SIOUX FALLS, SD – The Sioux Falls City Council has approved Raven Industries’ plan to demolish one of its downtown buildings. The council voted unanimously Tuesday night to allow Raven to tear down the David A. Christiansen building at 6th Street and Phillips Avenue to build a parking lot. The company says the parking lot is needed to support their…
SIOUX FALLS, SD- Lead-Deadwood School District recently announced that they are considering hiring a collection agency to handle the 78-hundred dollars in overdue lunch accounts. Some say this just highlights the hardship some families face. In the Sioux Falls School District, some families also struggle daily to afford lunch for their kids. “We want to do everything that we can do…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A year ago, the shop class at O’Gorman High School was discontinued because of low student enrollment and no instructor. The classroom where kids used to learn the basics of carpentry and construction was turned into storage, but thanks to generous support from donors and grant money, the shop class is now back up and running….
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Senate has rejected a bill that would have barred public universities and technical schools from restricting people’s ability to carry guns on campus. Senators voted 24-10 Tuesday against the measure. It has faced opposition from student officials, the Board of Regents and the Board of Technical Education. Republican Sen. Lance Russell, the sponsor,…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Denny Sanford Premier Center announced Tuesday that Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson will be performing in Sioux Falls. Produced by Live Nation, the co-headlining Twins of Evil, Hell Never Dies tour is coming to the Denny Sanford Premier Center July 23. Tickets go on sale beginning February 22nd at 10 a.m. at the box office,…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Former Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Chief Jim Sideras is scheduled to be sentenced a week from today after pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. Sideras has already surrendered his passport. He also surrendered his nursing license to the South Dakota Board of Nursing. Sideras reached a plea deal with prosecutors last November,…
Few, if any other states have as short a legislative session as South Dakota’s. There is a lot of work to be done and issues to be weighed during only a 40 day time period. Why such a short stint in Pierre, and how does that hurt or delay advancements on key social and economic issues that can’t be decided…
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Sioux Falls mother was arrested after a shotgun went off while she was intoxicated and watching her kids. Police responded to the 4200 block of West Valhalla Blvd. at 5 p.m. Monday, after receiving a call from a neighbor. The woman told police she was moving the shotgun when it went off, striking her neighbor’s…
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Pierre firefighters have saved the life of a dog that plunged into the icy Missouri River. Rescue Squad Capt. Brandon McCarthy says crews were called to the river Monday afternoon where the dog had chased a goose onto the river and then plunged into open water. The ice conditions prevented the dog from getting back to…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – One of the most popular comedians in the country is coming to the Orpheum. Chris D’Elia is bringing his ‘Follow The Leader’ tour to Sioux Falls. You may recognize him from the NBC comedy series ‘Undateable,’ his Netflix special ‘Man on Fire,’ or his weekly podcast ‘Congratulations with Chris D’Elia.’ He has also made appearances on…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is moving closer toward his goal of creating a Space Force, but it won’t begin as a separate military branch as he envisioned. The Space Force instead initially will be created as part of the Air Force, but could be spun into a separate military department in the future. That’s according to senior administration…
Courtesy: NBC NewsWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making her public return to the bench, eight weeks after surgery for lung cancer. Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg says the 85-year-old justice will join her eight colleagues on Tuesday when the court meets for a public session. Ginsburg returned to the Washington building on Friday for the…
FILE – In this March 13, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he reviews border wall prototypes in San Diego. California’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, against Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday saying 16 states — including California — allege…
CONRAD, Iowa – Authorities say two University of Northern Iowa students were killed when their car collided with a semitrailer. The collision occurred around 12:40 p.m. Sunday, a few miles north of Conrad on Iowa Highway 14. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office says the northbound car went out of control on the snow- and ice-covered roadway and crossed into the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota has joined with 15 other states in suing to block President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency to fund his proposed wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. Attorney General Keith Ellison says the plan to divert funds is illegal and unconstitutional. He says federal money designated for the Minnesota National Guard would be…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Minnehaha County couple is suing a businessman in federal court saying he still owes them hundreds of thousands of dollars from an agreement to purchase radio station KZOY. John and Heidi Small say Chuck Brennan defaulted on the 2015 purchase agreement and instead bought another radio station from the University of Sioux Falls. After the…
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) – An Illinois woman has claimed the $2 million she won in the Iowa Lottery Powerball game. The Iowa Lottery says 49-year-old Lisa Hays turned in her winning ticket Monday at lottery headquarters in Clive. Hays, who lives in Monmouth, Illinois, says she bought the ticket while shopping at the Hy-Vee store on Agency Street in Burlington….
SIOUX FALLS, SD- The South Dakota Highway Patrol currently has around 190 troopers and only 13 are women. This week, Highway Patrol is holding recruiting seminars for women in different South Dakota cities. Recruiting usually happens on social media and at job fair events to reach all genders. “In an ideal world, the Highway Patrol’s law enforcement officers would reflect evenly…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – President Trump’s visit to Sioux Falls last September was the talk of the town. However, he isn’t the first president to visit. 23 presidents have visited South Dakota since it became a state, 16 of which visited South Dakota during their presidency. President William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, sat in this chair…
