What Gutting Special Education Means For South Dakota?

South Dakota schools could lose millions in special education and other federal funding due to proposed budget cuts and a federal funding freeze. The current administration's recent reduction-in-force has eliminated nearly all staff in the Office...

Sioux Falls' 8th annual Native American Day Parade

Three young girls carry the banner for the 8th annual Native American Day Parade on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, along Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This year’s theme was, “Pezuta Waste Aupi,” which translates to, “To Bring Good...

Sioux Falls service club introduces civil discourse theme in public Q&As

A 340-member club of business and professional leaders in South Dakota’s largest city hopes its public Q&A events will counteract what club members call a growing breakdown in communication and trust among Americans. Downtown Sioux Falls Rotary...

The safest cities in the US, ranked

If you're looking for a place to live where you can sleep soundly at night without worrying too much about crime, natural disasters, or financial ruin, these are the top 10 contenders, according to a new WalletHub analysis. WalletHub examined a...

South Dakota Brewery Wins Gold Medal at Great American Beer Fest

2025 continues to be a good year for South Dakota beer. Bringing home the gold At the just-completed Great American Beer Festival in Denver, more than 400 medals were awarded in more than 100 categories, and a brewer is heading back to the Mount...

South Dakota Power 5 Poll for Oct. 13: Avon climbs to top spot in Class 9B

There's a new No. 1 team in Class 9A following Monday's latest edition of the South Dakota Power 5 Poll. Avon takes over as the top team in South Dakota's smallest nine-man class after last week's No. 1 team, Sully Buttes, was upset by...

Rapid City Rush season starts Friday

Opening New Horizons: How Study Abroad Marketing Impact Students of Color

Before University of South Dakota senior Anna Kimbell started college, she didn’t plan on studying abroad. But during her freshman year at a National Student Speech Language Hearing Association meeting on campus, the club’s adviser brought in a...

World curling tournament comes to Minnesota's Iron Range

EVELETH — There will be a decidedly international flair on northern Minnesota’s Iron Range for the next week as curling teams from around the globe compete in Eveleth and Virginia in the fourth annual Pan Continental Curling Championships. Forty...

Lalley: Neighborhood's heart inspired Lincoln Commons

There’s going to be a ribbon cutting ceremony at Lincoln Commons next week. It will have all the trappings of what you’d expect from such an event with a big ribbon, probably some scissors and people standing in a line. Everyone will clap and take...

South Dakota city encouraging growth by giving away lots in exchange for promise to build a home

The picturesque city of Chamberlain, South Dakota, on the shore of the Missouri River, is so eager to encourage development of new housing that it bought a tract of land and is giving away lots to anyone who promises to build a home. The free...

How to get an annual pass to South Dakota's state parks for 2026

There are more than 60 state parks and recreation areas spread across South Dakota – and if you're planning to visit in 2026, annual passes are already available. The annual entrance licenses, valid from Oct. 1, 2025, to May 23, 2027, can be...

A Faithful Response to the Wounded Knee Decision

BISHOP OF RAPID CITY AND DE SMET JESUIT COMMUNITY OF WEST RIVER, SOUTH DAKOTA RESPOND TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DECISION ON WOUNDED KNEE MEDALS OF HONOR On September 26, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the twenty soldiers...

SDPB Presents South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s Performance Of ‘Giants In The Earth’

VERMILLION — South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) will broadcast the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s landmark performance of “Giants in the Earth,” the opera inspired by Ole Edvart Rølvaag’s celebrated novel about immigrant life on the...

South Dakota’s First Lady seeking nominations for first ever South Dakota Rising Award

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - South Dakota’s First Lady Sandy Rhoden is looking to recognize South Dakotans that bring a positive light to their communities. To do that she is seeking nominations for the first ever South Dakota Rising Award. There are...

New mural on Sioux Falls Food Co-Op building celebrates farmers

Sioux Falls Food Co-Op Mural (Sioux Falls, SD) — South Dakota farmers are being recognized through a new mural in Sioux Falls. The Sioux Falls Food Co-op says the mural on the side of its building was painted as part of the Fairtrade America Mural...

Let’s Get Ready to Rankings Rumble: It’s No. 1 NDSU vs. No. 2 SDSU in FCS Top 25 Poll

Each week, throughout the college football season, alumni, fans, media and the teams themselves look to the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll to see who is rising and moving within the national rankings. The new poll follows Week 8 games. Most of the...

Sioux Falls man sentenced to life in prison for triple homicide

A Sioux Falls man was sentenced to life in prison on three counts of first-degree murder, more than a year after he shot and killed three people while attending a bonfire. Justin Rackley will serve three consecutive life sentences without the...

Colleges with high acceptance rates whose graduates earn the most

College admissions time is an annual crossroads moment for high school seniors. There are still many eager students entering the higher education system, despite turmoil in the job market as AI replaces entry-level jobs and an uncertain economy....

Kraus-Anderson Completes $7.4M Yorkshire Medical Office Building in Brookings, South Dakota

32BROOKINGS, S.D. — Kraus-Anderson has completed the $7.4 million Yorkshire Medical Office Building for Brookings Health System at 2311 Yorkshire Drive in Brookings, a city in eastern South Dakota. Designed by TSP Inc., the 12,000-square-foot...