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Terrace Park pool closed Monday
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Terrace Park Aquatic Center is closed for the remainder of Monday, due to “a fecal incident,” according to the Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Facebook page. The pool is expected to re-open at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Mayor: Most Canton homes experienced some degree of flooding | July 08
See the audio attached above to listen to the full news update/podcast. Each day, SDPB brings you statewide news coverage. We then compile those stories into a daily podcast. Subscribe on Appleor Spotify. On today's update... Communities across southeast South Dakota continue flood recovery efforts. That includes Canton, where the...
Groundbreaking of Wellness Depot: A Community Hub for Fitness and Wellness in Castlewood
{Castlewood, SD} The papers have been signed and the first shovel of dirt turned for the start of the Wellness Depot, a fitness and wellness center to serve the community of Castlewood. With 100% donated funds, the 5,400 square foot facility will be built at the end of Main Street,...
Police: Woman used gas can to set car, tree on fire
Sioux Falls police say they arrested a woman on Sunday morning after she set fire to a car and tree in northern Sioux Falls. Police spokesman Sam Clemens said the woman poured gasoline from a canister onto a car in the 800 block of North Prairie Avenue before setting it on fire. She then allegedly lit a tree on fire near the 900 block of West 2nd Street.
Cost of Living Continues to Go Up
PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Senator John Thune says that inflation has risen by 20% since the year 2020. Thune says that groceries are up 21%, car repairs and maintenance costs have risen 31% and energy costs are 41% higher than they were in 2020. All in all, it costs $13,000 more today than in 2020 to maintain the same standard of living.
Mostly Chocolates moving to a new location
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Many in town will already know Mostly Chocolates, who have been in business for more than 40 years selling their homemade chocolates, but many may not know that they are moving to a new location. A few months ago Mostly Chocolates had to shut their...
The Pierre Railroad Bridge Claims Another Victim Who Ignored the Signs
PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A driver from Boones Mill, Virginia, was the driver who fell victim to the train viaduct bridge in Pierre late Friday morning (June 28, 2024, 11:25am). Information from the Pierre Police Department says Andrew Chriscoe, Jr. was traveling northbound on Pierre Street in a 2024 Kenworth semi...
SF arson; stolen car; warm and humid
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Monday, July 8. Take a look at our top stories with KELOLAND On The GO. A Rapid City juvenile is behind bars after allegedly stealing a car while a child was still inside. A Sioux Falls woman has been arrested for allegedly...
Authorities search for person of interest in Pine Ridge homicide
PINE RIDGE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety is searching for a person of interest after an individual in the Pine Ridge area was stabbed and later died. Authorities are working to locate Luke Standing Bear as a person of interest. The search...
Rapid City juvenile steals car with child inside, immediately crashes
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Around 8:30 a.m. on July 6, RCPD responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at Avantara North. The vehicle, belonging to a driver for an app-based food delivery service, was taken while her young child was still inside. Officers observed the vehicle speeding westbound...
Rapid City superintendent placed on leave following investigation
Rapid City Area Schools' superintendent has been placed on a 30-day leave following comments made during a Department of Education investigation. The decade-long investigation orbited the district's treatment of indigenous students. Superintendent Nicole Swigart was quoted in that investigation saying students operating on “Indian time” is a challenge for the...
Multifaceted agribusiness expands in Sioux Falls development park with plans for additional growth
This paid piece is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Development Foundation/Forward Sioux Falls. An agribusiness with global reach has grown steadily since moving its corporate headquarters to Sioux Falls more than a decade ago – and is far from done expanding in the community. Worthington Tractor Parts Inc. most...
Argus Leader, Gannett sues City of Sioux Falls over legal notices
The Argus Leader is suing the City of Sioux Falls to reinstate this institution as the city’s official newspaper. The daily newspaper and its parent company Gannett, through its legal counsel, filed a request Monday morning for two injunctions in the state’s Second Judicial Circuit Court. On June 5, the City Council approved...
Sioux Falls police investigate suspicious van, couple who approached 11-year-old girl
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Authorities are investigating suspicious activity in southwest Sioux Falls on Sunday evening. An 11-year-old girl was walking in the area of Lancaster Street and Kinderhook. She said a white van passed her multiple times — around four times — and then it started...
10th Street from 8th to 9th Avenue SW closed & water turned off Tuesday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 8am on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024, water will be off in the following areas for watermain valve installation:. 9th Ave. SW from S. 9th St. to S. 11th St. STREET CLOSED:. 10th St. from 8th Ave. SW to 9th Ave. SW. The Public Works...
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