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Youths make a splash at South Dakota State Swim meet in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Kid from elementary to high school age made a splash out west this past weekend in Rapid City during the 2024 South Dakota State Swim Meet. The Sioux Falls Swim Team would end up capturing the team title with the Watertown Dolphins finishing...
Bowling tournament eyes to grow game, put on a show
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Some of the top bowlers in the country will make their way to Sioux Falls next month for the Midwest Open Championships. Eastway Bowl will be filled during the weekend of Aug. 16-18 as JMAR Entertainment hosts the event that features multiple bowling pros. On top of the action on […]
Aberdeen City Council discuss conflict of interest regarding Councilwoman Langer doing business with Storybook Land
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Monday’s Aberdeen City Council meeting, the council addressed a potential conflict of interest between Councilwoman Tiffany Langer’s business The Swag Shoppe and Storybook Land. The City Council adopted a comprehensive Conflicts Of Interest Policy in April of 2017 and updated its conflicts ordinance in October...
Sioux Falls native ready for the Olympics
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls dad is packing his bags for Paris. Mike Kloth will be flying out on Friday to watch his daughter Taryn, who will be competing in beach volleyball during the Olympics this weekend. Taryn Kloth, a Sioux Falls O’Gorman graduate, and Kristen Nuss have been playing sand volleyball […]
Braun To Appear On Golf Channel Out West
Aberdeen and Sioux Falls, SD (July 18, 2024 – Press Release) – First Tee and PGA TOUR Champions have announced that Olivia Braun of Aberdeen, SD, will represent First Tee — South Dakota at the 2024 PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee. The event will bring teens from First Tee chapters to Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course for the PGA TOUR Champions tournament, Sept. 17-22. The annual event, hosted by the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, is televised nationally on Golf Channel.
Pet of the week: Meet Linus
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Every week we highlight an animal from the Humane Society of the Black Hills looking for a forever family. This week’s pet of the week is an 11-year-old Alaskan husky mix. Meet Linus! His canine friends may consider him an old man, but he...
Tourist’s parking complaint serves as reminder of Rapid City ordinance
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - With Rapid City in the middle of tourism season, there are bound to be a few visitors who may have some complaints. Last Wednesday afternoon, a man visiting Rapid City with family stepped out of the Black Hills Escape Rooms business on Main Street, only to find his pickup truck missing.
Man admits to beating 2 homeless people to death
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Monday night, we have an update on two MMIP cases we’ve been following for more than two years. Jonathan Eagle Elk has signed court documents, admitting to beating two homeless people to death in the town of Pine Ridge. In June of 2022,...
At milestone anniversary, Showplace Cabinetry plans significant expansion
This paid piece is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Development Foundation/Forward Sioux Falls. As Showplace Cabinetry marks its 25th anniversary in the Sioux Falls area, the manufacturer is beginning a major expansion. An estimated $25 million investment will expand the company’s frameless production facility in Harrisburg from 76,800 square feet...
The perfect blend: Coffee and Cat adoption
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Coffee and cats may not sound like a usual combination, but the two are a perfect blend at a Rapid City coffee shop, Coffee and the Cats. The shop opened in April and has a successful partnership with the Humane Society of the Black Hills. To date, they have helped 26 cats find forever homes.
Petition to send Rapid City Vision Fund changes to the ballot fails after 479 signatures invalidated
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Petitions to refer the Rapid City Vision Fund Revision Ordinance to a vote in November failed to collect enough valid signatures, Rapid City Finance Director Daniel Ainslie announced. A total of 2,707 signatures were required - that number is five percent of Rapid City’s registered voters.
Countdown to 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: Town and vendors prep
STURGIS, S.D. - The 84th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is less than two weeks away. While people in the area are readying themselves for the increased number of visitors on two wheels, the preparation process for the town of Sturgis is well underway. "It's like preparing for every motorcycle rally...
State University Student Seth Martens Awarded Schaefer Scholarship
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University is proud to announce that Seth Martens, a physical education major in the teacher education program, has been awarded the Schaefer Scholarship for the 2024 academic year. This $1,000 scholarship, named in honor of the late educator Gloria Schaefer, is awarded annually to one junior or senior attending a South Dakota college.
Buddies & Co. coming soon to Brandon
BRANDON, S.D. (KELO) —It took a year of hard work, but Monday night a new business is getting ready to open in Brandon. After a couple of soft openings, the nonprofit drink and snack shop Buddies and Company is ready for customers. The new Brandon business hires adults with...
National retailer closing multiple locations, including Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. - In an email sent out to rewards member and later confirmed by the store and on the website, Big Lots! in Rapid City will be closing. The Rapid city location with the one Big Lots! in South Dakota. The retailer opened the location in 2022 and...
Popular Sioux Falls Food Truck Opens Downtown Restaurant
A popular food truck in Sioux Falls now has a brick-and-mortar location downtown. BibiSol Bodega and Provisions formally known as the Salas Salsas food truck is now open on Phillips Avenue in the former Mrs. Murphy’s Irish Gifts location. Dakota News Now reports that owner Marcela Salas and her...
Runaway pig now at local sanctuary
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The piglet that was caught on the Big Sioux River Thursday morning has been taken in by a local pig sanctuary. Happy Pig Haven, a sanctuary near Baltic, has taken in Eric Jr., the piglet captured near Falls Park along the Big Sioux River last week.
Man accused of killing Rapid City woman with can of beans claims cause of death was ‘spontaneous’
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Rapid City man accused of killing Edleigha Little back, 40, in November of last year had another appearance in court Monday. Pedro Simental, 44, is charged with one count of first-degree manslaughter. He is accused of hitting Little with a can of beans, causing trauma to her head which resulted in her death on November 10.
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