September 30, 2026

BROOKINGS, S.D. (9-30-26) — Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains will launch Prairie Sparks, a new free after-school academic enrichment program serving students in junior kindergarten through third grade at Medary Elementary School and Hillcrest Elementary School, both part of the Brookings School District, beginning Monday, October 5, 2026. Funded through the 21st Century Community Learning

BROOKINGS COUNTY (9-30-26) — Two Aurora men face criminal charges after allegedly driving through a hay field, in the latest incident of intentional crop damage in Brookings County. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office reports arresting 21-year old Alec Tietjen and 26-year old Hunter Kloos on September 26, following a report

BROOKINGS, S.D. (9-30-26) — South Dakota State University has been awarded a three-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education with the support of Sen. Mike Rounds. The grant supports artificial intelligence literacy and competency for university students, faculty and staff. SDSU’s new Center for AI Innovation and Emergent

BROOKINGS (9-30-26) — The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will perform at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on October 11. David Reynolds is head of the Performing Arts Department at SDSU… “The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is out of New York City. They represent the

BROOKINGS, S.D. (9-29-26) — The South Dakota Art Museum, in partnership with the Black Student Alliance, will welcome Ashley Howard, assistant professor of history at the University of Iowa, for “Portraits of the Black Midwest an evening presentation and community dialogue on Thursday, Oct. 1. The event on the South

BROOKINGS, S.D. (9-29-26) — South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn has bestowed Presidential Medallions upon three SDSU supporters — Mark Luecke, Jeff Lautt and Brenda Forman — whose work has positively impacted the university, agriculture and economic development in the state. The SDSU Presidential Medallion is awarded to very