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South Dakota State Wrestling Starts New Year in Sioux Falls
Week 7: #8 South Dakota State vs. Arizona State, at Soldier Salute Date and Time Friday, Jan. 2; 6 p.m. CT, Saturday-Sunday. Jan. 3-4; 10 a.m. (Soldier Salute) Location Sioux Falls, S.D.; Coralville, Iowa (Soldier [Read More…]
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SDSU Men Host Reigning League Champs in Conference Opener
Game 16: South Dakota State vs. Omaha Date and Time Thursday, Jan. 1 – 4:15 p.m. CT Location Brookings, S.D. Site First Bank & Trust Arena Television/Stream Midco Sports / Summit League Network Audio GoJacks.com Live [Read More…]
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Jacks Host Tommies to Open Summit League Play
South Dakota State vs. St. Thomas Game 15 vs. St. Thomas When Thursday, January 1 at 2 p.m. Where Brookings, S.D. | First Bank & Trust Arena TV Midco Sports Stream Summit League Network & Midco Sports [Read More…]
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Bruns scores 1,000th career point in loss at NDSU
FARGO, N.D. — A shorthanded South Dakota basketball team fell 84-61 to North Dakota State Wednesday in the team’s Summit League opener at the Scheels Center. Isaac Bruns eclipsed 1,000 career points in the first half of [Read More…]
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About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year’s celebration
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after [Read More…]
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Travel South Dakota’s Rose Parade Float Wins Americana Award
Pasadena, Calif. – Travel South Dakota’s Carved in Stone; A Legacy of Teamwork float in the 2026 Rose Parade has been awarded the “Americana Award.” The award recognizes the “most outstanding depiction of national treasures and traditions,” [Read More…]
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South Dakota Department of Health Reports First Two Deaths of the 2025-2026 Flu Season
PIERRE, SD – The Department of Health is reporting the first two influenza deaths of the 2025 – 2026 season, both Minnehaha County residents in the >64-year age group. “Influenza can be a very serious illness,” [Read More…]
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Judge slams Noem over termination of temporary legal status for 60,000 immigrants
Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — A federal judge in California Wednesday found the Trump administration unlawfully terminated temporary protections for more than 60,000 nationals from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua. In a scathing 52-page order, Northern District [Read More…]
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Miami beats defending national champ Ohio State 24-14 in the CFP quarterfinal at Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Keionte Scott peeked over at the Miami sideline to see the reaction of his teammates as he sprinted 72 yards untouched for a touchdown returning an interception against defending national champion [Read More…]
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USD Defeats St. Mary 95-42, Turn Attention to Conference Play
VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota closed non-conference play with a win on the home floor Tuesday afternoon, defeating the College of Saint Mary 95-42 inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. All 12 Coyotes who played [Read More…]
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Tribal nations in South Dakota are betting on tourism on reservations
Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch Some members of the state’s tribal nations are beginning to slowly embrace visitors, as the South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance (SDNTA) works with tribal leaders and organizations to reframe tourism [Read More…]
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Governor hits the road to award more state grants; opponents call it campaigning
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight BROOKINGS — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced state economic development grants in two more communities Tuesday, drawing criticism from opponents in the race for governor who equated the announcements to [Read More…]
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Federal government awards $189 million to South Dakota from new rural health fund
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota received about $11 million less than what it requested from a new federal rural health fund, and the amount is smaller than the awards for surrounding states. “These resources [Read More…]
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Patriots star receiver Stefon Diggs faces strangulation charge, denies allegations
BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private chef, police said. News of the charges emerged after a [Read More…]
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Nuggets star Nikola Jokic hyperextended his left knee and will be evaluated in 4 weeks
MIAMI (AP) — Nikola Jokic is only going to miss a few weeks, which is surely cause for the Denver Nuggets to take a giant sigh of relief. The Nuggets’ superstar center has been diagnosed with a [Read More…]
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Tuesday Sports: December 30, 2025
TUESDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 30, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls basketball fell to 1-3 on the season after a 60-52 loss to Lyman on Monday as part of the Hoop City Classic at the [Read More…]
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2025 Hoop City Classic Results
HOOP CITY CLASSIC – CORN PALACE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29 No. 8 Freeman 75, No. 10 Lyman 57 – David Walter with 17 points. Tate Sorenson added eight points to surpass 1,000 for his career. Parkston 38, Dupree 30 [Read More…]
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No. 1 Arizona Defeats South Dakota State, 99-71
TUCSON, Ariz. – South Dakota State hung around with No. 1/2 Arizona in the opening 20 minutes before the top-ranked Wildcats pulled away in the second half in a 99-71 victory on Monday, Dec. 29, in [Read More…]
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Monday Sports: December 29, 2025
MONDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 29, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls basketball faces Lyman on Monday at 4 pm as part of the Hoop City Classic. Mitchell, 1-2 on the season, are coming off a [Read More…]
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Yotes Close Out Non-Conference Schedule with 85-61 Win Over Mt. Marty
VERMILLION, S.D. — Four Coyotes scored in double-figures as South Dakota basketball closed out its nonconference schedule with an 85-61 win over Mount Marty Sunday in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Isaac Bruns poured in his eighth [Read More…]