Articles by Travis Kriens

AMES, Iowa – Jimmy Rogers, who guided Washington State to a bowl game in his first season on the Palouse after leading South Dakota State to the 2023 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national championship, has [Read More…]

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to buy the legacy Hollywood giant’s studio and streaming business for $72 billion. The acquisition, announced Friday, would bring two of the [Read More…]

Treatment courts help reduce South Dakota’s prison population

Kevin Killough, South Dakota News Watch PIERRE, S.D. – As much as lawmakers debated whether South Dakota should build a new men’s prison, they generally agreed that rehabilitation must be a vital component to ease [Read More…]

New prison’s programs will reduce state’s world-leading rate of incarcerated women, official says

RAPID CITY — No other place in the world incarcerates women at a higher rate than South Dakota, according to research by a prison-focused nonprofit, and the construction of a second women’s prison in the [Read More…]

Friday Sports: December 5, 2025

FRIDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 5, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels wrestling takes on Tea Area and Chamberlain in its first competition of the season. The triangular in Tea starts on Friday at 5 pm. The [Read More…]

DWU Volleyball Tries to Keep Season Alive With Five Set Victory Over No. 11 The Master’s at NAIA Tournament

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — No. 25 Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball faced No. 11 The Master’s (Calif.) in its second contest in pool play at the 2025 NAIA National Championship at the Tyson Events Center. The Master’s opened [Read More…]

South Dakota Heads South for FCS Second Round Contest at Mercer

VERMILLION, S.D. — The Yotes are set to take the field in the program’s third-straight appearance in the Second Round of the FCS Playoffs when they make the trip down to Macon, Georgia for a clash [Read More…]

South Dakota State and Montana Meet for Third Year in a Row

GAME 14: #14 South Dakota State (9-4) at #3 Montana (11-1) When Saturday, Dec. 6 | noon Mountain Time (1 p.m. Central) Where Washington-Grizzly Stadium | Missoula, Montana TV ESPN+ Radio Jackrabbits All Access (free audio) [Read More…]

Thursday Sports: December 4, 2025

THURSDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 4, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels wrestling takes on Tea Area and Chamberlain in its first competition of the season. The triangular in Tea starts on Friday at 5 pm. — [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan Pushes Concordia to Five Sets in Sioux City

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball squared off against familiar GPAC foe Concordia in their first matchup of pool play in the 2025 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship. Earlier in the year, the Tigers had [Read More…]

Coyotes Pick Up Road Win at Portland State

PORTLAND, Ore. – Coming off its first loss of the season, South Dakota women’s basketball responded by making the trip to the Pacific Northwest and picked up a 75-51 win over Portland State Wednesday night [Read More…]

SDSU Earns Road Win at Northern Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – South Dakota State finished with four double-digit scorers, led by a season-high 20 points from sophomore Joe Sayler, as the Jackrabbits defeated Northern Arizona 75-62 in the Rolle Activity Center on Wednesday. Both teams [Read More…]

Bruns Scores Career High 28 in 77-71 Loss to Portland State

VERMILLION, S.D. — For the second time in as many games, Isaac Bruns set a new career high with 28 points, but South Dakota basketball would fall 77-71 to Portland State Wednesday night in its first game of [Read More…]

Jackrabbits Blow Out Weber State

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team took control early and beat Weber State 87-56 Wednesday night at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jackrabbits jumped out to an 11-2 lead early on [Read More…]

Jackrabbits Football Sign 33 Prep Standouts

South Dakota State head football coach Dan Jackson announced Wednesday the signings of 27 high school standouts. “I’m fired up about this group. I think we really hit a home run at all positions by adding some [Read More…]

New corrections leader says SD’s synthetic drug troubles ‘not any different’ from other states

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight In some of his first public remarks since taking the helm of the South Dakota Department of Corrections, Secretary Nick Lamb told an oversight commission Wednesday that the state “has [Read More…]

North Dakota judge rules in favor of landowners, finds carbon storage law unconstitutional

Amy Dalrymple/Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor A district court judge on Tuesday sided with a landowner group and found a North Dakota law related to underground storage of carbon dioxide to be unconstitutional. The ruling from Northeast [Read More…]

Ole Miss loses coach, but moves up a spot in College Football Playoff rankings; Ohio St still No. 1

Ole Miss lost a coach and moved up a spot anyway. Notre Dame didn’t lose a thing but the Irish fell. The release Tuesday of the latest College Football Playoff rankings produced its fair share of eye-openers [Read More…]

Kalani Sitake agrees to long-term contract extension with BYU after drawing interest from Penn State

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Kalani Sitake will remain BYU’s head football coach after agreeing to a new long-term contract extension on Monday. Sitake is 83-44 since taking over at BYU in 2016. The Cougars have [Read More…]

Wednesday Sports: December 3, 2025