An open border over the past four years has threatened Border Patrol agents and American communities alike as criminals took advantage of lax security.

In a virtual meeting hosted by the South Dakota Public Education Coalition Wednesday morning — where members expressed concern about Gov. Kristi Noem’s education savings accounts proposal — lobbyist and general counsel for the South Dakota Municipal League, Sam Nelson, reflected on a recent trip to Phoenix, Arizona.

Authorities have released the name of a man found dead in a Deadwood creek. Joshua Willis, 23, of Scottsdale, Arizona was found on Wednesday, according to the Deadwood Police Department. The department said it's working with the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office as an investigation into the death continues.

The Coyotes have allowed a conference-worst 81.7 points per game. However, that number isn’t just one of the highest in the conference, in fact, USD’s points-allowed mark is 345th in Division I. That is the 10th-worst mark in the country and according to Kenpom, USD also has the ninth-worst adjusted defensive efficiency in the nation.

Polls will close in Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin at 9 p.m. All eyes are on the key battleground states of Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin as polls in these states are set to close at 9 p.m. EST.

The University of South Dakota announced that head football coach Bob Nielson is stepping down with plans to retire after coaching 32 seasons.

South Dakota won a share of its first Missouri Valley Football Conference championship and played in its first FCS semifinal in 2024.

Washington State athletic director Anne McCoy presents new head football coach Jimmy Rogers a jersey during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at Gesa Field in Pullman, Wash. (Geoff Crimmins/For The Spokesman-Review)

After cutting its deficit to as little as six points in the third quarter, South Dakota women's basketball fell short in the fourth quarter against North Dakota State on Wednesday, losing 72-53. After hanging around for most of the game, the Coyotes were outscored 21-10 in the final frame.

Army at Holy Cross, 6 p.m. Boston U. at Navy, 7 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 7 p.m. Lafayette at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Lehigh at American, 7 p.m. Xavier at St. John's, 7 p.m. Furman at VMI, 6 p.m.

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.