Articles by Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s success rate for keeping truancy cases out of court is the lowest it’s been in a decade, according to an annual report presented to a state committee. The Juvenile Justice Reinvestment [Read More…]

Monday Sports: December 15, 2025

MONDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 15, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels gymnastics picked up a triangular victory on Friday night at home with a team score of 144.10 points to defeat O’Gorman (128.85) and Huron (116.10). [Read More…]

Mahomes tears ACL as Chargers eliminate Chiefs from playoff contention with 16-13 victory

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The final images of the Kansas City Chiefs’ postseason pursuit were Patrick Mahomes getting helped to the locker room with what turned out to be a torn ACL in his left [Read More…]

J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings win after being eliminated from playoffs before kickoff at Cowboys

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — J.J. McCarthy has back-to-back wins for the first time as an NFL quarterback, and three more games to show the Minnesota Vikings that he can help get them back into the [Read More…]

Defense Lifts South Dakota State Over Ball State

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State had five players reach double figures in the scoring column and Mahli Abdouch posted a program-record 10 steals Sunday afternoon as South Dakota State topped Ball State 78-59 at First Bank & [Read More…]

One Man Dead in a Single Vehicle Crash South of Wall

Pennington County, S.D.- One man died in a single vehicle crash 11 miles south of Wall, SD on Friday, December 12. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family [Read More…]

Coyotes Fall in FCS Quarterfinals at Montana

MISSOULA, Mont. — The No. 3-seeded Montana Grizzlies defended their home turf Saturday afternoon inside of Washington-Grizzly Stadium, as the Grizzlies would down No. 11-seeded South Dakota 52-22 in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. Wide [Read More…]

Bruns, Fens lead Coyotes to 97-85 win over Prairie View A&M

VERMILLION, S.D. — Isaac Bruns and Cameron Fens set new career highs to lead the South Dakota basketball team to a 97-85 win over Prairie View A&M in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Saturday afternoon. Bruns, who has now [Read More…]

No. 14 DWU Women Dominates College of Saint Mary

December 13, 2025 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. — No. 14 Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball hosted the College of Saint Mary Flames in a GPAC conference contest. The Tigers took control of the game early, thanks to an efficient scoring output across [Read More…]

‘Prairie Thunder’ campaign targets Huron, Belle Fourche and Yankton

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight A state-funded campaign that’s put dozens of extra state troopers on city streets this fall put 75 people in jail during patrols in Huron, Belle Fourche and Yankton, the South Dakota [Read More…]

South Dakota State Takes Down Dakota Wesleyan

December 13, 2025 Travis Kriens

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State came back from an early deficit, and outscored Dakota Wesleyan by 20 points in the second half, to complete a 94-62 victory on Friday in First Bank & Trust Arena. [Read More…]

Some doubt property tax reform will come in 2026

Kevin Killough/South Dakota News Watch PIERRE, S.D. – Over the course of five months, the Comprehensive Property Tax Task Force met eight times across the state. The panel, which consists of 16 voting members and [Read More…]

University system considers housing, meal policy revisions after legislator tried to force changes

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — The South Dakota Board of Regents introduced proposed changes to the public university system’s housing and meal plan policy at its meeting Thursday, in response to failed legislation [Read More…]

‘We need fundamental changes’: South Dakota farmers react to Trump’s farm aid payments

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight HURON — Farmers across the country may soon receive a share of a $12 billion farm aid package, as promised by Donald Trump earlier this week. Some South Dakota farmers say [Read More…]

NASCAR settles federal antitrust case, gives all teams the permanent charters they wanted

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan and NASCAR chairman Jim France stood side-by-side on the steps of a federal courthouse as if they were old friends following a stunning settlement Thursday of a bruising antitrust case in [Read More…]

Fernando Mendoza is AP player of the year after leading Indiana to 13-0 record and top seed in CFP