Fire Rescue Gives Advice on Avoiding Lithium Ion Battery Fires
Recently Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones, and the FAA has banned them in checked baggage. Odds are your smartphone or your child's toy will not start on fire, but there are also several things...
View ArticleBreakfast Comes To The Classroom At Terry Redlin Elementary
It's dubbed the most important meal of the day, breakfast. Now a new pilot program at Terry Redlin Elementary in Sioux Falls is bringing breakfast to the classroom. Fueled by juice, milk, cheese and...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Governor Asks For Federal Aid On Pipeline Protest
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has asked for federal help in coping with the long-running protest of an oil pipeline that drawn thousands to land near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. Dalrymple...
View ArticleMatthew Novak Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charges
The alleged murder rocked the small town of Woonsocket last month. Now the man accused of the crime makes his first court appearance in a Sanborn County Courtroom. 33-year-old Matthew Novak is accused...
View ArticleSF City Council To Vote On Special Election For Admin Building
Should Sioux Falls voters have a say on a proposed multi-million dollar city administration building? The city council, which has been divided on the issue, will hear the second reading of an ordinance...
View ArticleCity Council Votes Against Advisory Vote On City Admin Building
At this point, you don't have the opportunity to weigh in on the controversial City Administration Building. The Sioux Falls City Council shot down the special election to let people vote on the...
View ArticleAnnual Buffalo Roundup To Be Held In Custer State Park
The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks is hosting the annual Buffalo Roundup at Custer State Park this month. The 51st roundup is scheduled to be held on Sept. 30. Katie Ceroll, director...
View ArticleRapid City Event To Offer Tool To Help Recover Lost Kids
A group of volunteers will be at a Rapid City mall this weekend to encourage parents to register their children in a comprehensive child identification program. The South Dakota Child Identification...
View ArticleWoman Accused Of Taking $33K From Lake Andes Gas Station
A Lake Andes woman has been charged with embezzlement for allegedly taking more than $33,000 from a gas station's convenience store. Authorities have accused 64-year-old Julie Stirling of using the...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Driving Stolen Vehicle, Fleeing Officers
A man led police on a pursuit with a stolen car before crashing in a northwest Sioux Falls neighborhood. Sioux Falls Police were called to West 41st Street and Sertoma Avenue when a stolen vehicle was...
View ArticleDakota Access CEO: Company Committed To Finishing Project
The head of a Texas company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline told employees Tuesday that it is committed to the project despite strong opposition and a federal order to voluntarily halt...
View ArticlePanda Tries To Roll Over In New Viral Video
A tiny panda cub has captured the Internet's attention. The 5-week-old cub known as Little Bean is seen trying to roll over at a Chinese research facility. She is the larger of two twins born last...
View ArticleMan Gets 5 Months In Jail For Stealing Dialysis Center Art
A South Dakota man has been sentenced to five months in prison after admitting that he was part of a group that stole art from a dialysis center on an Indian reservation and sold it for drug money. A...
View ArticleHarvest In Full Swing At Orchard In KELOLAND
An orchard in KELOLAND is seeing the fruits of another summer growing season. The Country Apple Orchard near Harrisburg is harvesting apples right now. Most of the varieties are ready for...
View ArticleSioux Falls Man Charged With Second DWI After Hit And Run Crashes
A driver is in jail after crashing into several cars near 12th Street and West Avenue. Public information officer Sam Clemens said Jonathan Daniel Brooks, 23, was driving along 13th Street between...
View ArticleSt. Anthony, MN Considers Forming Group To Examine Police Bias
The fatal shooting of a black man during a traffic stop in a Twin Cities suburb has prompted the village that employs the officer to take a closer look at possible racial bias within its department....
View ArticleFurniture Mission Looking For Bed Donations
The Furniture Mission of South Dakota is running out of beds for families in need. This warehouse in downtown Sioux Falls may look fully-stocked but these mattresses are going quick. 30-60 families...
View ArticleLocal Couple Receiving National Recognition For Adoption
You've likely heard the saying: "It's never the right time to have a baby." A Sioux Falls couple could have definitely said that when they decided to adopt. Patrick and Laura Munson already had three...
View ArticleInterstate 35 Bridge To Glow Blue For Jacob Wetterling
The Interstate 35 West bridge across the Mississippi River will glow blue for 11 days in honor of Jacob Wetterling. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday ordered the bridge to be cast in blue light...
View ArticleMan Suspected In Foltz Burglary Case Sees Charges Filed
A man suspected of burglarizing the home of the brother of the late Nebraska punter Sam Foltz has seen charges filed against him in Greeley County. 38-year-old Scott Davis, of Lennox, South Dakota,...
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