Brookings (10-14-26) — On Thursday, October 22 at 6pm, the Brookings Public Library will host a historical reenactment entitled “Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom”. Celebrate the United States of America’s 250th birthday with a live historical reenactment of our nation’s 16th president. Hear a firsthand account from Abraham
By Andrew Holtan The Brookings Beacon BROOKINGS – South Dakota State football is back in action this Saturday after a bye week and the Jackrabbits will head north to take on No. 11 ranked North Dakota. Top-ranked SDSU (5-1) is expected to get starting quarterback Chase Mason back after he
By Andrew Holtan The Brookings Beacon The Sioux Valley football team bounced back from a loss to Elk Point-Jefferson and beat Parker/Marion in overtime on Friday night. Elkton-Lake Benton also snapped a three-game losing streak and beat Alcester-Hudson, while Brookings lost to Yankton on the road. Sioux Valley 20, Parker
By Josh Linehan The Brookings Beacon Stories are how we remember. Telling each other — that’s how we create the world in our own minds, and how we share that world with others. That’s a big reason this column is called Step Out On Your Porch. The soft parade of
Brookings City Council Member Brianna Doran and City Public Information Officer Sherry Fuller Bordewyk discuss Flock camera oversight, a new E-bike ordinance, budget changes impacting Dacotah Bank Center and more during an October 14 interview with Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
BROOKINGS (10-14-26) — The 22nd annual Youth in Music Marching Band Championships took place last weekend. The event is one of the largest high school marching band events in the Upper Midwest. And this year, one of the top awards went to Brookings School District Superintendent Summer Schultz. School Board
BROOKINGS (10-14-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon continue election 2026 coverage. Today we profile Brookings City Council candidate Lisa Hager. Hager is a political science professor at SDSU. She was appointed to fill a vacant city council in April 2025 and is now seeking election to that seat.
Lisa Hager discusses her candidacy for the Brookings City Council in an interview with the Brookings Beacon and Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
