BROOKINGS (10-6-26) — The three District 7 State House candidates met at a forum hosted by the Brookings Regional Growth Alliance last night (Monday, October 5). All three were asked about workforce development in the Brookings area. Incumbent Republican Roger DeGroot said the state is doing a good job helping
BROOKINGS, SD (10-5-26) — The Brookings Historic Preservation Commission (BHPC) will host staff from the South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for the SHPO Survey Workshop on Saturday, Oct. 10. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Children’s Museum of South Dakota, in
BROOKINGS (10-5-26) — The Brookings Regional Growth Alliance will host a District 7 Candidate Forum this evening (Monday, October 5) at 5:30 in the Third Floor chambers at the City-County Government Center in Brookings. Republican incumbents Roger Degroot and Mellissa Heerman have been invited, along with Democratic challenger Blake Stevens.
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-5-26) — Fire destroys a shed in rural Brookings County It was reported Sunday, October 4 shortly after 6:15 p.m. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office and the White Fire Department were dispatched to a residence on 202nd Street near 475th Avenue. Crews arrived to find a 40 foot
BROOKINGS (10-2-26) — A threat report at Camelot Intermediate School prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order Friday morning. Local authorities quickly determined there was no active danger to students or staff. School officials and local law enforcement moved swiftly after the Brookings School District was alerted to a potential weapon threat.
BROOKINGS, S.D. (10-1-26) — As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University invites visitors to consider the people, places, ideals and contradictions that have shaped the nation through “America in Art,” on view through Jan. 2, 2027. Rather than attempting
BROOKINGS, S.D. (9-25-26) — Michael Walsh, professor of clarinet at South Dakota State University, will present a recital of music for the clarinet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in Founders Recital Hall at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. In celebration of America 250, the concert features music by
Brookings, S.D. (10-1-26) — Brookings Health System has partnered again with the South Dakota Board of Nursing to offer a clinical enrichment program for nursing students. Applications for the paid summer internship are being accepted now until Oct. 15 at brookingshealth.org/CEP . The clinical enrichment program runs for 10 weeks
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
