Sioux Falls SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A sophomore from Tea High School has been announced as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for South Dakota. Cadence Micucci was announced as the winner of her mixed media artwork entitled “The Original Soldier” by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A new McDonald’s could be coming to eastern Sioux Falls.  According to documents filed with the Sioux Falls planning commission, a conditional use permit (CUP) is being requested for a drive-thru area for a proposed McDonald’s for an empty lot that borders a Casey’s gas station to the west, a […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —Many students are excited for school to get out, but with summertime comes uncertainty for some children. “Our programs, as well as the programs of our agency partners are going to see that increase in people coming in for food assistance. Just because they lack that access to the school meal […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Minnehaha County Coroner Dr. Kenneth Snell doesn’t examine every death in the county, but when he does, he can be looking for the cause or cause of death. Snell updated the county commission Tuesday on the cases from 2025. Of the cases he...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Across the state on Tuesday, many communities remembered those who are missing and murdered. Memorials will be held throughout the month and will honor those who have been lost and comfort those left without answers. On Tuesday night, the sounds of drumming and...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota’s top law enforcement official says the only man on death row in the state could be executed in late 2026. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office found Chester Allan Poage’s body at Higgins Gulch in western South Dakota in April 2000. Briley Piper pleaded guilty to Poage’s 2000 murder. Piper […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Tea, SD man has been sentenced following a conviction of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance in February. 48-year-old Matthew Shade was sentenced to 21 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. “In all likelihood,...

Today’s conversation on the Uplevel Dairy podcast was captured at the Central Plains Dairy Expo in Sioux Falls, where Peggy Coffeen interviews dairy risk management advisor and economist, Katie Burgess of Ever.Ag, about making dairy risk management simpler and more accessible. Burgess shares her Wisconsin dairy farm upbringing, ag business education, and path from UW Extension into Ever.Ag, emphasizing that effective risk management doesn’t...

The Spring Parade of Homes is back, inviting everyone to explore stunning new builds in Sioux Empire this May, while supporting local community programs with every visit to select feature homes.

Fairview, S.D. — A Rock Valley man was taken to the hospital after a single‑vehicle crash west of Fairview early Sunday morning. According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called about 6:10 a.m. on May 3rd to a crash on 290th Street, about two miles west of Fairview.