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BROOKINGS — The Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar in Brookings is closing its doors. Tuesday is the last day the restaurant at 3001 Lefevre Drive will be open for business. …

BROOKINGS — The South Dakota Education Association presented District 7 Rep. Roger DeGroot, R-Brookings, with the 2025 Friend of Education award. “It was really a surprise to …

BROOKINGS — American Legion Post No. 74 was the setting Friday afternoon for a ceremony that South Dakota’s at-large Congressman Dusty Johnson has undertaken multiple times across our …

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of …

BROOKINGS  — There’s an irony in American military combat service for some men and women who served during the Vietnam War and the Gulf Wars: they came home visibly unscathed. But …

BROOKINGS — Two Sioux Falls-based law firms were in the race to succeed retiring City Attorney Steve Britzman, but in the end Woods Fuller emerged victorious over Cutler Law Firm at Tuesday …

BROOKINGS — The seven-member City Council in Brookings has been one person short since former Councilor Andrew Rasmussen’s resignation in late February, but that’s no longer the …

BROOKINGS — A bygone tradition will make a triumphant comeback this Saturday when the first HillFest carnival since 2019 is held at Hillcrest Elementary School, 304 15th Ave. For 32 …

Crews from Brookings-based Bowes Construction were demolishing the old Central Bank building at 600 Main Ave. on Tuesday morning. Once the structure has been removed and debris cleared, work …

BROOKINGS — Technological prowess and creativity were on display Tuesday at SDSU during the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering’s Engineering Expo.   More than 40 student …

BROOKINGS — A performance unlike any other is coming to Brookings at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m., and it promises to captivate both seasoned …

VOLGA — Jordan Fast of Sioux Valley High School is one of two teachers chosen by the South Dakota State Historical Society for this year’s History Teacher of the Year award. …

BROOKINGS — A Brookings woman was found guilty of DUI and child abuse last month after driving her child to the emergency room while under the influence of alcohol. Michelle DeBlonk, 42, …

BROOKINGS — The Brookings High School marching band has outgrown their equipment trailer, and through the end of the month an anonymous benefactor will match up to $25,000 in donations toward …

BROOKINGS — An early morning police chase Sunday ended in a wrecked pickup and a Mitchell man in county jail facing a raft of charges, including third offense DUI. According to a news …

BROOKINGS — Brookings Area United Way lost about $83,000 in funding — $23,860.51 for this year and roughly $60,000 for next year — due to recent DOGE cuts. “We …

Roughly 100 members of the group Brookings Area Indivisible lined a portion of Sixth Street on Saturday morning to protest various Trump administration policies, including DOGE cuts, mass deportation …

BROOKINGS — Normally when there’s a big crowd at a City Council meeting, it means something controversial is about to go down — but that wasn’t the case Tuesday night. …

BROOKINGS — An accident on Interstate 29 in Brookings on Wednesday evening led to a vehicle fire and the subsequent arrest of its driver. Brookings Police Chief Michael Drake told the …

BROOKINGS — Learn how to preserve important family documents during two free programs next week at Brookings Public Library. Michele Christian is archivist and special collections …

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