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Communities celebrate July 4 with golf carts, good food
Senior living communities from coast to coast donned their red, white and blue as they celebrated another installment of the Fourth of July. At Good Samaritan Society – Tyndall in Tyndall, SD, senior living manager LeAnn Kniffen and her 13 residents enjoyed a festive lunch together complete with bacon cheeseburgers, baked beans, potato salad, a red-white-and-blue cake and a whole lot of love. When it comes to celebrations, Kniffen always goes all-out.
Lakeside's Thomas Dwyer commits to play college football at South Dakota State
Lakeside Lutheran senior offensive lineman Thomas Dwyer committed to play college football at South Dakota State University recently. Dwyer, who is 6-foot-7 and 290 pounds, was a first team all-conference pick on the offensive line in Capitol Conference voting last fall. Dwyer, who played right tackle last season, helped pave the way for a ground-based Warriors attack which amassed 2,958 yards on 6.3 yards per attempt while scoring 39 touchdowns...
Social media trends raise awareness on tween skincare
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Social media has caused a skincare frenzy making tweens major consumers. Children as young as 7 years old have begun dabbling in the world of skincare. Dermatologists are impressed at their initiative but say these skincare products could do more harm than good. “But unfortunately,...
Amazon prime day doesn’t outshine local businesses
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Lots of online buzz Tuesday as the annual Amazon Prime Day kicks off and thousands of products across the site go on sale. Local Rapid City businesses say they don’t feel pushed to the side as shoppers may gravitate toward those convenient online deals. Most local businesses feel they compete with big companies every day.
Sunday Storm Clean-up Continues In Pierre
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Clean up continues in Pierre following a Sunday morning squall line that brought 80 to 100 mile an hour winds to central South Dakota. Pierre City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says the city fared well from a damage standpoint…. Tree damage however, is a different story…. Huizenga...
From small-town SD to Nashville
LESTERVILLE, S.D. (KELO) – Tennessee might be the birthplace of country music, but out on a South Dakota farmhouse’s front porch, you can feel the soul of the music. “This is where country music is,” singer/songwriter Elizabeth Jo said. “We live the life of country music. I think it’s a lifestyle. I think it’s a way of life and family and friends and love stories, sad stories.”
Tour Bringing Teachers To See Historic South Dakota Places
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The 2024 South Dakota Road Trip: Teachers Discovering History kicked off Monday. Education Secretary Joe Graves says teachers from across the state will be visiting historic sites along three simultaneous routes in western, central, and eastern South Dakota….. Pierre Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt welcomed the...
39-year-old federal inmate dies at State Pen
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A federal inmate housed at the Jameson Annex to the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls has died. Officials said Andrew Gordon, age 39, died Tuesday and no cause of death has been listed. Gordon had been housed with the DOC for the...
It’s Official! The Sioux Falls Metro Area Just Got Bigger – By Expanding Into Minnesota!
SIOUX FALLS, SD – The Sioux Falls, South Dakota metro area has officially expanded its boundaries into Minnesota. Following the 2020 Census, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget identified the Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as a five-county region, now including Rock County, Minnesota. This expansion brings the total population to an estimated 315,000 by next year.
‘Truly inclusive space’: Sioux Falls City Council, Parks & Rec propose fees for Westside Recreation Center
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) — An indoor aquatics center, an indoor track, plenty of weights to lift, cardio machines, a gymnasium, a racquetball court, and multi-purpose event rooms — all under one roof. It is hard to believe, Sioux Falls has never had a public fitness...
Embattled CEO of major South Dakota social services agency steps down
The CEO of one of the state’s largest nonprofit social services agencies, who was the subject of a federal sexual harassment and toxic workplace settlement in 2022, has quit his position. The July 1 resignation of Peter Smith from the top leadership post at the Rural Office of Community...
South Dakota Mines Prepares Students to Tackle the Nation's Critical Minerals and Workforce Shortfalls
The demand for critical minerals, the building blocks for modern technologies like clean energy and B-21 bombers, is skyrocketing. Yet, the nation's supply falls dramatically short of filling this demand. Along with a declining workforce, the mineral industry faces significant global challenges. South Dakota Mines, however, is taking the lead...
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