Sioux Falls school board cheers lunch bill, criticizes session
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The Sioux Falls School Board praised the passage of a school lunch bill, while expressing frustration with this year’s South Dakota legislative session during Monday’s meeting. Board members spent significant time applauding the passage of a school lunch bill brought again this...
Sioux Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade Everything You Need To Know
The 46th Annual Sioux Falls St. Patrick's Day Parade is coming up this weekend, so here is everything you need to know to attend the fun event!
Minnehaha County captain qualifies for sheriff’s race ballot
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -Minnehaha County Capt. Josh Phillips announced Monday that he has officially submitted the required petition signatures to qualify for the race for sheriff. “Turning in our petitions is an important step in this campaign,” said Phillips. “I’m grateful to the many volunteers and...
Top Hat Bar & Lounge announces plans to relocate
An iconic Sioux Falls bar is leaving its longtime location. Top Hat Bar & Lounge has been told its lease at 508 S. First Ave. won’t be renewed when it expires at the end of the year, owner Andrea Shaw said. It first opened in 1954 and is the...
Name released in Interstate 90 crash near Alexandria
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near Alexandria Friday. Penny Marie Buum, 60, was heading east on Interstate 90 in a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado near mile marker 351, according to a press release from the South Dakota Highway Patrol. She lost control of the […]
Tri-Valley School District feels ‘forced’ into Smithfield TIF
Tri-Valley School District school board members say they feel that a TIF to benefit Smithfield Food’s expansion is being forced on them by the City of Sioux Falls and are upset they weren’t consulted on the matter that will affect their school district’s funding. This tax increment financing (TIF) district will be in...
A pinch at the pump as oil, gas prices rise
Oil prices briefly eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three years Monday, which lead to higher gas prices across the United States.
SiouxFalls.Business: Local hotel brand growing, breakfast spot coming to east side
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Jodi Schwan with SiouxFalls.Business visited to discuss the growth of a local hotel brand, and a new breakfast option coming to the east side of the city. EverSpring Inn and Suites:. A local-midscale hotel brand has been seeing some growth recently. Bird Dog...
Tri-State Weather Alert: Light Snow and Reduced Visibility Tonight Across South Dakota and Minnesota
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Sioux Falls, South Dakota – Drivers across eastern South Dakota and southwest Minnesota could face slower travel and slick roads overnight as a band of light snow pushes southeast across the region....
Fatal crash backs up I-29 traffic near Harrisburg exit
UPDATED 4:39 p.m.: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A fatal crash impacted travel on Interstate 29 just south of Sioux Falls Tuesday afternoon, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said. The DPS said the crash happened at 11:38 a.m. Tuesday four miles south of Sioux Falls on I-29. DPS said a 47-year-old man died […]
