Operation Prairie Thunder Conducts 13th Enforcement Operation in Mitchell
Operation Prairie Thunder continued its community-based enforcement efforts last week with its 13th saturation patrol operation in Mitchell. The operation, conducted April 30 and May 1, brought together the South Dakota Highway Patrol and local, [Read More…]
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PIERRE, S.D. – Volunteer firefighters across South Dakota face danger every time they respond to an emergency, and ensuring they have the proper gear is essential to their safety and effectiveness. Legislation passed during the 2026 [Read More...] -
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The health disparity between Native American and white South Dakotans is among the largest racial or ethnic health gaps in the nation, according to a new report from a foundation that [Read More...] -
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight Dignitaries and scientists celebrated the next step Thursday toward what one official called the “largest science experiment ever attempted on U.S. soil.” Over the coming months, 6,000 steel beams will be [Read More...] -
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch Compared to several states to the west, South Dakota is not even in the conversation of places in danger of experiencing a water crisis. Arizona, New Mexico, California and Colorado [Read More...] -
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Tribal police recruits in South Dakota will soon have an option for basic training through the Bureau of Indian Affairs that’s closer to home, but it won’t be as close as [Read More...]
SPORTS
USD Shuts Out SDSU to Advance to Second-Consecutive Summit League Championship Game
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — It was another beautiful day at the ballpark at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on Friday, and once again it was the arm of sophomore Madison Evans for South Dakota who, again, stole the spotlight in [Read More…]
Jacks Win Slugfest in Series Opener over St. Thomas
BROOKINGS, S.D. – In a back-and-forth game throughout, South Dakota State found the answers in the late innings to come away with a 16-13 victory over St. Thomas in the opening game of a Summit [Read More…]
Meyerink Claims Second Player of the Year, Three Athletes Named 2025-26 Women’s Golf All-GPAC
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Great Plains Athletic Conference has released the 2026 All-Conference teams for Women’s Golf. Allison Meyerink, the sophomore out of Mitchell, South Dakota, headlined the named DWU athletes as she was named [Read More…]
SDSU Stuns St. Thomas to Advance in Summit League Tournament
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The six-seed South Dakota State softball team defeated second-seed, and host St. Thomas, by a 7-5 score Thursday in The Summit League Championship. The victory at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium advanced the Jackrabbits [Read More…]
Ruiz powers the Nationals past the Twins 7-5 with a go-ahead 7th-inning homer and 4 RBIs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Keibert Ruiz homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs to lift the Washington Nationals to a 7-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Ruiz’s solo shot off John Klein (0-1) [Read More…]
Evans Tosses Three-Hit Gem as Coyotes Upset Top-Seed Omaha in Shutout
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — As the pre-game box score noted, ‘the sun does exist’ and it was the arm of Madison Evans that shined even brighter in the 1-0 upset of No. 1-seed Omaha with a three-hit complete game shutout [Read More…]



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