Articles by Travis Kriens
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Seahawks blank Vikings 26-0 for their 1st shutout victory in 10 years
SEATTLE (AP) — Ahead of the season, Ernest Jones IV set a goal of finishing the year with six interceptions. With six games left, the Seahawks linebacker already has a career-high four picks, including the [Read More…]
USD Tops Air Force 80-63 in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakota basketball outscored Air Force 32-16 over the final 11 minutes of the game to secure an 80-63 win Saturday at The Monument in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Coyotes had [Read More…]
SDSU Plows Past New Hampshire to Begin Playoff Run
Quarterback Chase Mason returned to the South Dakota State lineup after a long layoff and led the 14th-seeded Jackrabbits to touchdowns on their first four possessions en route to a 41-3 victory over New Hampshire Saturday afternoon [Read More…]
USD Advances to Second Round with 38-17 Win Over Drake
VERMILLION, S.D. — A decisive second half and a stellar 100-yard and three touchdown game from Larenzo Fenner pushes the South Dakota football team into the Second Round of the FCS Playoffs for the third-straight season with a [Read More…]
Coyotes Fall at Wyoming 66-59
LARAMIE, Wyo. – South Dakota women’s basketball suffered its first loss of the 2025-26 season in its final game of the month of November, tripping up at Wyoming Saturday afternoon 66-59. South Dakota had more [Read More…]
Thanksgiving death brings the number of suspected prison drug overdose fatalities in 2025 to eight
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight The state Division of Criminal Investigation will lead an inquiry into the eighth suspected fatal overdose in South Dakota’s prison system this year. The state Department of Corrections announced the [Read More…]
SDSU Ends Road Trip with Win over Kansas State
PUERTO AVENTURAS, Mexico – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team ended its trip to Cancun with an 82-70 win over Kansas State Saturday. SDSU had three players finish with double-digit scoring totals, paced by 18 [Read More…]
2025 South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association’s All-State Teams
Four talented area athletes have been recognized among the state’s best as the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association released its 2025 all-state teams. From Class AA to Class B, each earned their spot with standout [Read More…]
Meyer Scores 28 in Loss to Columbia
PUERTO AVENTURAS, Mexico – South Dakota State senior Brooklyn Meyer scored 28 points Friday afternoon, but the South Dakota State women’s basketball team fell 80-67 to Columbia at the Cancun Challenge. Neither side led by more than five [Read More…]
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