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Gravel portion of Washington Ave. closed today
Beginning today, a portion of Washington Avenue will be closed to public travel. The City of Madison says the closure is for utility construction work as part of the Trojan Village Addition Development. The closure will remain in place until construction is complete on that section of the roadway. The portion that will be closed is the gravel portion of Washington Avenue between 15th Street and the DSU Foundation Building, at 1400 N. Washington Avenue.
ORR board tables AI policy discussion
The Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School Board postponed their discussion of a potential policy regarding artificial intelligence (AI) within the district at their July 9 meeting. In recent years, AI has emerged as one education's most hot-button issues, with superintendent Dawn Hoeke saying that because of this, many districts have held off forming official policies to better gauge the response from other school systems as well as the state at large.
Watertown Yard of the Month Winners Announced for June
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Yard of the Month Committee proudly announced the winners for June! These residents and businesses have been recognized for their beautiful landscaping and contributions to the curb appeal of Watertown. Ward A: Jim & Margo Spiering - 608 11th St. NE. Ward B: Victor...
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Earns National Recognition for Second Year in a Row for Heart Attack Care
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has been recognized for its excellence in heart attack care for the second consecutive year. The American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award honors Prairie Lakes' commitment to providing the highest standard of care for heart attack patients.
Stunning Sioux Falls Acreage Offers Luxury, Convenience, Privacy
Just minutes outside of Sioux Falls a luxurious acreage awaits that offers endless amenities. This 5-bedroom home surrounded by mature trees sitting on 6.42 acres is located just outside northwest Sioux Falls at 46783 SD Highway 38. Lori Kurvink of Hegg Realtors is the listing agent and describes this rare...
Watch Sioux Falls Mayor Get Big National TV Spotlight This Week
Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken and a Sioux Falls teenager are getting a major feature on a popular national morning show. Some Sioux Falls residents might have noticed some graffiti in the area. Normally, that would be cause for concern or punishment. But instead, Mayor TenHaken is taking a compassionate approach to this situation. This is why his kindness is being featured on a segment called Beg-Knows America on CBS Mornings.
Road Report: July 15, 2024
Construction season is here, so we’re back with our weekly look at what projects are done, where you’ll find traffic impacts and what’s scheduled next. 18th Street: East 18th Street closed between Tabbert Circle and Grandview Avenue on July 10 to allow crews to perform sanitary sewer repairs. Additional short-term lane restrictions on 18th Street between Interstate 229 and Sycamore Avenue also will be in place as the work progresses. Traffic on Bahnson Avenue will be maintained at all times. This work is expected to be complete in about two weeks.
South Dakota Park Rangers Bake Raw Cookies In Blazing Hot Car!
This was posted on the South Dakota Badlands National Park Facebook page... "It's been over a hundred degrees at Badlands for the last few days, so the rangers decided to make the best of it by testing a classic hypothesis - can you bake cookies in your car on a hot summer day?
How Many Towns Are Officially Part of the Sioux Falls Metro?
Sioux Falls is growing at a faster rate than at any other time in its history. Whether you believe that to be a good or bad thing is up for debate, but it's undeniably becoming one of the power cities of the Upper Midwest. Estimates vary, but the current population...
1 dies in motorcycle crash Saturday in Sioux Falls, police say
Officials with the Sioux Falls Police Department are investigating the cause of a crash that left a 21-year-old motorcyclist dead Saturday evening. Police, firefighters and paramedics responded at about 9 p.m. to the area of East 57th Street and South Rateliff Avenue, where a sedan and motorcycle collided, a press release from the department states. ...
Vermillion conducting another round of mosquito control fogging next week
VERMILLION, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The City of Vermillion Parks Department will conduct mosquito fogging from Monday, July 15 to Thursday, July 18, weather permitting. The targeted spray is planned in response to increased numbers of mosquito populations and follows a phased-response guideline created by the CDC. If you...
Excavation is complete for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio. Excavation is complete for the caverns of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Yet, the experiment is years away from starting. Josh Willhite, project manager for the Long Baseline Neutrino Facility run by Fermilab,...
More chances for severe storms in Minnesota loom going into Monday
MINNEAPOLIS — Parts of Minnesota are still assessing damage after storms late Saturday and overnight left some with large hail, and others with high winds that knocked down trees and led to power outages for tens of thousands.And we may not be finished with the severe storms just yet. WCCO meteorologist Katie Steiner says that there's another chance for storms today, and Monday brings with it a marginal to slight risk of severe weather.Steiner says one silver lining is that the National Weather Service canceled the heat advisory for the Twin Cities. High temperatures could still flirt with 90 degrees,...
How does Alcester-Hudson Elementary rank according to the South Dakota state report card?
RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakota maintains a state Report Card system that grades each public school on a variety of metrics. We are sharing the results of the report card for every school to see how each school measures up. It is worth noting that these statistics only...
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