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Residents flee homes screaming as devastating floods hit with warnings extended to more areas
Swathes of homes along the McCook Lake in North Sioux City were left devastated by the floods as a deluge of rain took authorities by surprise and left sunken streets, fallen utility poles and houses torn from their foundations
WSU on South Dakota pageant winner’s path
WATERTOWN, S.D. – The new Miss South Dakota USA is Ahmitara Alwal, a Winona State University political science graduate who’s been active in pageants since she was 4 years old. Now 25, she’s a marketing specialist for the Sioux Falls-based Avera hospital group. At Winona State she was a student trustee on the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System governing board. She testified in the Legislature to lower tuition. Herself she is a first-generation college graduate. She is of Ethiopian extraction with family still in Gambella after escaping war in the early 1990s. Her favorite recipe, she told pageant judges, is a spicy Ethiopian stir-fry of peppers and jalapenos. She claims fluency in Japanese, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Anyuak and French. She volunteers with Habitat for Humanity. Her lifelong ambition, she said, is to be an ambassador to help maintain integrity in international relations and to contribute to global peace and understanding.
So Dak Best Burger Contest Announces Top 5 Nominees
Pierre, SD – May was Beef Month, and the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) took it as the perfect time to introduce the newest SDBIC campaign the “So Dak Best Burger” contest. This contest was held to highlight South Dakota Restaurants and the beef farmers and ranchers who work hard to produce high quality beef and to give consumers the chance to nominate their favorite So Dak restaurant and burger!
Millennium Recycling shares summer recycling tips
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Summer is a great time to declutter, and you may be wondering what to do with some common summer waste items. Marissa Begley with Millennium Recycling visited to share some summer recycling tips. Recycling is not seasonal, meaning the items that are accepted...
Clean-up, Vermillion River crests, man competent for trial
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Here are this morning’s top stories with KELOLAND On the Go. Falls Park is a popular spot to check out the surge of the Big Sioux River, but upstream, a number of Sioux Falls parks remain closed due to flooding. Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls is on a list of parks currently closed to the public.
Petitions filed to refer South Dakota carbon pipeline law to ballot
South Dakota voters might decide on Nov. 5 whether to reject a new state law regulating carbon dioxide pipelines. The ballot measure committee known as the South Dakota Property Rights and Local Control Alliance submitted an estimated 28,000 petition signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday, said Jim Eschenbaum, chairman of the organization. […] The post Petitions filed to refer South Dakota carbon pipeline law to ballot appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
Ford Issues Massive Truck Recall Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota
Over half a million Ford pickup trucks are being recalled due to a transmission malfunction in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and across the U.S. The issue causes the vehicles to suddenly shift into first gear, regardless of their current speed. This recall affects specific F-150 models manufactured in 2014. It's...
2k24 Draft Profiles: Dean Letourneau is a gigantic center from an unusual place
Team/League: St. Andrew’s College (Canadian High School Prep), Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) While people can and will lament the death of the goon, one thing that I do think it’s slow retirement from the game has changed for the better is the trajectory of kids like Dean Letourneau. 20 or 30 years ago, Dean Letourneau wouldn’t be putting up points like he’s done whatsoever, nor would he be able to skate like he can; if he shot up to the size he is now at some point between his 14-17 years back in 1998, he probably would be in a league with more eyeballs...just not with these highlights.
15 Fourth of July events to check out in and around the Sioux Falls area
Are you still looking for plans for the Fourth of July? Between firework shows, baseball games, music festivals and bike parades, there are various events in Sioux Falls and the surrounding area to choose from. Here's a non-exhaustive list of 15 suggestions for area, cost-friendly festivities. ...
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