Council votes against lowering election threshold for Sioux Falls seats

It was a who's-who of Sioux Falls government at the Sioux Falls City Council's July 8 meeting as former mayors and councilors popped into public input to try to sway councilors one way or the other on the question of whether to lower the election...

Sioux Falls hosts South Dakota's first National Jump Rope Competition

Over 160 competitors hopped to Augustana in Sioux Falls to compete in the national jump rope competition. The competition is put on by the American Jump Rope Federation and happens once a year. This year was the first year the event was held in...

Two Sioux Falls sites remain in play for new men’s prison

July 9, 2025 SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–The Project Prison Reset Task Force held its final meeting on Tuesday in Sioux Falls. The Task Force ruled out the Mitchell and Worthing sites, leaving them with only options in Sioux Falls. The legislature will have...

Rapid City Council votes to increase wages for non-union city employees

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Rapid City Council voted unanimously to raise each non-union city employee’s salary by three percent at Monday night’s council meeting. The council voted to continue this issue at the June 2 meeting, with some members...

Report: Minnesota Gopher men’s basketball will play at The Pentagon in Sioux Falls

July 9, 2025 The Minnesota Golden Gophers have added another opponent to their 2025-26 schedule. Basketball insider Jeff Goodman reports the Golden Gophers will take on the West Coast Conference’s San Francisco Dons on November 22nd. The matchup...

Minnesota now recognizes South Dakota enhanced concealed carry permits

South Dakota is back in College Football 26

SIOUX FALLS — After making a triumphant return last year with College Football '25, the EA Sports video game juggernaut is back this year with this week's release of College Football '26. While last year's game wasn't perfect, it was a pretty...

Prison task force picks Sioux Falls, caps price at $650 million for 1,500 beds

South Dakota can’t build the prison it needs at the price it wants without sacrificing quality and longevity. That was the message delivered Tuesday to the Project Prison Reset task force by the state’s construction manager, the state engineer and...

South Dakota lawmaker responds to criticism over now-deleted social media post

July 8, 2025 ABERDEEN, S.D.–The now-deleted Instagram post by Representative Logan Manhart was a photo of himself with the caption, “It’s white boy summer and the boys are back in charge”, with the hashtag “MAGA,” the acronym for Make America...

Council sets Sioux Falls' 2026 city election for June 2

Sioux Falls' next municipal election is set for June 2, 2026, following a Sioux Falls City Council vote in which multiple councilors said they were voting against their personal preference in favor of what they'd heard from their constituents. The...

Rapid City Council votes 7-2 to add $5 million to the Vision Fund

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Council approved a controversial funding measure for a new sports complex Monday night, dedicating $5 million in surplus Vision Funds to the project. In a 7-2 vote the council passed Resolution 2025-077, which...

Rapid City Council celebrates new members

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Council chambers saw five members were sworn into office Monday for new three-year terms. Two newcomers, Stephen Tamang representing Ward 1 and Callie Meyer from Ward 5, took the oath of office alongside...

Prison Task Force Picks Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota can’t build the prison it needs at the price it wants without sacrificing quality and longevity. That was the message delivered Tuesday to the Project Prison Reset task force by the state’s construction manager, the...

Prison task force narrows sites down to 2 Sioux Falls locations

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Project Prison Reset Task Force held its final meeting on Tuesday in Sioux Falls. The Task Force ruled out the Mitchell and Worthing sites, leaving them with only options in Sioux Falls, but as to the ones...

Rapid City Police Department uses a drone to catch a suspect

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - While many spent the last week celebrating the Fourth of July, the Rapid City Police Department was hard at work. Around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, RCPD was dispatched to the area of East North Street for reports of a...

Rapid City house fire, 3 dogs unharmed

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Rapid City Fire Department received a report of a house fire burning on the 60th block of Saint Charles Street at around 4:30 on Monday afternoon. Fire officials were on scene within 3 minutes of the call and reported...

Best places to live in the Sioux Falls metro area

Best places to live in the Sioux Falls metro area Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Sioux Falls metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost...

South Dakota’s ACLU hopes transgender bathroom law is short lived

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - At the beginning of the month, over 200 pieces of legislation went into effect, House Bill 1259 being one of them. The bill prohibits unauthorized access to certain spaces when they do not match the biological...

AG Marty Jackley invites FBI Director Kash Patel to South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Attorney General Marty Jackley has invited FBI director Kash Patel to come to South Dakota. Jackley says he has a variety of goals he would want to accomplish from the FBI director’s potential visit. “I’d like to take him...

Allegiant Air celebrates 20-year partnership with Rapid City Regional Airport

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A partnership that lasts more than 2 decades deserves a good celebration. Monday, Allegiant Air celebrated its 20-year anniversary with the Rapid City Regional Airport. Since July 2005, the airline has flown more than 1...