Sioux Falls SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now)—The Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium will break ground on a new butterfly garden on Tuesday, October 21. The groundbreaking marks the start of phase one of combining the Great Plains Zoo and the Butterfly House & Aquarium into a single campus covering land, sea, and sky.

Rolling hills, lush greens, and a buzz that’s hard to ignore, the new Mapleton Golf Course in Sioux Falls is drawing rave reviews since opening day.

ABERDEEN, S.D. (NSU) – Students in Northern State University’s Prisons and Penology course recently participated in an educational tour of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls. The trip was organized by Dr. Lucas Z. Wiscons, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The star of this week’s Meet a Rescue Monday is Cheeto from Sioux Empire Pit Rescue!. Cheeto is between 6 and 7 years old, and he was brought to Sioux EMpire Pit Rescue after he was picked up by animal control and never claimed.

This piece is sponsored by Sanford Health. As construction crews put the finishing touches on the new Sanford Orthopedic Hospital, the care team at Sanford Health is preparing to welcome patients to the new facility. When it opens in January, Sanford Orthopedic Hospital will give residents of the Sioux Falls...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Police say it was a series of events and circumstances that led Sioux Falls police to shut down a portion of downtown Friday night. Police blocked off a large area around the Federal Court House after finding an abandoned vehicle parked in a handicap spot. It attracted the attention of […]

A Sioux Falls man has been arrested on a Lyon County warrant for theft and other charges, accused of driving a stolen pickup and making unauthorized purchases in Inwood last year. According to a criminal complaint filed with the Lyon County Clerk of Court’s Office by the Lyon County Sheriff’s...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls man, previously known for killing cats, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Animal Cruelty. Cory Martinson was on probation for a 2024 Brookings County conviction of animal cruelty. Due to that conviction, he was prohibited from...

Authorities are asking for our help in finding a missing child. Let’s take a moment to consider how we can all pitch in.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Moody County Cares was started by local Flandreau pastor, Alan Blankenfeld. He used to be a farmwer himself, and saw the stresses of the farming market. He wanted to help farmers speak up when the stresses get too heavy, and to start a...