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We’re Hiring: Sioux Falls School District Looking For Teachers
Looking for a teaching job, the Sioux Falls School District wants to talk with you. The new school year begins in one month, scary, I know. The clock is ticking and the district has 11 teacher openings to fill before the first school bell rings. Sioux Falls School District Senior...
South Dakota, SDSU Football Load Up on Preseason MVFC Honors
We are just around the corner from the start of the College Football season. With that fact comes preseason rankings, watch lists, and conference honors. The SDSU Jackrabbits, the reigning MVFC and FCS National Champions are well thought of once again, and so are their rival USD Coyotes. The Missouri...
Pender’s Maya Dolliver commits to Sioux Falls
PENDER, Neb. (KCAU) – Pender girls basketball standout Maya Dolliver announced her commitment to continue her basketball career at the University of Sioux Falls. Dolliver has been a key piece to the Pendragons’ back-to-back state championships in Nebraska, leading the team in scoring at 13.9 points per game as a junior.
Man pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run in southwestern Minnesota
ROCK COUNTY, Minn. — A southwestern Minnesota man has pleaded guilty in connection with a fatal hit-and-run, the victim of which was a 76-year-old man.Lucas Strassburg, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal vehicular homicide Wednesday, according to court records. A filing indicates Strassburg agreed to a plea deal, though the deal has yet to be accepted by the court.According to a criminal complaint, 76-year-old William Krotzer was found dead in a ditch near the intersection of 141st Street and 60th Avenue, north of Beaver Creek, on Dec. 13 of last year. His car was found about a mile away.Authorities used witness testimony and surveillance video to identify a suspect vehicle and traced it to the owner, who said Strassburg — an employee of his — had last driven the truck. The owner confronted Strassburg via text, and Strassburg eventually admitted to hitting Krotzer, according to the complaint.Strassburg was arrested and charged about two weeks after the hit-and-run.A sentencing hearing for Strassburg is set for Aug. 26.
SD Jobs for America’s Graduates celebrates 15th anniversary
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota Jobs for America’s Graduates celebrated its 15th Anniversary on Monday at Cherapa Place in downtown Sioux Falls. SDJAG is a state-based nonprofit that serves youth who face significant challenges. The program helps these students to graduate high school and meaningfully enter postsecondary and the workforce.
Eights, Watertown Set for Playoff Series
Pierre Post 8 may just be getting hot at the right time. The regular season has concluded and Pierre will be on the road to Watertown for the best-of-three series beginning Thursday for a spot in the state tournament next week. This is the 5-11 matchup as Watertown finished at...
Sioux Falls company testing high-altitude balloons over Siouxland
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KTIV) - It’s a bird... it’s a plane... it’s a Chinese spy balloon?. “No, they’re all built right here in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. So no, they’re South Dakota balloons, not Chinese balloons,” said Russ Van Der Werff, the vice president of Stratospheric Solutions for Aerostar. Aerostar, formerly Raven Industries, is a company that’s been sending balloons to the top of our atmosphere since the 1950s.
Watertown Police Seek Public Help After String of BB Gun Vandalism
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Watertown Police Department (WPD) is seeking assistance from the public in identifying those responsible for a recent rash of vandalism involving BB guns. According to the WPD, between July 14th and 18th, officers responded to multiple reports of BBs shattered windows. The incidents occurred...
Farmers around McCook Lake working to save their land
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s been about a month since the devastating floods changed so many lives; especially around McCook Lake in North Sioux City. While there’s been plenty of debris to cleanup around McCook Lake due to days of heavy rainfall back in June, some farmers in that area also have their own cleanup and it’s costing them time and money.
New School Board Members Take Their Place
Three Newell School Board members took their oaths of office to begin the 2024-2025 school year. The oath was administered by Superintendent Dr. Pandi Pittman to Amber Erk, Kristin Bonefield, and Tyrel Bonnet. NEWELL-The new school year has begun for the Newell School District with the installation of three board...
Local Sports 7-23-24
The Class A Legion Baseball Super Regionals have been finalized. Yankton Post 12 will host Sioux Falls Post 15 West in a three-game series on Thursday and Friday with the winner advancing to the state tournament. Yankton enters as the #6 team in the class with a 14 and 8...
Olson, Pugh Finishes Top Ten at Sanford Series Championship
Pierre Governor Luke Olson would finish ninth in the boys Sanford Series Championship event on Monday at the Minnehaha Country Club while Miller’s Jayce Pugh would be third in the girls event. Jake Olson of Watertown would win the championship shooting a three under par, a shot better than...
USD Athletics announces ‘largest private family gift’
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A large amount of money has been gifted to the University of South Dakota athletic department. In a news release Tuesday, USD announced former standout quarterback Scott Jones and his wife, Lisa, both USD alumni, gifted an unknown amount of money to Coyote Athletics. The news release says the gift […]
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