Brookings City Council Member Brianna Doran and Assistant City Manager Sam Beckman discuss groundbreaking of the new downtown fire station, ribbon-cutting at the new skatepark, removal of ash trees, public concerns about flock cameras, the future of Dacotah Bank Center, and the Brookings Human Rights Commission during an August 26
BROOKINGS (8-27-26) — This week, a group of local residents petitioned the Brookings City Council to reconsider its use of flock cameras. The cameras — sometimes called automated license plate readers — are AI-powered cameras that conduct round the clock mass surveillance. Like many other communities across the nation, Brookings
BROOKINGS (8-26-26) — A Brookings County grand jury returns an indictment on charges of child pornography and rape. In a press release issued Wednesday (August 26), Brookings County State’s Attorney Dan Nelson said Daniel J. Groon was indicted following a Division of Criminal Investigation search of his residence and electronic
BROOKINGS (8-25-26) — During their August 25 meeting, the Brookings City Council unanimously voted against appointing Jeff Struwe to the Brookings Human Rights Commission. On August 4, the Brookings County Commission voted unanimously to nominate Struwe. The appointment also required City Council approval. Brookings Mayor Ope Niemeyer made a motion
BROOKINGS, SD – Back by popular demand, the Brookings Historic Preservation Commission (BHPC) will host the Central Residential Historic District Trolley Rides on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. in conjunction with Downtown at Sundown that evening. The free trolley rides will start at the southwest corner of
VERMILLION, S.D. — August 24, 2026 Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains (BGCNP) is celebrating a year of significant growth and impact while launching a community-wide fundraising campaign aimed at expanding opportunities for children and families across eastern South Dakota. Over the past year, the organization has continued to
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Aug. 24, 2026 — Sheep have been a part of nearly every chapter of Patty DeZeeuw’s life — first as a Custer County 4-H member, then as a South Dakota State University wool judge. And since 1979, she and her husband, Rufus, have raised purebred Suffolk sheep.
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Aug. 24, 2026 — A South Dakotan whose work is credited with saving more than 25 million people from starvation will be honored at an upcoming art dedication. Edgar McFadden, breeder of the aptly named wheat variety “Hope,” will be honored at a public ceremony and reception
BROOKINGS (8-24-26) — Ribbon-cutting took place today for the newly renovated skatepark in Brookings. Brookings Mayor Ope Niemeyer said the Dwiggins-Medary Skatepark represents a collaboration between community skaters and city park and rec… “We look forward to continuing that partnership through activities and events here. A special thank you goes
Brookings, S.D. – Aug. 24, 2026 – Nursing students Morgan Fair and Daniel Klug recently completed the clinical enrichment program at Brookings Health System, a partnership with the South Dakota Board of Nursing. Fair and Klug each spent 10 weeks at Brookings Health System, learning the practice of nursing outside their
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Aug. 19, 2026 — The experiences that shape students at South Dakota State University don’t always end when they leave campus. Some become lasting connections to the university and to the people who shared those experiences with them. For Keith ’67/’74 and Glynn ’67 Bartels, music was
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Aug. 20, 2026 — South Dakota State University’s School of Performing Arts presents Anna DeGraff, lecturer of music, in a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Founders Recital Hall at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. The recital, titled “Art Song,” features the work
