Brookings News

BROOKINGS – South Dakota State University’s master’s-level athletic training program is joining a regional exchange.

Scattered showers and storms will move through western South Dakota for the rest of the afternoon and evening.

An exploration of electronic "screen time" and sleep on mood, memory and learning was given the top Addiction Science Award at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair -the world's largest science competition for high school students.

BROOKINGS – A new report expects South Dakota to buck the trend of a nationwide decline in high school graduates.

Parents of the couple are Steve and Kathy Pohl of Brookings, S.D., and Mark and Patti Grotzinger of Fairmont.

There's a large range in the high temperatures today as an intense warm front just starts to make it into our region.

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The mother of the 4-year-old Marshall boy who was left behind after a class field trip to the Children's Museum in Brookings, S.D., told the Independent on Wednesday the family will not seek legal action against the Marshall School District.

The statistics are grim: Highway crashes are the leading cause of death for young Americans.

Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Klint Willert said this week that no staff members have been fired in the wake of an April 23 incident in which a 4-year-old boy was left behind after a class field trip to a museum in Brookings, S.D. Willert also said the school district has consulted with legal counsel to conduct a fact-finding investigation ... (more)

In light of a recent incident, revisiting school field trip policies became a logical point of discussion at the Marshall Public School Board meeting Monday at Marshall Middle School.

After an extremely successful festival run, Tarantula Entertainment announced the release of "The Pact," for purchase on Createspace.com and Amazon.com on May 11.

BROOKINGS — South Dakota State University Extension is offering training courses for young South Dakotans who plan to work on farms this summer.

A Brookings woman died on Friday following a one-car crash near the city. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before 11 a-m about five miles north of Brookings.

Brookings, S.D. One person died in a one vehicle roll-over crash five miles north of Brookings on Friday, May 3. The operator of the vehicle was southbound on 472nd Avenue, a gravel road between 205th Street and 206th Street.

A senior at Brookings High School got a unique opportunity. Elliot Johnson visited the New York Stock Exchange and got to ring the closing bell on Thursday.

Schools still have a reminder of the winter we're leaving behind, especially those in the northeast trying to make up days before the end of the y... About 200 children will be removed from South Dakota's Head Start programming during the school year as part of a 5 percent budget cut.

BROOKINGS — South Dakota State University’s Extension is offering food safety training for growers of fresh fruit and vegetables later this month at several locations across the state.

Prairie Repertory Theatre will perform four shows for its 43rd season this year.

A group that is a sounding board for the concerns of South Dakota state employees is pushing for improvements in the employees' dental plan and for more timely information on the state of the health plan.