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It's the middle of the NFL Offseason, and all fans are anxiously awaiting the start of training camp and preseason. Each and every year, fans want to know which players will make a big impact on their teams season. ESPN.com published a recent article highlighting individuals, veterans and rookies, that...

Before the internet, you know the olden times, the way a band got big and famous was through touring. Hitting the road and playing on every stage that will have you. Driving in a van with your equipment from town to town. Hopefully, if you're good enough, year by year...

A thrifty bride is being roasted on TikTok after baking her own "ugly" wedding cake in an attempt to save money for her big day. "Some say I must be joking, but I love it," Laura, who posts content on TikTok under the username @DarlingGoose, says in her viral video, which has garnered over 225,000 likes.

Windmills and Wooden Shoes? It must be Dutch Festival time. Growing up, the Edgerton Dutch Festival was a favorite time of the year, right up there with Christmas, birthday and the Leota 4th of July. For me as a kid, the Dutch Festival meant a whole lot of things, including...

85th and Minnesota in Sioux Falls is becoming quite the busy intersection in South Sioux Falls. In front of Walmart, there is now a new Starbucks location. This Starbucks location is now open for order ahead, drive-thru, and dine-in seating. 85th and Minnesota is becoming quite a coffee destination. Also...

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In my opinion, it's also the tastiest meal of the day! A restaurant in the Sioux Empire that will satisfy all your breakfast cravings is the Original Pancake House!. It's hard to deny the popularity of the Original Pancake House. There...

After a trip to your neighborhood Target store, you discover that something isn't the right size. Something else is the wrong brand. Your spouse told you to pick up this, but you picked up that. Now what?. But I Don't Want This. Okay, grab the receipt, put the merchandise back...

It's just the beginning of a new week, and Sioux Falls residents are already counting the days until Friday. But this is not your typical, average Friday in Sioux Falls. No way, it's better than ordinary. Believe it or not, this Friday, July 1st is First Friday in Downtown Sioux...

The University of Nebraska is trying to drastically improve on the football field in 2022 but they were given some tough news this week from the NCAA. Junior offensive lineman Nouredin Nouili was deemed ineligible after failing a drug test earlier this year. He took to Twitter to release a...

Growing up, I played my fair share of board games. Monopoly, Scrabble, and of course, checkers. I even dabbled a bit in Chinese checkers! But one game that eluded me was chess. Learning a complex game like chess as a child takes a great teacher and a patient student. Neither of those variables was present when I was young. But a young Iowa girl has proven that you're never too young to be the best!

Racing has been revived over the last few years at Huset's Speedway in Brandon, SD and now it appears to be thriving as well. With the latest announcement from the track about a huge race coming to Huset's in 2023, it is clear the racing world is paying attention too.

Looks can be deceiving and that's most definitely the case when it comes to this plant. It can be found all over the Hawkeye State, and while it may look harmless, it can land you in the hospital at no time. The Wild Parsnip. The wild parsnip can be found...

South Dakota is full of great places to call "home". We have a little bit of everything here in the Mount Rushmore State. Sioux Falls is one of the fastest-growing cities, the Black Hills draw in millions of tourists every year, and the taxes are lower than just about anywhere. But every state has some spots that are less appealing than others, and the town Best Life Online named for South Dakota has some scratching their heads.

Check out the 40 hottest songs in Sioux Falls from June 25, 2022. Hear the countdown every Saturday from 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM on Hot 104.7. I am a longtime fan of the television show Unsolved Mysteries. The classic version from the 80s/90s. I remember a few times the late Robert Stack introduced a mystery in South Dakota.

A Vermont man used an excavator in an attempt to stop troopers from arresting his son. The Vermont State Police say, "The suspect's parents attempted to hinder the arrest, and ultimately the suspect's father menaced and attempted to assault the troopers using an excavator." Troopers were there to arrest a...

A pair of Southeast South Dakota counties and one Northwest Iowa county are some of the biggest bastions of health in the United States. U.S News & World Report is out with its list of the 500 healthiest communities in America, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

There has been a considerable amount of upheaval in the world over the past two years, but things are looking up for South Dakota, especially when it comes to the number of people who call the Mount Rushmore State home. According to the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau,...

A rare event and some say a sign of hope for the future, happened in North Dakota this June. A rear white buffalo calf was born at Turtle Mountain Tribal Buffalo Park on June 16, 2022. The bison calf was born on the land of the Turtle Mountain Band of...

The California Highway Patrol is reminding tourists and residents to be aware of their surroundings after an "extremely aggressive" and very hungry bear entered an Airbnb residence looking for food. "Good reminder to all who live up here and all that come to play up here, you are in Bear...

Katy Perry is all about giving back. On June 18, the "Firework" singer left a “generous” tip for her server at a busy cafe, despite being asked to wait for a table. Server Indianna Paull, who works at a Port Douglas, Australia, cafe sat down with Australian morning show Sunrise to talk about the encounter.