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10 Best South Dakota High Schools Ranked By U.S. World & News Report
We have a lot of great high schools in South Dakota!. U.S. World & News Report looked at 17,655 public high schools in the country and included 194 high schools in South Dakota among the best. There are six areas a school must excel in to even be considered for...
Red Lobster Closings: Impact on South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota Locations
A once dominant restaurant chain is shuttering more than 80 of its locations across America. Red Lobster says it will immediately close 87 restaurants in 27 states. At this point, the closures are listed as 'temporary' on the company's website, but restaurant equipment liquidator TAGeX Brands has auction listings posted for 48 Red Lobster locations in the U.S.
Sioux Falls to Host 2025 US Olympic Curling Team Trials
It's another big first for the Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, and South Dakota. Our city and state have never hosted an Olympic event before, but that will soon change. From November 7th through the 16th of 2025, Sioux Falls and the Premier Center will play host to the...
PICTURES: Magnificent Northern Lights Grace South Dakota Skies
Mother Nature is full of wonderful surprises! South Dakota residents were lucky enough to witness unique, bright colors in the sky over the weekend. The Aurora borealis (also known as the Northern Lights) made another appearance in South Dakota. This was a rare opportunity to see the spectacular light show over the South Dakota skies. Some Sioux Falls residents even stayed up late or woke up early for a glimpse of this majestic sky.
Why Ringo Starr Won’t Play His New Songs on Tour
Ringo Starr has new music out this year, but don't expect to hear it on tour. The drummer was recently asked by Variety about previous comments he'd made regarding not playing new material on the road with the All-Starr Band because people tend to use those moments for bathroom breaks.
Check Out Precious New Baby Penguins At Sioux Falls Zoo
There has been a lot of excitement at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls. Not only are the zoo keepers getting ready for summertime weather with their animal friends, but also with new babies to add to the growing zoo family!. Besides new lions coming to the Great Plains...
Bruce Dickinson Was Beat Up by 15 Kids Every Night at School
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson said he was the victim of beatings regularly during his teenage years. He attended a boarding school in England during the ‘60s, where bullying was rife and there was nowhere to hide after the day’s lessons had ended. “I was on my own...
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger Yearly Photos: 1962-2024
For over six decades, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have kept the Rolling Stones atop the world of rock 'n' roll. You can see dozens of photos of rock's most famous duos - one from each year the group has been together - in the gallery below. Singer Jagger and...
Worst Times To Drive Memorial Day Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota
Here is the Worst Time to be on the roads for the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend in Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. If you're planning a road trip for Memorial Day weekend 2024 around Minnesota, Iowa, or South Dakota be prepared for heavy traffic and crowds. It's is going to be one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
Donald Fagen Still Regrets Not Being Replaced by Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald would have become the permanent lead vocalist with Steely Dan if Donald Fagen had got his way. Fagan confirmed that he’d tried to make McDonald’s ‘70s association a permanent fixture, and that he still regretted it never happened. McDonald delivered vocals and piano on tour...
Joe Elliott Says Online Imposters ‘Are Really Starting to Piss Me Off’
Joe Elliott released a short impassioned video after discovering that some Def Leppard fans had been scammed out of money by someone impersonating the singer online. The singer interrupted a demo recording session to plead with people to think carefully before assuming messages from out of the blue were real, and condemned the environment in which it’s happening more and more often.
Healthy School Lunches: Where South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota Rank
With just a few weeks left of the 2023-24 school year, students around the country are in the final days of experiencing things like recess, field trips, and school lunches. So where have kids been eating the best this academic year?. School-based therapy company ProCare Therapy has released its State...
The Shocking History of the Original Starbucks Name and Logo
Starbucks almost had a much different name that didn't exactly go over well with those charting out the coffee chain's future. Before we get into its first-proposed name, let's look at how Starbucks got its current name. The original Starbucks opened in Seattle's Pike Place Market in 1971 with a...
David Sanborn Dies at 78 After Cancer Battle
David Sanborn has died at 78 after playing sax on some of rock and pop's most famous songs, including David Bowie's "Young Americans," Bruce Springsteen's "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and Eagles' "The Sad Cafe," among others. His death followed an extended battle with prostate cancer, according to Sanborn's official social media...
Asparagus Adventures: A Humorous Guide To Foraging And Enjoying This Delicacy
Maybe you look for slow moving vehicles out in the country. You could just drive slowly and look for creeper tracks in the gravel. You know, the tracks that show up when a car or pickup is driving slowly. That might be your first tip off to an asparagus patch in the area.
SPECTACULAR! South Dakota Northern Lights Gallery, West of Sioux Falls
One of the great natural phenomena witnessed by thousands in South Dakota over the weekend was the Northern Lights. This aurora was brilliant. Just west of Sioux Falls a group of locals were invited to my neighbor's farm. The Northern Lights were quite observant, taking in the foreground of the...
34 Northern Lights Photos That Are Way Better Than What You Posted on Social Media
A colorful light show entered the sky over several parts of the U.S. over the weekend thanks to the Northern Lights finding their way south. The Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are regularly visible in Alaska and, on occasion, some parts of the Pacific Northwest. Space.com describes the...
10 Rock Guitar Heroes Who Died Too Young
Rock 'n' roll is littered with tales of wasted potential and stars that burned out too soon. Our list of Rock Guitar Heroes Who Died Too Young is just another evergreen reminder. It's easy to see why it often shakes out that way. Rock 'n' roll is supposed to be...
Little Feat, ‘Sam’s Place': Album Review
Little Feat, like any other good gumbo, is a rich, dark stew of influences. They'll stir in folk, rock, blues, country, gospel and a bit of funk. The secret spice in this strange concoction was originally the late Lowell George, a man of both prodigious talents and appetites. He oversaw their transformation from an off-kilter post-Frank Zappa hybrid group into a rollicking, rootsy delight before he was felled by a massive heart attack on June 29, 1979, at just 34 years old. Little Feat had already begun drifting away from him, turning a little more jazzy, but promptly broke up anyway.
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