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Student interest in South Dakota energy programs on the rise
Molly Wetsch/South Dakota Searchlight WATERTOWN, S.D. – In South Dakota, where the state’s proportion of clean energy production is the highest in the country, students are taking advantage of growing energy workforce needs. Lake Area [Read More…]
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Alternative instruction grows in South Dakota as public school enrollment declines, report says
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Alternative instruction enrollment continues to rise in South Dakota, breaking 12,000 students enrolled in 2025, according to data released recently by the state Education Department. The growth comes as private and [Read More…]
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Chambliss, Carneiro lift Mississippi past Georgia 39-34 in Sugar Bowl and into CFP semifinals
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With Trinidad Chambliss making stunning plays at pivotal moments, Mississippi is doing fine without Lane Kiffin. Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneiro kicked a 47-yard field [Read More…]
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Top-seeded Indiana routs Alabama 38-3 for its first Rose Bowl victory, roaring into CFP semifinals
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza literally jumped for joy when the Heisman Trophy winner learned he was not the offensive MVP of Indiana’s dominant victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl. The quarterback and [Read More…]
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Friday Sports: January 2, 2026
FRIDAY SPORTS, JANUARY 2, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls basketball will be at Harrisburg on Friday at 7 pm. — Mitchell Kernels boys basketball faces Harrisburg on Tuesday at 7 pm. It will [Read More…]
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Wilkinson Career Day, Strong 2nd Half Lifts Jacks Over Omaha
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State opened Summit League play in emphatic fashion on Thursday by using a dominant second half, along with a career performance from Damon Wilkinson, to power past Omaha 84–69 inside First Bank & [Read More…]
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South Dakota State Tops St. Thomas to Start Conference Play
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team opened Summit League play with a 67-49 win over St. Thomas Thursday afternoon at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jacks improve to 11-4 on the [Read More…]
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Defense carries the day for Oregon, as Ducks move into CFP semifinals by topping Texas Tech 23-0
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The first thing that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore did after winning the Orange Bowl was salute the thousands of fans who made the cross-country trip to South Florida. If the [Read More…]
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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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