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PIERRE (AP) — A Brookings man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for conspiring to distribute large amounts of illegal drugs. Authorities began investigating 20-year-old Luis Cabrera last year when they intercepted packages linked to him that contained more than...

BROOKINGS — Ashley Zimmer's round of 84 led the way for the Mitchell Kernels Thursday at the Bill Scholten Invitational. Zimmer finished five shots off the lead which was shared by Sioux Falls O'Gorman teammates Sophia Salter and Emily Olson, who each shot rounds of 79. Salter...

PIERRE — The next member of the South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors will be from Brookings or Watertown. Randy Soma, activities administrator at Brookings, and Steve Moore, athletic director at Watertown, were nominated to serve on the board at...

BROOKINGS — Chamberlain's Ella Byers was a double winner at the Scott Underwood Invitational indoor high school track and field meet Monday at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Byers won the 800- and 1,600-meter runs, winning the 800 in 2 minutes, 23.78 seconds, while...

PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota's animal disease research lab is in line for much-needed renovations and upgrades after Gov. Dennis Daugaard approved creative funding to provide millions of dollars. Daugaard signed legislation Friday to upgrade and expand the Animal Disease Research...

BROOKINGS — Against a team averaging 6.5 goals per game, Mitchell Marlins goaltender Katelyn Uithoven was expected to be busy. She was on Sunday, making saves on 59 of 62 shots and helped Mitchell hang with Brookings in a 3-0 girls hockey loss. The Rangers outshot the Marlins...

BROOKINGS—The Mitchell High School gymnastics team recorded its second-highest team score of the season on Thursday night. At the Brookings Triangular, Mitchell recorded 143.600 points to win the event, while Madison took second with 138.100 points and Brookings finished third...

BROOKINGS -- It’s tough to knock off a good team when that team has four players that score in double digits. That was the final scenario on Tuesday night at Bob Jostad Gymnasium in Brookings as the Bobcats beat Mitchell 70-44 in Eastern South Dakota Conference boys’ basketball...

BROOKINGS – A 55-year-old man died Monday night in a one-vehicle crash south of Brookings. The person’s name is not being released pending notification of family members. A 2006 Chevy Silverado pickup was northbound on Interstate 29 when the vehicle left the ice-covered roadway,...