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Doctors make house calls for the homeless in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(South Dakota News Watch)- Doctors are making house calls to the homeless in Sioux Falls as part of a program that hopes to expand into other South Dakota cities. Here is South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch with a report. To learn more about it go to...
Need to Knows About Fantastic Sioux Falls Sidewalk Arts Festival
The streets surrounding the Washington Pavilion will transform into a bustling artistic haven as the annual Sidewalk Arts Festival returns to Sioux Falls on Saturday, September 7 from 9 AM to 5 PM. This free, one-day extravaganza is the region's largest arts festival, showcasing the talents of over 230 vendors...
Brookings residents to see drainage fee increase next year
BROOKINGS — Councilors gave the green light to the transition of the storm drainage fee in Brookings to the ERU system at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, but along with that change comes a fee increase. The monthly cost for an average single-family residential property will be $6.14,...
Aberdeen Police arrest person for reckless endangerment
Aberdeen police officers arrested an individual following a shooting at slightly after midnight on Tuesday in Aberdeen. Tuesday, shortly after midnight, Aberdeen police officers responded to a report of a gunshot in the backyard of a residence located on the 1700 block of Ninth Avenue SW, according to a release. Responding officers contained the area and began communications with a person who was upset. Other occupants of the home were able to leave. ...
Spearfish High School debuts new Career and Technical Education Center
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Spearfish School District hosted the grand opening of the Spearfish High School’s Career and Technical Education Center Wednesday. After a two-year, $15 million project, the facility is ready to host specialized courses for students. “We have eight different programs in here,” said Spearfish School...
Lowe's volunteers assist Veteran's Community Project
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Veteran’s Community Project of Sioux Falls received a massive boost and some additional help from volunteers from Lowe’s on Thursday. As part of the Lowe’s Hometowns Community Impact Program, 32 volunteers came out to help paint tiny homes and build...
Governors Host Opening Season Race at Steamboat Park
The Pierre Governor cross country team is getting the season underway on Friday at its annual race at Steamboat park as nine teams will compete at the high school level with another 10 teams at the middle school race. The Governors will host Aberdeen Central as the other AA opponent...
BROWN NAMED EQUESTRIAN HEAD COACH
South Dakota State University equestrian will be under new leadership during the upcoming 2024-25 season as Kamerra Brown returns to take on the role of head coach. "It's great to have Kamerra back on campus and directing our equestrian team" SDSU Director of Athletics Justin Sell said. "Her energy and positive leadership will make a big difference in our program."
Mapleton Golf Club hits milestones with one year before opening
The first new private golf club in Sioux Falls in decades is about a year from seeing its first rounds. Mapleton Golf Club is on track for a late August 2025 opening, with its first full season coming in 2026. “It’s coming together really well,” said Danny Amundson, who is...
Brookings Health to Host Free, Understanding Medicare Sessions
Brookings, S.D. – Aug. 26, 2024 – To help prepare area Medicare beneficiaries for 2025. open enrollment, Brookings Health System will host four sessions of the free. Understanding Medicare seminar. “Brookings Health is hosting this seminar to help current Medicare beneficiaries and. people who will soon be Medicare...
Quarterback to Back: South Dakota State’s Mark Gronowski Is Most Accomplished QB the Cowboys Are Set to Face
The Cowboys will start their season against one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in the country, who’s never played a snap of FBS football. Alan Bowman is college football’s most tenured passer, but he’ll square up against an even more seasoned veteran, albeit at the FCS level, in South Dakota State QB Mark Gronowski.
E-Sports Tournament is Coming to Sioux Falls in September
E-Sports are on the rise across the ranks of high school, college and professional sports. That is also the case right here in the Sioux Empire, as next month will feature an e-sports tournament at the Convention Center. Participants can compete in games such as Fortnite, Mario Kart, and Super...
Aberdeen is bringing farmers, consumers together to break bread
Aberdeen is gearing up for its sixth annual Field to Fork event. From 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 6, the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce will put on an event that brings farmers, ranchers and their food together with the people who purchase and consume it. For $50, guests will be treated to a night of locally-produced and grown foods and will get to interact with the producers who grew or created the products —...
Mark Gronowski's turned himself into an FCS star, but a win against OSU may make him a national star
In Naperville, Illinois, Mark Gronowski waited patiently for the offers to start rolling in – but they never did. As a senior, he completed 68% of his passes and tallied 27 total touchdowns as the star quarterback for Neuqua Valley High School in a suburb of Chicago, enough to garner interest from schools like Iowa, Stanford, Michigan State and Wisconsin, but they didn’t see Gronowski as anything more than a walk-on.
Jana Duggar & Hubby Take Fans Inside Their Fixer Upper Home
Counting On alum Jana Duggar is back with a new vlog after all the celebrations following her marriage with Stephen Wissmann. The 34-year-old previously revealed that she’s moving to Nebraska with her husband. She said they already have a small house that Stephen purchased a while ago. But Jana surprised many after giving her fans a tour, showing how huge the property was. Keep reading to see the vlog.
Does Labor Day Change What We Do In South Dakota?
Would you be okay with saying October is the new September? It is to me as far as the weather goes. In the last few years, it's quite apparent that the seasons are shifting. Or, are we at the beginning of the so-called 7-Year Cycle?. Now that the calendar has...
Rommereim named 2024 Eminent Leader in Agriculture, Family and Community
Leadership in agriculture begins at slat level, explained fifth-generation hog producer Steven Rommereim. “Because I’m a hog producer, I refer to it as ‘slat-level leadership.’ Our pigs are raised on slats that the manure drops through. If you have not been at slat level, you don’t understand what those of us who have been there are going through,” explained the former president of the National Pork Board. “It’s important that the individuals leading agriculture organizations have skin in the game. As producers, we take risks every day because so much depends on elements outside our control — the weather or the markets. Unless you are a farmer, it is difficult to grasp what farmers are going through.”
Unforgettable Night: Styx, Foreigner, And John Waite Rock Sioux Falls Concert
Rock fans love it when the 70s and 80s make a stop in Sioux Falls. Styx, Foreigner, and John Waite thrilled the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center concert geeks with all the timeless classics that made them great. John Waite opened the show around 7PM belting out a few of his...
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