McKennan Pool officially opens Friday with new renovations
On Friday, the City of Sioux Falls opens its outdoor pools for the season. This includes the new McKennan Park Wading Pool, which will be reopening after sev...
May 30, 2026Open source
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Know your ballot: Sioux Falls voters will decide on five charter changes
The city charter functions like a constitution for Sioux Falls government, and because of that, each amendment is required to be approved by the voters.
May 30, 2026Open source
SFFR responds to evening structure fire Thursday
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a Structure Fire at the 600 Block of Eat Tan Tara Circle around 7:40 pm on Thursday evening.
May 30, 2026Open source
PHOTOS: Rapid City Central softball takes on Sioux Falls Jefferson
PHOTOS: Rapid City Central softball takes on Sioux Falls Jefferson
May 15, 2026Open source
Sioux Falls attorney sentenced in $15,000 farm fraud case
Suspended prison term, jail time ordered after no-contest plea in crop insurance deception case
May 15, 2026Open source
WBB: USD, Creighton To Meet At Pentagon
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota women’s basketball is set to renew a rivalry with a regional foe at the Sanford Pentagon this fall as the Coyotes will take on...
May 6, 2026Open source
Tennis: Bucks Drop Two, Finish With 18-5 Record
SIOUX FALLS — Yankton was swept by both Sioux Falls Christian and Sioux Falls Lincoln in boys’ tennis action on Tuesday at Tomar Park.
May 6, 2026Open source
Golf: Homstad Shoots 75 As Gazelles Finish Second
SIOUX FALLS — Yankton’s Ellia Homstad shot a 4-over 75 to earn medalist honors in a girls’ golf quadrangular on Tuesday at Bakker Crossing Golf Course...
May 6, 2026Open source
Kernel girls golf opens busy week with third-place finish at Sioux Falls Invite
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May 4, 2026Open source
Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial site
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop explorato...
May 4, 2026Open source
Watch live: PFL Sioux Falls (Prelims)live
Watch live: PFL Sioux Falls (Prelims)live
May 2, 2026Open source
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Harrisburg, Brandon Valley claim top seeds for Class A state high school baseball postseason
The postseason is now set for the South Dakota High School Baseball Association’s Class A bracket, which will begin on Friday, May 15.
May 11, 2026Open source
Vander Sluis Back On Track For USD
VERMILLION — When South Dakota senior track and field athlete Brandon Vander Sluis felt pain during the 2025 season, he initially thought it was an injury,...
May 7, 2026Open source
Baseball: Lynx Sweep Yankton
BRANDON — Second-ranked Brandon Valley earned a doubleheader sweep of third-ranked Yankton in club high school baseball action, Friday in Brandon.
May 2, 2026Open source
Golf: Gazelles Finish Third In Brandon
BRANDON — The Yankton Gazelles shot 369 to finish third in a five-team girls’ golf event on Friday at Brandon Golf Course.
May 2, 2026Open source
Dell Rapids High School celebrates test score improvements
Juniors at Dell Rapids High School had a celebration thrown for them on Friday, as the class made improvements in statewide and ACT testing.
May 16, 2026Open source
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State kicks off $3 million fundraising campaign for Waubay fish hatchery upgrades
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden appeared in Watertown to launch a $3 million fundraising campaign for upgrades to an eastern South Dakota fish hatchery.
May 30, 2026Open source
Tour dates announced for author of 2026 One Book South Dakota
The South Dakota Humanities Council will bring author Matthew Davis to seven communities for the 2026 One Book South Dakota tour.
May 30, 2026Open source
‘Switchyard Social’: All aboard the Mitchell craft beer festival!
Mitchell, South Dakota's historic rail yard district, is trading train whistles for beer taps as Palace City Brewing launches its first-ever “Switchyard So...
May 30, 2026Open source
Name released in Hutchinson County fatal crash
The name of a Bridgewater, South Dakota woman who died in a car vs. semi crash has been released.
May 15, 2026Open source
Mitchell man found guilty of two counts of rape involving children under 13
A man from Mitchell, SD, has been found guilty of two counts of First-Degree Rape involving children under 13 years old, according to South Dakota Attorney G...
May 15, 2026Open source
City, YPD Laud YHS Students For Work On Training House
Some young builders from Yankton High School were recognized at Monday night’s Yankton City Commission meeting.
May 12, 2026Open source
USD: At Commencement, Tuve Urges Grads To ‘Give Back’
VERMILLION — Susan Tuve told graduates of the University of South Dakota Saturday that her education at the Vermillion campus helped her advance in her car...
May 12, 2026Open source
Decision 2026: Auch Sets Sights On County Post
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of profiles on the Republican candidates for Yankton County Commission. The primary election day is June 2. Ea...
May 12, 2026Open source
Uncertainty at U.S. Forest Service and on America’s public lands
The U.S. Forest Service is reorganizing. The federal agency will move their headquarters from Washington D.C. to Salt Lake City, closing over 50 research sta...
May 12, 2026Open source
South Dakota ranks poorly in US for Native American health
The health disparity between Native American and white South Dakotans is among the largest racial or ethnic health gaps in the nation, according to a...
May 12, 2026Open source
Health care, housing top list for South Dakota gubernatorial hopeful Dan Ahlers
BROOKINGS — “No primaries. The other candidate didn’t make the ballot,” Democrat Daniel “Dan” Ahlerss said in a recent interview with The...
May 12, 2026Open source
Brookings joins sprint to support Special Olympians
BROOKINGS — The Brookings leg of the South Dakota Special Olympics “Run Across South Dakota” took place on May 11 with more than a dozen youth ...
May 12, 2026Open source
Tea Area takes down Kernel softball
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May 12, 2026Open source
Students, community are who we serve, says board while lauding success of multiple groups
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May 12, 2026Open source
Dakota Wesleyan graduates urged to challenge themselves, apply school values to life after college
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May 10, 2026Open source
Summit League softball: Coyotes beat Jacks, will face Omaha in championship
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May 9, 2026Open source
4 big water projects underway in South Dakota
VERMILLION — In a wooded site along the west shore of the Missouri River, an engineering marvel was taking shape one afternoon in March that will eventuall...
May 8, 2026Open source
Elk wander to East River, and the state responds with unlimited hunting licenses
PIERRE — Elk hunters in South Dakota will have more opportunities in Custer State Park and east of the Missouri River after a legislative committee approve...
May 8, 2026Open source
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Location
Sioux Falls is in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
Region: Eastern South Dakota
ZIP Codes
57101, 57103, 57104, 57105, 57106, 57107, 57108, 57109, 57110, 57117, 57118, 57186, 57193, 57197, 57198
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Nebraska holds off South Dakota State, advances in baseball regional
On a wild day in college baseball that saw eight of the first 13 games go in favor of the lower-seeded team, No. 13 overall seed Nebraska escaped its first h...
May 30, 2026Open source
Snowbirds allege poll workers changed them to federal voters without instruction to prove residency
A couple who spend winters in Arizona and the rest of the year in South Dakota said they were given a federal-only ballot and denied a state-local ballot.
May 30, 2026Open source
Rule changes for kinship care boost number of Native American foster homes, state says
The number of licensed Native American foster homes in South Dakota has grown by 44% since the adoption of new rules.
May 30, 2026Open source
What South Dakotans need to know about new laws and their rights before they vote
Reporter Meghan O’Brien talks with Samantha Chapman of the ACLU of South Dakota about the things voters need to know for the election.
May 30, 2026Open source
‘Switchyard Social’: All aboard the Mitchell craft beer festival!
Mitchell, South Dakota's historic rail yard district, is trading train whistles for beer taps as Palace City Brewing launches its first-ever “Switchyard So...
May 30, 2026Open source
Healy, Steffensen and Olszewski take home preliminary awards at Miss South Dakota
Miss Sioux Falls Kianna Healy, of Hartford, and Miss Hub City Briley Steffensen, also of Hartford, won preliminary awards at the Miss South Dakota competitio...
May 30, 2026Open source
Foster Friendly app links foster families to support and discounts
South Dakota Kids Belong is encouraging local shops, restaurants, and service providers to become “foster-friendly” businesses, offering exclusive discou...
May 30, 2026Open source
Huskers beat South Dakota State at NCAA Baseball Regional, 4-1
The Nebraska baseball team is hosting South Dakota State at Haymarket Park for the NCAA Baseball Regional on Friday.
May 30, 2026Open source
Parkston senior builds future in electrical work through Build Dakota Scholarship
Hands-on experience and financial goals shape Hayden Mette’s path toward a career in electrical construction
May 15, 2026Open source
Coordinates
43.6017000, -96.7051000
Local Time
11:49 AM America/Chicago
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