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BROOKINGS — A recent report by South Dakota News Watch published in the April 2 issue of The Brookings Register carried the headline: “High costs may have South Dakotans putting off …

Election 2024

BROOKINGS — Voters on Tuesday decided they like what the Brookings City Council is doing, electing to return incumbents Wayne Avery and Nick Wendell to their positions in an election that was …

NEW UNDERWOOD — Despite being home to wide-open spaces and abundant sunshine, South Dakota ranks 47th in the nation for production of solar power and has lagged well behind other states for …

MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle …

BROOKINGS — A man from Sioux Falls is facing multiple charges following a Friday night incident during a concert at the Dacotah Bank Center in Brookings. Taylor L. Ahlquist, 30, was …

High School Hockey

About eight years ago, Doug Sorensen took the ice at Herb Brooks Arena at Lake Placid. The rink is meaningful as it was the same sheet of ice where the 1980 Olympic Gold Medal Game between the United States and the USSR, commonly known as “The Miracle on Ice” was played on. But for Sorensen, it meant even more.

BROOKINGS — With winter’s chill receding and spring’s warmth increasing each passing day, there also comes a new threat: Storms that, at their worst, can destroy lives and property. …

BROOKINGS — After a mild winter, it’s time to get ready for South Dakota’s second season — construction.   To help the community prepare, the City of Brookings and …

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a case involving medication abortion that could change the way some South Dakota women access abortion services by crossing the border into neighboring states. …

BROOKINGS — Book lovers, rejoice. The Friends of the Brookings Public Library Book Sale is back. A longstanding annual tradition made possible by donations from the community and …

Higher Education

VERMILLION —The South Dakota Board of Regents will keep tuition rates in place for another year, voting to freeze tuition again for the 2025 academic year at their April meeting on Thursday. …

By Josh Linehan The Brookings Register   BROOKINGS — A semi’s serious engine trouble ended up causing a spill of about 200 gallons of diesel on Interstate 29 near the …

County Commission

BROOKINGS — The Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center will soon need new leadership after it was officially learned Tuesday that Director Dustin Huber has resigned, with his last day being …

BROOKINGS —   On Monday, April 8, work is scheduled to begin on U.S. Highway 14 near Brookings. Highway 14 will have two separate lane closures.   One lane closure will be east …

Editor’s Note: The three citizens running for two spots on the Brookings City Council answered questions from The Register . Their responses are as follows with only light edits for style and …

DE SMET — Kingsbury County Genealogical Society is pleased to host a free program called Those Old Stone Memories, a program on how to research cemetery and death related records for genealogy …

Residents in Brookings will be treated to a partial solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, weather permitting.   Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.   …

The high cost of obtaining health care in South Dakota – ranked second most expensive in the nation – is prompting some residents to forgo necessary medical care over worries they cannot …

HONOLULU (AP) — The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has died. Lou Conter was 102. Conter passed away …

By Makenzie Huber South Dakota Searchlight   At any given time in a year, there are roughly 15,000 warrants on file in Minnehaha County, any of which could lead to an arrest. …

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