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Locally owned appliance store opens on 41st Street
A new locally owned appliance business has opened on West 41st Street. Dream Home Appliance and Beds is owned by Joe and Michelle Stanford and is at 2723 W. 41st St. in the Plaza 41 retail center. Joe Stanford has had a 30-year career in sales, most recently in appliances,...
Washington High School alumni choir concert happening Aug. 4
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Washington High School choir concert featuring alumni from 1976 to 1991 is coming to the Washington Pavilion on Aug. 4!. Terry Gullickson visited to share the history and excitement behind the event. Copyright 2024 Dakota News Now. All rights reserved.
Rushmore German Club Presents Sommerfest 2024
Featuring Rick Borger & the Average German Band 7:00 pm – Midnight Every Night. -Open Daily from Noon to Midnight in the German Tent at The Central States Fair in Rapid City. -Proudly serving German style beer from Schell’s Brewery of New Ulm, MN. -German Food Daily from...
Career prosecutors, magistrate judge appointed to circuit bench in Sioux Falls area
Gov. Kristi Noem has appointed two prosecutors and a serving magistrate judge to the circuit court bench in the Sioux Falls area. Noem announced the appointments to the Second Judicial Circuit in a Tuesday news release. The Second Circuit encompasses Minnehaha and Lincoln counties, making it one of the smallest geographically but the largest in […]
Strong storm leaves behind heavy damage in Winner
A thunderstorm with strong straight line winds tore through southern South Dakota late Monday into Tuesday morning leaving behind widespread damages. The community of Winner was particularly hard hit. The storm caused a power outage in the town Monday night, which affected data collection for the National Weather Service. Wind speeds recorded near Winner put gusts over 80 miles per hour.
Mines Professor Honored with International Excellence in Science Education Award
The Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) organization recently awarded Lisa Kunza, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, Biology and Health Science at South Dakota Mines, and the director of the university's Center for Sustainable Solutions, with the Jean E. Simmons Award for Science Education Excellence. The award, named...
Gettysburg School district superintendent addresses decision to move to a device-free policy
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Gettysburg School district is cracking down on cell phone use going in to the 2024-25 school year. The district announced in a press release last Monday that all students K-12 will be in a device-free enviornment. Grades 6-12 will lock smartphones, smartwatches, and bluetooth earbuds in a YONDR pouch.
THE BOOK OF MORMON Single Tickets On Sale This Week At Washington Pavilion
Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played an eight-show run in 2017 and a four-show run in 2022, returns to Sioux Falls for a limited engagement May 2–3, 2025, at the Washington Pavilion. Single tickets will go on sale to Washington Pavilion donors (100+) starting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, subscribers and members August 1 and the public on Friday, August 2, at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at WashingtonPavilion.org.
Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market ‘is for everyone’
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A grocery store on wheels that helps make food more accessible needs more customers. Helping customers is a highlight of the job for Amber Jones-Esquibel. She’s the manager of the Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market. “My quota for every day is to...
Downtown Hilton hotel to be renovated, rebranded beginning this summer
The Hilton Garden Inn Downtown will be undergoing some renovations, as well as a rebrand to The Catlin Hotel with Hilton Tapestry this summer. The renovations for the five-story hotel, at 201 E. 8th St. in downtown Sioux Falls, are expected to begin at the end of August, according to Dione Deul, Operation...
Pierre City Commission To Meet Tonight
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Once again, there is not much sitting in front of the Pierre City Commission tonight. Another light agenda will greet the Commission this evening. The Commission will get an update on the StreetScan project in special business before considering a brief consent calendar. The calendar includes minutes from the July 23rd meeting, a promotion in the Library and the claims. A public hearing is scheduled for 5:45 pm. That public hearing is for the transfer of an alcoholic beverage license for D-J’s Clark-SAG Incorporated to D-J’s Convenience Store/D-M-D Incorporated. Only two items of unfinished business make up the bulk of the agenda. Commissioners will consider a street closure request for Crazy Days on August 3rd and declaring a sweeper as surplus for placement on the Purple Wave auction service. Commissioners will close out the meeting by presenting any dialogue they may have. The Pierre City Commission meets tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building at 5:30 pm. The meeting is open to the community.
On the road to Sturgis
STURGIS, S.D. (KELO) — Bikers from all over the world are headed to Sturgis this week. The 84th rally gets underway this weekend, but a lot of bikers are already there or on their way. There’s nothing quite like the sound of a Harley; especially the week of Sturgis....
Sioux Falls native Taryn Kloth leads the US beach volleyball team to second pool play win
Sioux Falls native Taryn Kloth continues to shine on the Olympic stage. The O’Gorman alumnus is representing South Dakota and the U.S. in Paris in the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. Kloth is competing alongside her teammate Kristen Nuss. ...
Aberdeen, SD mosquito spraying scheduled for Tuesday, July 30th
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) The Mosquito Control division of the City of Aberdeen will be conducting a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Tuesday, July 30th between the hours of 8:30 PM and 12:30 AM. Mosquito Control surveillance program has identified West Nile Virus in Aberdeen as well as a...
Tim Walz has friends in Congress. They say his political chops could help Harris as VP.
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is on a group text called “sports buddies” with dozens of current and former members of Congress, men and women. They mostly trash-talk each others’ favorite teams. But when Walz gave an interview on MSNBC after President Joe Biden withdrew...