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  • A window of hope under a cloud of darkness

    22 hours ago

    It’s hard to be a native New Yorker and be stunned by much of anything that you see on the city’s streets. But the other day I was in for quite a surprise.

  • Johnson: Building relationships

    22 hours ago

    I came to Congress to solve real issues for South Dakotans. This office has awarded me the opportunity to meet and engage with constituents that perhaps I would not have otherwise had the opportunity to know. Every meeting that comes through my door is important, but I am particularly impressed with the purpose of South Dakota’s tribal members.

  • Talk is cheap: Pundits don’t know what Mueller will unveil

    22 hours ago

    There are two diametrically opposed lines of thinking about Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

  • Setting the record straight on hemp

    1 day ago

    Recently, several news articles have appeared in the Register featuring industrial hemp. Hemp is produced in many European countries, China, Australia plus the Canadian Prairie provinces, and the North Dakota Legislature cleared the way for its production in 2015.

  • The kindness of strangers

    1 day ago

    Steve was walking down the sidewalk the other day to get from the barber shop to where he’d parked his pickup. It was a nice kind of day. Chilly, of course, but not bolt-freezing cold.

  • Trump and the long-term implications of history

    1 day ago

    One of the many casualties of the modern age is the substitution of Presidents Day for the annual celebration of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 12 and of George Washington on Feb. 22 – two dates that every American schoolchild once knew, marking the births of two presidents every American schoolchild once revered.

  • BZ Gary Gutting: philosopher, gentleman, Catholic

    2 days ago

    BROOKINGS – Consider it one of those small events in life that might be put down to coincidence, or …?

  • Mills: Dealing with hot topics

    2 days ago

    We have reached that part of the legislative session where the floor debates are often intense. This past week, the hot topics in the House were hemp, civics and gender dysphoria.

  • Wiik: Crunching numbers

    2 days ago

    As I mentioned last week, your Appropriations Committee heard the revenue projections and chose a revenue target for the remainder of fiscal year 2019 which ends June 30, 2019; and fiscal year 2020 which begins July 1, 2019.

  • City street crews deserve credit

    2 days ago

    It seems we have been getting more than the usual amount of snow lately.

  • School board members deserve recognition

    3 days ago

    The Brookings School District will join school districts throughout the state to salute our local school governing leaders during South Dakota’s annual School Board Recognition Week Feb. 18-22.

  • Deutsch: Civics bill a positive step

    3 days ago

    I continue to receive many blessings and feel very honored to serve as your representative in Pierre. I do my best to respond to every District 4 email I receive, even those that chew me out.

  • In Virginia, forgiveness is embedded in history

    3 days ago

    I have long loved the Commonwealth of Virginia, and everything else being equal, I might have chosen to live there. The sheer beauty of the state’s pastoral and mountainous landscapes soothed a New Jersey boy’s heart. Walking across the University of Virginia campus along the white-pillared porticoes on The Lawn afforded me a glimpse of an ordered life I’d hardly dared imagine.

  • Debate surrounding acting legal AG’s legal authority intensifies

    2 months ago

    Washing-ton – If you are having a hard time keeping track of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, you are not alone.

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Candle, dead chickens, message in wax left at residence

BROOKINGS – A candle, a message written in wax and a pair of dead chickens were left at a local residence this week, according to the Brookings Police.

by Staff reports

Updated: 1 week ago

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Diedra Kurtenbach Gatzke - Brookings

Diedra Kurtenbach Gatzke (22) passed away Feb 14, 2019 caused by a brain hemorrhage of an AVM on the evening of February 12, 2019.

by Staff

Updated: 1 week ago

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Tough decisions ahead for BATA

BROOKINGS – The Brookings Area Transit Authority, like many a federally subsidized ridership program, fights a constant battle of the budget as it pursues its mission using a variety of funds.

by John Kubal, The Brookings Register

Updated: 1 week ago

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Council approves $3.7M Larson Ice Center bid

BROOKINGS – The Brookings City Council approved a bid by McKinstry Firm from Roseville, Minnesota, for almost $3.7 million in repairs to Larson Ice Center during Tuesday’s meeting. The vote was split 5-2.

by Jodelle Greiner, The Brookings Register

Updated: 1 week ago

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Bruce man injured in accident

VOLGA – A Bruce man was taken to the hospital after an early morning accident Tuesday, according to the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office.

by Staff reports

Updated: 2 days ago

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Region 3B: Castlewood, De Smet post semifinal wins

MADISON – Castlewood downed Deubrook Area and De Smet defeated Arlington in the Region 3B semifinals on Thursday night in Madison to secure berths in next Thursday’s SoDak 16.

by Troy Maroney, The Brookings Register

Updated: 22 hours ago

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Jacks have record-breaking Day 2

SIOUX FALLS – The South Dakota State swimming and diving teams finished Day 2 of the Summit League Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships presented by U.S. Air Force Special Operations on Thursday night.

by SDSU Sports Information

Updated: 23 hours ago

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Toscano named Women’s Golfer of the Week

SIOUX FALLS – For the fourth time in her career, South Dakota State’s Teresa Toscano was named Summit League Women’s Golfer of the Week.

by SDSU Sports Information

Updated: 23 hours ago

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Jacks romp past Mastodons

BROOKINGS – The Jackrabbits look ready for Sunday’s matchup with No. 23 South Dakota after trouncing Purdue Fort Wayne, 92-68, in Wednesday’s Think Pink Night at Frost Arena.

by Troy Maroney, The Brookings Register

Updated: 1 day ago

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SDSU men 2nd, women 4th after Day 1

SIOUX FALLS - The South Dakota State swimming and diving teams finished day one of the Summit League Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships presented by U.S. Air Force Special Operations Wednesday night.

by SDSU Sports Information

Updated: 1 day ago

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