the [Read More…]

Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – In the Senate chamber of the South Dakota Legislature, a little institutional knowledge goes a long way. Extreme measures emanating from the House of Representatives [Read More…]

Elaine S. Povich, Stateline For some ninth graders near Fresno, California, the invitation — years before they’ll don a cap and gown — comes out of the blue: You’ve been accepted to Fresno State, the [Read More…]

Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch Starting next week, certain dairy cattle must be tested for avian influenza before they can be transported to a different state, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The requirement [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight MITCHELL — A proposed measure to reinstate abortion rights hasn’t made the ballot yet, but the debate is underway. About 100 people converged Tuesday evening on Dakota Wesleyan University for a [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota and Mississippi are the only states that have a full state sales tax rate on groceries, but that could change in November. Circulators of a petition to repeal the state [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch RAPID CITY, S.D. – Monument Health’s flagship hospital received the lowest federal quality rating possible over the past two years, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid [Read More…]

Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN, Nebraska — We’ll soon know whether some documents buried inside a concrete monument erected by poet/author John Neihardt 100 years ago survived three floods and decades of harsh winters on the plains [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight Gov. Kristi Noem appeared Sunday on CNN and declined to say whether she supports additional abortion-ban exceptions or whether she would have certified the results of the 2020 election. The only exception in South [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Tribal and rural areas in and around South Dakota are set to benefit from about $260 million in federal grants for solar energy projects. A five-state, 14-tribe coalition was awarded [Read More…]