Daily Republic · Brookings, SD
CARBONDALE, Ill. — The 4 th -ranked Jackrabbits moved one step closer to the Missouri Valley Football Conference title on Saturday, going into Saluki Stadium and smashing Southern Illinois 52-16 in South Dakota State’s final road game of the regular season. With the win, SDSU improves to 9-2 on the year, and with Illinois State’s 34-33 win at Youngstown State later in the day, the Jacks are already assured of at least a share of the conference crown. They can clinch it outright with a win next Saturday in the finale against Indiana State in Brookings. With the tiebreaker over Youngstown State, the Jacks secure the Valley's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, meaning SDSU has officially clinched its 15th consecutive trip to the tournament. The Jacks had little trouble with the Salukis, as senior quarterback Chase Mason had one of the best games of his career.
Daily Republic · Rutland, SD
Nearby: Rutland, SDRUTLAND, S.D. — Oldham-Ramona-Rutland has made official the results of its Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, dissolution election. Voters decided 393-352 to keep the district open. Voters decided 393-352 to reject a reorganization plan which would have dissolved the ORR School District. The district, which operates a school in Rutland and two Hutterite colonies, will continue teaching its students. If the reorganization plan had been adopted, the district would have dissolved at the end of the 2026-2027 school year. District assets, like buildings and vehicles, would be transferred to neighboring school districts. Property within the ORR School District would have been reorganized into neighboring school districts, including Madison Central, Chester Area and Howard, among others. ORR board members canvassed the vote at their regular meeting in Rutland on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. Canvassing is the process by which a governing body's elected officers certify the results of an election.
Daily Republic · Rutland, SD
Nearby: Rutland, SDNUNDA, S.D. — The unofficial results are in: 352 in favor of dissolving the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District, and 393 against. Even with some provisional ballots to be counted, the voters have spoken, and they want the district to stay. Of the ballots reviewed Tuesday, Nov. 10, and the early hours of Nov. 11, two were spoiled and not counted. An additional two had both options checked, making them uncountable. Another five ballots were labeled provisional and will not be counted until the voters' registrations are validated on Nov. 11 by business manager Amber Malisch. In total, 745 votes were counted the night of the election. Counting concluded at about 1 a.m., with election workers citing a lack of time during the day to complete pre-count tasks for the delay. The absentee vote validation period, during which poll watchers challenged a number of voters' registration, lasted over three hours past the polls closing. "We are staying open.
The Badger Herald · Madison, SD
Nearby: Madison, SDThe Madison Police Civilian Oversight Board provisionally appointed Rebecca Kemble as the city’s new interim independent police monitor Wednesday, according to the PCOB. City officials, however, say that the vote has no effect. Kemble’s appointment is intended to preserve continuity within the OIM and protect the long-term independence of the civilian oversight framework, according to PCOB. Kemble previously served as an alder on the Madison Common Council, representing District 18 from 2015 to 2021. The appointment follows the City of Madison Common Council vote in a 14-6 decision to remove the previous interim IPM Aeiramique Glass Oct. 21, according to previous reporting by The Badger Herald. The removal followed concerns about Glass’ performance, mainly surrounding her lack of progress in hiring a permanent IPM. An Oct. 19 PCOB evaluation cited significant strengths in Glass’ leadership, communication and dedication to advancing the mission of civilian police oversight.
The Badger Herald · Madison, SD
Nearby: Madison, SDNov. 7, the Wisconsin Badgers (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) took on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-7, 1-5 Big Ten) for just the seventh time ever. The Badgers had never lost to the Scarlet Knights, and it stayed that way after Wisconsin’s 31-10 victory in Madison. Head coach Luke Fickell, coming off an embarrassing 30-0 loss at Kinnick Stadium, their fifth straight loss to the Hawkeyes, gave true freshman Ryan Hopkins his first career start. Hopkins threw for 93 yards, zero touchdowns and one interception in relief of senior Colton Joseph in the fourth quarter of the Iowa matchup. Hopkins, a highly touted quarterback out of Mater Dei High School, the same high school that produced Heisman winners John Huarte (1964), Matt Leinart (2004) and Bryce Young (2021), was rock-solid in his first start. Hopkins finished his first career start with 18 completions on 24 attempts for 241 yards, 3 passing touchdowns and zero interceptions.
Daily Republic · Watertown, SD
Nearby: Watertown, SDJane Louise Jenson, a 67-year-old woman from Watertown, died Thursday, Nov. 5, after a one-vehicle crash in Codington County, the Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday. Jenson was traveling southbound in a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox on 457th Avenue, near its intersection with 167th Street, about 2 miles north of Watertown at 3:46 p.m on Thursday. After leaving the road, the vehicle struck a utility pole, leaving Jenson with fatal injuries, according to preliminary crash information. She was wearing a seatbelt. The investigation is ongoing, and all released information is preliminary. ]]>