Brookings & Brookings County, South Dakota

Four South Dakota newspapers have a second chance at life thanks to a local buyer. This comes after the fold of News Media Corporation earlier this month. The change in ownership means these communities continue to have access to the latest.

Four South Dakota communities are losing their newspapers. Media advocates say without them, residents lose their local connection to the fourth estate, and the distance from citizen to government grows even further.

Many are suffering from ear mites or have been exposed to ringworm. While not life threatening to the animals, exposed cats will likely require over a month of treatment.

On this edition of In Play, Craig Mattick talks with Emma Hardin, Bill Becker and Dale Goetschius on the growth of softball in South Dakota.

Brookings Regional Airport is being awarded the Large General Aviation Airport of the Year from the state Department of Transportation's Office of Aeronautics Services.

A Brookings man is being charged with 12 counts of possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a minor.

The Brookings City, County and School District are partnering to secure the Fifth Street Gym for community use.

The South Dakota State Women’s basketball team is playing in the March Madness tournament.

Daktronics is asking shareholders to decide whether to move its incorporation jurisdiction from South Dakota to Delaware.

The plant that produces the red-wax covered cheeses in Brookings is set to expand its facility in the spring.