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Sioux Falls eliminates more tax breaks for data centers

South Dakota's largest city is eliminating more tax breaks for data centers. The Sioux Falls City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to revise its industrial property tax reduction program, removing data processing and storage operations from the list of businesses eligible for reduced property tax assessments. “I have consistently maintained that...

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Two-year, $6.5 million expansion of Outdoor Campus complete

After more than two years of construction, the Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls has completed a roughly $6.5 million expansion to provide more classes, year-round archery and hands-on lessons for the expanding Sioux Falls population and beyond. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department facility, at 4500 S. Oxbow Ave., recently celebrated the moment with a public open house and a ribbon-cutting last week, including the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce , Gov. Larry Rhoden and Sioux Falls Mayor Christine Erickson. What does the expansion include? The expansion includes an indoor archery range, three new classrooms, a game-processing room and a teaching kitchen created from two former classrooms. The project also updated restrooms, added a family restroom and a nursing mother's room and expanded the wildlife-viewing area overlooking the oxbow. For Outdoor Campus Director David Parker, the reason for expanding was relatively straightforward. "It was just naturally time to grow since the city was growing," Parker said. The Outdoor Campus building dates to 1997, and although smaller improvements had been made, including a museum update in 2011, Parker said the building's footprint had remained largely unchanged. Space had become particularly tight for educational programs. The campus previously had

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A South Dakota Farm’s Animals Are Feasting on Leftover Halloween Pumpkins

A trailer of pumpkins, corn cobs and hay bales rolled up to a Garretson farm after two weeks of volunteer collecting, and a feast was had, a local station says.

Garretson, SD · 15h

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2026 Augustana Signing Day Central

Welcome to Signing Day Central, the one-stop shop for Augustana Athletics National Signing Day. All NCAA Division II sports (except football) and the NCAA-emerging sport of Acrobatics & Tumbling can begin signing student-athletes on November 11, 2026. Throughout the day, Augustana Athletics will be adding signing day releases for each...

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Hy-Vees celebrate veterans with free food

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —Hy-Vees across Sioux Falls continued a tradition on Veterans Day. “All the Hy-Vees in our company today are putting on a free breakfast for all of our veteran friends and neighbors. So it’s something we’ve done for 27 years,” Hy-Vee Store Director Matt Heldenbrand said. “Well, Hy-Vee really hooked us up […]

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Sisters start mobile business featuring customized mini pancakes

Two sisters have turned a mini-pancake fundraising effort into a business. Parker-based Stack & Drizzle, owned by Katy and Wendy Nankivel, started after they made mini pancakes at four events this summer to help send Katy’s daughter to Washington, D.C., for FCCLA nationals. “The feedback from the community was...

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Pastor Dan De Groot reflects on 50 years of ministry

When Dan De Groot began his pastoral ministry at Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley in October 1976, he could not have imagined the places his calling would take him and his wife, Mary. Fifty years later, that journey has included serving congregations in Canada and the Midwest, leading...

Rock Valley, IA · 9h

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Schilling Announces Four Signees to 2027-28 Incoming Class

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana men's basketball head coach Cody Schilling announced the addition of four incoming Vikings on National Signing Day, with Davis Chase, Reece Jordan Jr., Hunter Vinkemeier and Gavin Walter set to join the team for the 2027-28 season. "We are extremely excited about this 2027...

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Reitmeier Adds Seven to 2026 Signing Class

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana wrestling head coach Jason Reitmeier announced the signing of 7 athletes for the incoming 2026-27 class. Coach Reitmeier on the class: "We are very excited about this class! Coach Carroll, Coach Larson, and Coach Ramberg worked extremely hard to get young men with great attitudes, who put a lot of effort into their wrestling and school, and who are good people. We also found young men who excel in all styles of wrestling and enjoy year-round competition. These young men fit the Augustana student-athlete profile: great athletes and exceptional students. We are excited to get these men into the room next fall."

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Jorgensen Adds One to 2026 Signing Class

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana women's golf head coach Coralee Jorgensen announced the signing of one athlete for the incoming 2026-27 class. Anna Eliason | 5'3 | Mitchell, South Dakota | Mitchell. High School: Anna enters her senior season as a three-year letterwinner and back-to-back all-state honoree. She posted...

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Silencer Central CEO Brandon Maddox Commends Refuge Review, Backs Its Direction for the National Wildlife Refuge System

Maddox, a Boone and Crockett Club Professional Member, supports the review’s focus on hands-on habitat management, field-based staff and the role of hunting and fishing in the Refuge mission. Sioux Falls, South Dakota — Silencer Central founder and CEO Brandon Maddox commends the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for...

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SF Christian, Lennox square off in third straight title game

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The 11A state championship game will feature the same two teams for the third straight year as Sioux Falls Christian takes on Lennox. 11A State Bracket #1 Sioux Falls Christian Chargers The top-seed Chargers enter this matchup at a perfect 11-0 and haven’t really had a close game all year. […]

Lennox, SD · 1d

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Renberg community reacts to elementary closure decision

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls School Board has voted to close Renberg Elementary at the end of this school year. Renberg is the lowest-enrolled school building in the district and currently serves 87 students. The closure has been considered for more than a year. In...

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Know The Foe 2A Semifinals: #9 Roland-Story vs. #1 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock

CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — The Roland-Story Norsemen football team returns to the grid iron on Saturday afternoon, as they make the drive to the Cedar Valley to take on the Central Lyon/George-Little Rock Lions in the semifinals of the Class 2A Playoffs at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. Roland-Story enters Saturday with a record of 9-2 and ranked #9, while Central Lyon/George-Little Rock enters at 11-0 and ranked #1. Saturday’s meeting is 3rd all-time meeting between the two programs, with CL/G-LR leading the all-time series 2-0, winning the last meeting in 2023 by a score of 49-0 in the 2nd round of the playoffs.

Rock Rapids, IA · 1d

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Winter closet refresh with EmBe

Thrift shoppers can once again refresh their wardrobes with EmBe's closet sale in Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, SD · 20h

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Historic neighborhood improves safety through new crosswalk

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Neighborhood associations build community and organize efforts to improve the area where you live. A historic Sioux Falls neighborhood recently received a grant from the city for a much-needed project. From the sunken gardens to the bandshell, McKennan Park is a Sioux Falls...

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Men’s Basketball Season Set to Begin at NSIC/GAC Challenge

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The 2026-27 regular season will kick off for the Augustana men's basketball team at the upcoming NSIC/GAC Challenge in Little Rock, Ark. with a pair of neutral site games. Friday's tip-off will mark the official season opener in a 1 p.m. contest against Arkansas-Monticello before a 3 p.m. game on Saturday against Ouachita Baptist will conclude the opening weekend.

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Rock Valley discuses veterans rock for City Park

Plans continue to be ironed out as the Rock Valley leaders discussed logistics for a monument to the town’s veterans at the City Park during the Nov. 4 Rock Valley City Council meeting. The veterans rock is a proposal brought forward by the Rock Valley Pfarrer-Fox American Legion Post...

Rock Valley, IA · 1d

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