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Bikers look out! Maintenance coming to Canyon Lake Park bike paths
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Bikers may look to hit the trails as temperatures are warming up after a cooler start to the week, but for those looking to get in some of the last rides of the summer, there’s some construction to be aware of. Starting next Tuesday,...
Colorado woman injured by suspected drunk driver at Sturgis Rally
STURGIS, S.D. — A woman from Lakewood is fighting for her life after a suspected drunk driver hit her at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally earlier this month. Family members said the victim, Aaften Wesbrock, traveled to South Dakota to work at the rally. She was leaving a concert when she was hit.
Rapid City man accused of vehicular manslaughter pleads guilty
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The man accused of vehicular manslaughter last year pleaded guilty in court Monday. Seth Keim, 27, of Rapid City was accused of being behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Jetta that was traveling at high-speed with its headlights off when it hit a Rapid City police car, killing 27-year-old Lexi Hagen who was a passenger in the vehicle.
Dedication to combating human trafficking and assisting survivors
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Freedom’s Journey, a non-profit ministry, has been providing resources to survivors of human trafficking since 2018, helping people through what some would consider a nightmare in a person’s life. The organization helps survivors who are in various stages of escaping trafficking, from when...
Mitchell Golf Finishes Fifth in Pierre
Mitchell Kernels boys golf finished fifth on Tuesday at the Pierre Invitational at Hillsview Golf Club in the second tournament of the season. The Kernels shot +18 (306) as a team, led by Asher Dannenbring’s -1 (71). Dannenbring finished in a four way tie for eighth place with three birdies on the day.
Rapid City teen sentenced for violent assault of couple
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — A Rapid City teen has been sentenced to 15 years for assaulting and seriously injuring a local couple while they were picking up take-out food from a restaurant. In December 2023, Jesse Walters, then 17 years old, and another juvenile, assaulted the couple in...
Former DOC nurse sentenced for intent to deliver narcotics to inmate
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A former Department of Corrections employee won’t serve any time in prison after being accused of attempting to deliver narcotics. Alexis Hiller of Sioux Falls was found guilty of intent to deliver an unauthorized article to a prisoner in a Minnehaha County criminal court on Monday.
First Alert Weather Day Thursday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -- We’re declaring a First Alert Weather Day for the Sioux Falls are on Thursday. A cold front will move east overnight tonight and will help to spark storms by Thursday morning and continue into Thursday afternoon along and east of I-29. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will once again be the main risks with an isolated tornado threat possible as well. Cooler temperatures will begin to move in by Thursday afternoon in western South Dakota as the clouds clear out.
Errant ostrich brings traffic to a halt in South Dakota after escaping from a trailer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An ostrich brought traffic to a halt in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Tuesday as motorists tried to lure and nudge the towering bird off a multilane thoroughfare. Drivers called Sioux Falls police just before noon to report the roughly 7-foot-tall bird in the middle of a busy four-lane road. As police and animal officials responded, motorists hopped out of their cars and managed to carefully corral the flightless bird. Video shot by bystanders showed people coaxing the bird off the road by offering up food in a plastic container and a few gentle nudges. A police spokesman said the bird was among several ostriches being hauled in a trailer owned by an out-of-state traveler before it escaped. The owner helped capture the bird and managed to get it back into the trailer.
The Preseason South Dakota HS Volleyball Poll is Here!
South Dakota High School Volleyball is right around the corner. In anticipation of the upcoming season, SD Media has released their preseason poll, where the Harrisburg Tigers hold the top spot in Class AA. Harrisburg finished last season with a perfect mark of 31-0 and received all 12 of the...
LifeLight the Premier Christian Music Event is Sunday in Sioux Falls
The region's premier Christian Music Festival is back this weekend. LifeLight 2024 is making its return to the Sioux Empire this Sunday, (September 1) at Nelson Park at 200 South Fairfax Avenue in Sioux Falls. LifeLight began back in 1998 and now in its 26th year, continues its mission of...
Scathing Bomber Crash Report Unfairly Targeted Crew Member's Body Weight, Family Member Says
A relative of a crew member who survived a B-1B Lancer crash in South Dakota earlier this year said the official accident investigation report into the mishap wrongly criticized the airman's weight and unfairly put blame on Ellsworth Air Force Base personnel.Joni Smith, the mother-in-law of the instructor pilot of the aircraft, told Military.com she had submitted letters raising concerns about the incident to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, as well as members of the state's delegation in Washington, D.C. One criticism was that Smith said the report inaccurately highlighted the airman's alleged weight as being "nearly 260" pounds, which...
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