Brookings & Brookings County, South Dakota

Brookings Bobcats head softball coach Emma Hardin is more than just your typical coach. Deep down, she probably understands the current game more than most. From growing up in Brookings, playing for one of the best club teams in state history, and to being a DI pitcher, you could say she was the perfect person for the job.

An SDSU class recently recreated a Greek phalanx, finishing a nearly decade-long research project and bringing history to life.

A history class at SDSU is looking for volunteers for an event May 27 recreating a Macedonian phalanx with replica spears.

Summer Schultz will be the next superintendent of the Brookings School District.

According to the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office, a 19-year-old employee was found dead by co-workers.

The Brookings School District is accredited through the 2027-28 school year. Across the state, the Wall School District and Flandreau Indian School have also both cleared probationary status.

The show must go on. This June, one of the biggest youth sports camps in South Dakota will return to Brookings for its third year. It’s called the ‘Cash Money Youth Skills Camp.’

Head down to the Big Sioux River on Saturday to help keep the stream clean. The event will take place in five eastern South Dakota communities.

Brookings is gearing up for their Urban Forest Initiative ahead of Earth Day. Learn how to participate from the city's interim assistant director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry.

Spring is here and the weather is finally getting nice. Now, communities across the state are calling on residents to make their homes ready for the season.