Sioux Falls area teachers awarded $14,000 in grants

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation awarded over $14,000 to local teachers who have innovative ideas for classroom projects. The $14,000 will be split amongst the 11 teachers, who were selected through...

Sioux Falls area Taco John’s offering free meal following SNAP cuts

Taco John's locations in the Sioux Falls area are offering one free meal per person for those in need. The "Community Special" meal includes a burrito and Potato Olés and is available from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. This initiative responds to potential...

South Dakota Association for Fundraising Professionals honors Musicks as outstanding philanthropists

MITCHELL – The South Dakota Association for Fundraising Professionals (SDAFP) announced on Thursday that Roger and Vicki Musick had been named the recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year award. The Musicks will be honored at...

Sioux Falls high school football scores, live quarterfinals updates

7:52 pm CTShare this update O'Gorman on the board with one quarter to go Trevor J. Mitchell A successful field goal means the Knights finally got some points — but they're still trailing Harrisburg 10-3 as the fourth quarter starts.7:50 pm CTShare...

AARP, Attorney General team up to fight fraud in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - In an effort to help keep people safe from scams, AARP is teaming up with the Attorney General’s office. On Thursday, they discussed fraud prevention and how to spot the latest scams targeting people....

11AAA playoffs: SF Lincoln pulls away from upset-minded Rapid City Central

SIOUX FALLS — Rapid City Central came into Thursday's 11AAA quarterfinal against two-time defending state champion Sioux Falls Lincoln as about as big of an underdog as a team can be in high school football. The Cobblers entered play with a 2-7...

South Dakota Native Kraft 'Considering' Aaron Rodgers' House

After a near sack on Sunday Night Football a week ago, Steelers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers joked with Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons about buying his Green Bay-area home. Apparently, it's under consideration by Micah Parsons enough to discuss...

Eye-opening video shows South Dakota child avoiding getting hit by vehicle at bus stop

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Codington County Sheriff’s Office is urging drivers to pay attention to bus safety laws after a vehicle was caught on camera nearly hitting a child after failing to stop for a school bus. In the video, shared by the...

FOIA request sent to South Dakota Board Of Regents regarding college employee compensation data on October 30

Nathan D. Lukkes, Executive Director & CEO at South Dakota Board Of Regents | https://sdbor.edu/Nathan D. Lukkes, Executive Director & CEO at South Dakota Board Of Regents | https://sdbor.edu/ FOIA Request to South Dakota Board Of Regents...

See how NICU babies in Sioux Falls celebrated their first Halloween

New parents at the Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls were surprised Oct. 30 with Halloween costumes for their newborns. Many of the newborns in the NICU came into the world earlier than expected, so the...

New Effington woman sentenced to prison in South Dakota after January shooting at nursing home in Milbank

Oct. 30, 2025: A New Effington woman was sentenced to 15 years in the South Dakota Women’s Prison after shooting and injuring her supervisor at the Avantara Care Center in Milbank in January 2025. Judge Dawn Elshere suspended two years of Carrie...

Sioux Falls celebrates new Water Reclamation Facility

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The City of Sioux Falls hosted a ribbon-cutting of the newly renovated and expanded Water Reclamation Facility, after nearly 3½ years of construction. City Celebrates Completion of Water Reclamation Facility...

Watch three Sioux Falls metro high school football playoff games tonight on your TV with the MS+ app

It's do-or-die time for high school football in South Dakota's largest class, with the state championship game just two weeks away. Three of tonight's four state quarterfinal games in Class 11AAA will be professionally televised and seen — live...

Indiana State at South Dakota State: What I'm watching in Week 10

BROOKINGS — Time for SDSU to get back on the horse. The Jackrabbits were humbled in a 38-7 thumping against North Dakota State in last week's Dakota Marker game, but at 7-1 the Jacks are still in good shape. A win Saturday against Indiana State...

How many people in South Dakota receive SNAP benefits? 

More than 74,000 people in South Dakota – about 8% of the state's population – receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. That's slightly fewer than a year ago, when more than 75,000 people were getting SNAP benefits,...

What are the requirements to qualify for SNAP benefits in South Dakota? Here's what to know

Nearly 75,000 people in South Dakota rely on benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to afford food each month. Nationwide, about 42 million people rely on the federal program, which provides low-income families monthly...

Sioux Falls man charged for firing at multiple people in parking ramp

A formerly convicted felon in Sioux Falls has now been charged with attempted murder after a parking ramp shooting earlier this month. Mohamed Hassan Sheikh, 31, was charged Oct. 29 after opening fire Oct. 18 in the parking garage located at 10th...

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Sioux Falls man charged with attempted murder after parking ramp shooting

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Sioux Falls man is charged with premeditated attempted murder after a shooting in a downtown parking ramp earlier this month. 31-year-old Mohamed Hassan Sheikh is charged with: Attempted Murder (First...

LOCAL: Sports calendar Oct. 30-Nov. 3

LOCAL CALENDAR Thursday, Oct. 30 Football 6 p.m., Second round of the South Dakota Class 9AA playoffs, Hanson at Elkton-Lake Benton Russell-Tyler-Ruthton’s Paisley Thooft attempts to tip the ball over a Central Minnesota Christian School double...