Bravo Zulu, veterans: Thanks for your service, sacrifice, sharing!

BROOKINGS — The annual Veterans Day special edition that goes in The Brookings Register on or as near Nov. 11 as possible is a team effort. In the 20-plus years since that first …

New police HQ plan draws public interest in Brookings

City Manager Paul Briseno was among the speakers on the evening of Nov. 3 at a community meeting regarding the proposed location of a new facility for the Brookings Police Department.

BROOKINGS — The city wants to hear from the public regarding the construction of a new headquarters for the Brookings Police Department — and it certainly did at a community meeting on …

Steps underway to improve road safety in Brookings County

BROOKINGS — Improving road safety and increasing motorist awareness in the wake of a deadly Oct.19 crash were the focus of Tuesday morning’s Brookings County Commission meeting. The …

Deer Creek crash near Bushnell injures Jefferson man

BUSHNELL — A man from Jefferson was hospitalized following a Nov. 1 crash that sent his vehicle into Deer Creek a few miles northwest of Bushnell. Jake Gale, 20, suffered a broken …

Brookings Police Department invites local veterans to Thanksgiving meal

BROOKINGS — The Brookings Police Department will host its third annual Veterans Thanksgiving Meal on Nov. 16. All local veterans and their families are welcome to attend the free meal prepared …

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Owner of ‘Blind Guy Boards’ travels to DC on mission to save services for his community

On Nov. 5, Ismael Collazo of Brookings was scheduled board a plane for Washington, D.C., with plans to advocate for the programs he says put him in the position to buy tickets, board planes and …

Bob Hill is the Brookings County emergency manager.

How to survive when the snow flies

It appears that the first measurable snowfall may occur this weekend. It will be a wakeup call to some people. For some reason people forget how to drive in snow. You will see drivers drive too …

Mayor’s Awards recipients to be honored at Dec. 3 event in Brookings

BROOKINGS — Brookings Mayor Oepke “Ope” Niemeyer, along with several of the city’s volunteer boards and commissions, have announced the 2025 Mayor’s Awards honorees. …

God isn’t a Facebook friend

If God were your friend on Facebook, what would you share? Smiling pictures, family milestones, maybe a few words of thanks? Most of us only share the good things on social media. We want to look OK …

Brookings church's musical event on Dec. 9 to benefit disaster assistance

First Presbyterian Church will host its second annual “Afternoon of Timeless Music” on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. Top student musicians from South Dakota State University will be performing …

Brookings-area calendar for Nov. 8-14, 2025

Read all about what Brookings-area groups have planned in the days ahead.

Elks punch ticket to DakotaDome with win over Parkston

Elkton-Lake Benton's Colt Beck runs with the ball during a 14-8 win over Parkston in the Class 9AA semifinals in Elkton on Friday night.

After coming up short the past three seasons, Elkton-Lake Benton got over the hump on Friday night as the Elks beat Parkston 14-8 in the Class 9AA semifinals.

Sioux Valley's Lacey Langland prepares to hit the ball during a 3-1 win over Florence/Henry in the Region 2A Playoffs on Tuesday night in Volga.

Cossacks move on in Region 2A Playoffs

Sioux Valley advanced in the Region 2A Playoffs on Tuesday night as the Cossacks beat Florence/Henry in four sets at the Cossack Center.

Elks power past Hanson to advance to 9AA semifinals

Elkton-Lake Benton advanced to the semifinals in Class 9AA for the third time in the past four seasons on Thursday night as the Elks beat Hanson 44-15 in the quarterfinals.

Coyotes take down Jackrabbits in Vermillion, 24-17

South Dakota State's Jack Henry prepares to pass the ball during a 24-17 loss to South Dakota on Saturday at the DakotaDome in Vermillion.

South Dakota State lost its third-straight game on Saturday as the Jackrabbits fell to in-state rival South Dakota 24-17 at the DakotaDome.

Jackrabbit soccer completes Summit League three-peat

The South Dakota State soccer team is heading to the NCAA Tournament for a third-straight season as the Jackrabbits beat Oral Roberts 2-0 in the Summit League Tournament championship on Sunday.

Jackrabbits top Rice in home opener

The South Dakota State women’s basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season on Friday night as the Jackrabbits beat Rice 79-65 in their home opener.

Jackrabbits head south to take on Coyotes

Two weeks ago, the South Dakota State football team had its eyes on winning a top-two matchup and getting the inside path to the top seed in the FCS Playoffs. Now, after two-straight losses, the Jackrabbits will have to get up off of the mat and take on in-state rival South Dakota on Saturday.

Walter's goal sends South Dakota State to championship game

Lauren Walter’s goal in the 72nd minute on Thursday afternoon lifted the South Dakota State soccer team to a victory over Denver and secured SDSU a spot in the Summit League Tournament championship game.

Jacks clinch share of regular season conference title

The South Dakota State volleyball team clinched at least a share of the Summit League regular season title Thursday night with a 3-1 win over North Dakota State at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.

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Brookings-area court report published 11-04-25

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Brookings-area court report published 10-31-25

Read all about recent cases handled by circuit and magistrate courts in Brookings County.

Is the US a Christian nation? Healthcare might answer that

Proof of insurance. In the simplest of terms, in some way, shape, or form, those three words are key to receiving healthcare in the United States of America. If you as a patient don’t have …

Trump administration continues to desecrate Wounded Knee’s legacy

The genesis of the massacre began with a dance. During the throes of a continuing drought on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1890, the Lakota people living there were also contending with severely …

Federal government’s shutdown has gone on long enough

Senate Democrats have kept the government shut down for over a month now. Republicans have given them more than a dozen opportunities to reopen the government with a clean funding extension, but, …

Where there’s smoke, there may be an attempt to burn down South Dakota’s medical marijuana program

A recent legislative hearing left people involved in the state’s medical marijuana businesses paranoid, and it wasn’t because they had been sampling their own products. A meeting of …

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