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Vote for top special teams player in Sioux Falls area entering 2024 South Dakota football season
Who is the Sioux Falls area's best special teams player entering the 2024 South Dakota high school football season? The Argus Leader sought to find out with its definitive ranking of the top five best local special teams players in the Sioux Falls Area. Now it's your turn to vote. Make your selection of...
The SD State Fair bounces around cities, dates
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Fair was once in Sioux Falls. It was also in Yankton, Mitchell and Aberdeen before Huron secured for keeps in 1905. The state fair started on Wednesday and continues through Monday, Labor Day. It will be a change to six days this year, but the fair is used to changes.
Re-established agreement allows college students to certify as officers
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - South Dakota’s Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission unanimously voted to re-establish an agreement with Western Dakota Technical College Wednesday. The agreement allows eligible WDTC students who have completed the school’s Law Enforcement Technology program to be certified as law enforcement officers in...
Sioux Falls Children’s Choir singer in wheelchair denied access to stage at Foreigner concert
On Wednesday night at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, the Sioux Falls Children’s Choir stood upon risers to perform alongside rock band Foreigner for 9,000 people in a nearly sold-out concert. But 12-year-old singer, Halle Bauman, who is in a wheelchair and has been performing with the choir for two years now, stayed home that night because she was denied access to the stage. ...
Rapid City Police identify driver killed in Cambell Street crash
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Monday’s single-vehicle accident on Cambell Street resulted in the death of Corry Baragar, 51, RCPD announced Thursday. According to eyewitnesses, the Rapid City man lost control while driving a white sedan at high speeds southbound on Cambell Street, resulting in a violent crash at the intersection on St. Patrick Street. Baragar’s vehicle reportedly flipped and ended up resting on its front bumper.
Halloween stores open for season
National Halloween retailers have opened their stores for the next couple of months, including one in a new location. Spirit Halloween is open at 1431 W. 41st St., which used to be a Fareway location. The store features a carnival-inspired theme of Halloween displays in the center. There’s also a...
Downtown Sioux Falls Taproom to Close in November
Downtown Sioux Falls will soon have one less craft beer taproom to patronize. Covert Artisan Ales has announced that it plans to close its downtown taproom location at the end of November. Dakota News Now reports that Covert Artisan Ales taproom has been open downtown since 2019. They plan to...
Oklahoma State football vs South Dakota State: Score prediction for Cowboys' Week 1 game
STILLWATER — It’s not often that Oklahoma State welcomes a No. 1 team to Boone Pickens Stadium, and unless something drastically changes between now and November, it’ll only happen once this season. The 18th-ranked Cowboys play host to South Dakota State, the top-ranked team in the Football Championship Subdivision, set for a 1 p.m. kickoff Saturday at BPS. ...
Rapid City man arrested after six months of investigating
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Reed Thompson, 55, of Rapid City is now in the custody of the Pennington County Jail after being arrested Wednesday. Thompson is facing multiple charges including one count each of second, third, and fourth-degree rape, sexual exploitation of a minor, and solicitation of a minor, in addition to some drug-related charges.
BHSU AND THE INDIAN UNIVERSITY OF NORTH AMERICA® AT CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL® LAUNCH WICHOZANI HEALTH AND WELLNESS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
BHSU AND THE INDIAN UNIVERSITY OF NORTH AMERICA® AT CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL® LAUNCH WICHOZANI HEALTH AND WELLNESS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. Black Hills State University (BHSU) and The Indian University of North America® (IUNA) at Crazy Horse Memorial® announced a new undergraduate certificate program in Wichozani Health and Wellness. This semester-long program, offered on-site at Crazy Horse Memorial®, will focus on public health and wellness education tailored for Indigenous communities, emphasizing traditional healing practices.
Rawlins Library: A Temporary Closure & September Programming
ADULT BOOK CLUB (TUESDAYS) Sept. 3, 17, & 24 at 6:00 p.m. To join the club, email rawlinslibrary@ci.pierre.sd.us, call 605.773.7421, or sign up in person. Water and coffee are provided. Participants must be 18 or older. STORYTIME IN THE PARK. Sept. 4, Sept. 18, and Sept. 25 at 10:00 a.m.
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