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Dakota Wesleyan Face Late Scoring Runs From Dakota State in Road Loss
MADISON, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Basketball squared off against the Dakota State Trojans in the second contest of the 2025 Battle of the Blues doubleheader as a part of the out-of-conference rivalry. The contest started [Read More…]
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No. 14 Dakota Wesleyan Outpaced by No. 4 Dakota State in Battle of the Blues
MADISON, S.D. — No. 14 Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball faced the in-state, out-of-conference rival Dakota State Trojans, who entered the contest ranked fourth in the NAIA. The top-15 matchup saw both squads find points early, with Dakota [Read More…]
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Rosenquist and Broughton Earn Weekly GPAC Women’s Basketball Awards
Sioux City, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following women’s basketball players-of-the-week for contests played November 24-30, 2025. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting [Read More…]
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Cabinet secretary: $3 million for state Capitol repairs only a start for building’s needs
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Repairs to water-damaged, cracking plaster at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre will be complete by the time lawmakers convene in the building for the 2026 legislative session in January. [Read More…]
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California Man Fatally Injured in a Two-Vehicle Crash in Watertown
Codington County, S.D.- A California man was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning, December 2, in Watertown, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family [Read More…]
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Four-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects
Robbie Sequeira, Stateline Northeast of the capital city of Des Moines in central Iowa, the 400-student Collins-Maxwell Community School District is one of many across the state shifting to a four-day school week. Like many [Read More…]
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Drake Maye passes for 2 TDs, Patriots become 1st team to 11 wins, defeating Giants 33-15
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Led by Drake Maye and Marcus Jones, the New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins this season. They also left no doubt about the gulf between [Read More…]
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Tuesday Sports: December 2, 2025
TUESDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 2, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels gymnastics starts its season on Tuesday with a triangular in Yankton at 5:30 pm. Mitchell takes on Parkston/Ethan/Hanson/Mt. Vernon and Yankton. Seniors Olivia Prunty and [Read More…]
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South Dakota State to Host Special Olympics Night
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Special Olympics South Dakota and South Dakota State Athletics are proud to host Special Olympics Night during the SDSU women’s basketball game versus Weber State on Wednesday, December 3, at First Bank & [Read More…]
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State budget chief urges close look at schools with excess cash as property tax complaints continue
Makenzie Huber and Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s top state budget official is urging a close look at cash balances in some school districts as the governor and lawmakers consider ideas for property tax [Read More…]
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Beef boosters: Young people needed to keep cattle industry vibrant
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — In 2024, Aberdeen’s DemKota beef processing plant bought cattle from 400 producers. This year, they bought from 300. “That wasn’t because we chose to,” CEO Adam Bode [Read More…]
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Kiffin laments circumstances of his Ole Miss exit, but says he couldn’t pass up LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lane Kiffin called his past six years at Ole Miss “the best six years” of his life, and then tried to explain why he felt compelled to leave Oxford, Mississippi, [Read More…]
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Michigan up to No. 3 in AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll, Michigan State and Iowa State into top 10
Michigan jumped to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s basketball poll on Monday as rival Michigan State and Iowa State both climbed into the top 10. No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Arizona remained [Read More…]
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Texas jumps to No. 2 behind UConn in women’s AP Top 25 after beating South Carolina and UCLA
Texas moved up to No. 2 behind UConn in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday after beating two top teams in a Thanksgiving tournament. The Longhorns topped then-No. 2 South Carolina 66-64 a day after [Read More…]
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Ten Jackrabbits Named to All-MVFC Squad
ST. LOUIS — Led by four first-team selections, a total of 10 South Dakota State football players were named Monday to the 2025 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team. Selections were determined by a vote among [Read More…]
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Nine Coyotes Earn All-MVFC Recognition
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Following an 8-4 (6-2 MVFC) campaign and a second-place finish in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), nine Coyotes – ten slots – have been honored by the MVFC with all-conference selections [Read More…]
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Monday Sports: December 1, 2025
MONDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 1, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels gymnastics starts its season on Tuesday with a triangular in Yankton at 5:30 pm. Mitchell takes on Parkston/Ethan/Hanson/Mt. Vernon and Yankton. — Mitchell Kernels wrestling [Read More…]
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Five years in, South Dakota’s Habitat Stamp praised as one of state’s ‘smartest investments’
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight The first fish that Republican former state Sen. V.J. Smith ever caught was from a dock when he was a young boy. Today, dozens of new docks are available for [Read More…]
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South Dakota State Volleyball Earns At-Large NCAA Bid, Plays Arizona
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State volleyball team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Volleyball Championship and will be a seven seed when the tournament kicks off later this week. The No. 7 Jackrabbits [Read More…]
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Showing our math: The numbers behind the latest poll
Carson Walker, South Dakota News Watch The latest scientific survey of registered South Dakota voters offered insight into the leading contenders for governor and Congress, the favorability of the state’s top politicians and other results. [Read More…]