SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- Mike Gillispie at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has been a busy man over the last month. He is the head hydrologist, and monitors the levels and forecasts of our rivers. Our latest winter storm is going re-swell our rivers that have receded just a bit. “As temperatures starting warming up again next week, that…
RENNER, DELL RAPIDS, S.D.- There were noticeable changes today driving through the Renner, and Dell Rapids areas. Water levels have been dropping over the last week along the Big Sioux River and other creeks. It is just about time for cities like these to start coming up with a cleanup plan. The stretch of 258th street through Renner was still…
The unresponsive body of a man was pulled from the Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls Tuesday afternoon. While rescue crews performed CPR during transit to Avera McKennan Hospital, there is no word on his condition as of early Wednesday morning. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue reports an eyewitness saw the man floating down the river at 4:28 P.M. He lost…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- Four years ago a project to raise the levees in Sioux Falls was finished. The current high levels in the Big Sioux River may test those levels. So crews with the city of Sioux Falls are monitoring the flood control system carefully. It involves a levee or wall made of clay that wraps around the river to help prevent…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- As the Big Sioux River rises, the City of Sioux Falls is focused on protecting homes and businesses. The Big Sioux River should crest around 3 a.m. Tuesday. River levels are expected to stay high for 7-10 days. City officials ask that people stay away from the river as well as closed parks and the bike trial…
With potentially historic floodwaters expected through the Big Sioux River basin in the coming days and weeks, Sioux Falls city officials announce they will be holding daily press conferences to offer residents the most up-to-date information about what is happening. City officials, in a press release Tuesday morning, stated they will be providing revised flood forecasts and operational updates each day…
State officials Tuesday morning announced the immediate closure of the following state park and public water access areas along the Big Sioux River due to flooding. Beaver Creek Nature Area near Valley Springs Big Sioux Recreation Area near Brandon Palisades State Park near Garretson Lake Alvin near Harrisburg The following Public Water Access areas are closed effective immediately: 9 Mile near…
SIOUX FALLS. S.D.- An Iowa woman whose daughter drowned at Falls Park this past spring has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Sioux Falls. Five-year-old Maggie Zaiger, of Audubon Iowa, fell into the Big Sioux River on March 18th while visiting the park with her family. “The biggest things that I miss about her was she was…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.-Tests done on the Big Sioux River have found bacteria and other materials in the water that shouldn’t be there. Now the City of Sioux Falls is asking for the public’s help to save the river from these contaminants and restore its health. Throughout the summer the city will hold workshops at local libraries to educate the public…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- Flooding continues to be a possibility on the Big Sioux River. Water levels have been high for the past week and now a warning has been issued from Dell Rapids to the Iowa Border. So far, flooding from the Big Sioux River has been minor, and hasn’t affected much. However, some farmers need to be aware of…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a water rescue at Falls Park around noon Sunday afternoon. The crews were informed that a 5-year-old girl fell into the water. Two rescue swimmers were deployed into the water and began to break the ice where she was last seen. The girl was found unresponsive and pulseless. Paramedics performed…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sioux Falls Police responded to a call of a girl falling into the Big Sioux River at Falls Park on Sunday afternoon. Justin Frantzen of Sioux Falls was at the park when the incident occurred. He says he heard the girl’s mother screaming and searching in the foam of the river. Frantzen says the girl floated…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- Environmentalists are warning Sioux Empire residents of a harmful bacteria that was recently found in the Big Sioux River and Skunk Creek, but the city of Sioux Falls say this news shouldn’t stress people out. The water may look clean and fresh, but it’s definitely something that isn’t drinkable. Just recently, new research came out saying the…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether shared program details ahead of this year’s Big Sioux River Water Summit. The 5th annual summit will be held at the Watertown event center at 1 p.m. tomorrow. The goal of the summit is to focus on the health of the Big Sioux River as a whole. Huether says outside communities…
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks dedicated a canoe and kayak trail along a section of the Big Sioux River Tuesday. The water trail begins at the the Big Sioux Recreation Area near Brandon and ends near Sioux City. It was dedicated as the Jay Heath Canoe and Kayak Trail who was instrumental in founding the South Dakota Canoe…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The city of Sioux Falls is giving residents a way to get out in the sunshine this weekend for an Earth Day celebration. The fourth annual Big Sioux River Greenway cleanup takes place this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Gloves, trash bags and maps will be provided and the city says the clean-up event has…
President Donald Trump has given the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline the green light to finish construction. Ninety percent of the pipeline is complete; the remaining construction involves tunneling under Lake Oahe on the Missouri River. The portion of the pipeline that is already finished includes 274 miles in South Dakota. The pipeline goes under several waterways including the…
