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UPDATE: Police, SWAT presence seen in central Sioux Falls neighborhood
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Wednesday afternoon, multiple police and SWAT units were seen in the area of 22nd Street and Spring Avenue in Sioux Falls. According to Public Information Officer Sam Clemens, authorities were serving a warrant from a previous investigation, but it was not a standoff.
First-of-its-kind program offers second chance to Pennington County offenders
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A program that helps people get a second chance after serving time in jail may also help fill jobs that few seem to want to do, or that they qualify for. The Ignite Program is now offering a work release opportunity to help people get and keep jobs that are otherwise hard to fill.
At long last, Lewis and Clark water arrives for Madison
MADISON — After waiting nearly 35 years, Madison is the last South Dakota city to connect to the tri-state Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. Local leaders, South Dakota’s three congressmen and economic leaders gathered to celebrate the city’s connection on Wednesday. Madison’s roughly 6,000 residents tapped into the system earlier this month. The pipeline […]
Showers and storms return to central and western South Dakota with a risk of severe weather
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -- We’re tracking showers and storm chances across central and western South Dakota tonight. There will be a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather in western South Dakota where large hail and damaging wind gusts will be main threats tonight. As those storms move east, they’re going to be weakening so we shouldn’t have much of a threat over much of the Dakota News Now coverage area to be concerned with for tonight.
PHOTOS AND HIGHLIGHTS: South Dakota contestants continue to lead the way at the Range Days Rodeo
RAPID CITY, S.D. - After two performances at the Range Days Rodeo at the Central States Fair, contestants from South Dakota are at the top of the leaderboard. Summer Kosel from Glenham is leading the barrel racing with a time of 17.14 seconds. Jestyn Woodward is the current leader in...
Diddle, Stemsrud recognized by South Dakota American Choral Directors Association
Laura Diddle, the Paul E. and Doris J. Moriarty Endowed Professor of Choral Activities in the South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the South Dakota American Choral Directors Association. “I am absolutely thrilled to be recognized for my years of service...
Florida man submits school prayer for possible 2026 ballot question
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The 2024 General Election is only a few months away, but a Florida man is trying to put an initiated measure on the 2026 South Dakota ballot. According to the secretary of state’s office, two topics are listed as potential ballot questions: an initiated measure to require a non-denominational prayer in K-12 public schools and an initiated measure for fair market value assessed property.
South Dakota health care providers’ inspection reports made publicly available
Inspection reports for all South Dakota health care providers are now publicly accessible online, the state Department of Health announced recently. “This effort is to ensure transparency and help families and consumers make informed decisions regarding the care and placement of their loved ones,” the department said in an email. The newly available inspection reports, […]
Fentanyl overdoses and arrest spark call for action
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Governor Kristi Noem ordered for flags to be at half-staff Wednesday for Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. According to the South Dakota Department of Health, there were 219 unintentional and undetermined overdose deaths in the state between 2020 and 2022. In 2023, Pennington County saw 77 fentanyl-related arrests. Last Friday, three more people were arrested for distributing and manufacturing fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Tickets to trouble: Central States Fair warns about counterfeit tickets
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - If you’re looking forward to visiting the Central States Fair and are considering buying your tickets online, you may want to think again. The fair put a message out on Facebook Saturday warning fairgoers of counterfeit tickets and wristbands that have been sold on the social media site.
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