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'Absolute trash!' Kristi Noem melts down in first response to damning CNN report

'Absolute trash!' Kristi Noem melts down in first response to damning CNN report

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem launched a furious tirade against CNN Thursday after the network reported she delayed potentially life-saving federal aid during catastrophic Texas flooding that has killed at least 120 people. Speaking to...

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

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...

Council sets Sioux Falls' 2026 city election for June 2

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...

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

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...

Morning Sports: July 10, 2025

Morning Sports: July 10, 2025

Sheridan WYO Rodeo: Last night was the first rodeo performance of the Sheridan WYO Rodeo as the rough stock part of the competition got underway. In the bareback riding, Owen Brouillette of Louisiana, had the high score with 85 ½ points riding...

Prison Task Force Picks Sioux Falls

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...

South Dakota is back in College Football 26

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...

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

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...

FIRST ALERT: Strong to severe storms and heavy rain possible through Friday night

FIRST ALERT: Strong to severe storms and heavy rain possible through Friday night

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Wednesday started with fog and a couple storms on radar, but we quickly saw plentiful sunshine with highs reaching the upper 80s. All this heat and humidity will contribute to thunderstorm development by Wednesday night. Severe...

REPORT: Minnesota set to play San Francisco in Sioux Falls

REPORT: Minnesota set to play San Francisco in Sioux Falls

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have added another opponent to their 2025-26 schedule. According to college basketball insider Jeff Goodman has reported that the Golden Gophers will take on the West Coast Conference’s San Francisco Dons this season...

Travelers can now see new Indigenous art at Rapid City Regional Airport

Travelers can now see new Indigenous art at Rapid City Regional Airport

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Visitors coming in and out of Rapid City Regional Airport will now be able to indulge in 15 new Indigenous art pieces. As part of the airport’s partnerships with Crazy Horse Memorial, the Journey Museum, and the Sioux...

Smittys Split With Sioux Falls On Tuesday From Fossum Field

Smittys Split With Sioux Falls On Tuesday From Fossum Field

Posted on July 8, 2025 by - Sports TUES SCHEDULE HIGH SCHOOL Legion Baseball SF Post 15 East 9 F/7 Aberdeen Smittys 15 – WP: Bennett Eisenbeisz 3IP. 5H. 4R. 3ER. 2BB. Lance Siefken 2-4 + run & 4RBI. [Game 1] [Presented by Culvers of Aberdeen] SF...

Lalley: Sioux Falls and Fargo, air travel brothers of different mothers

Lalley: Sioux Falls and Fargo, air travel brothers of different mothers

On South Dakota Public Radio they’d call this a challenge match. The City of Sioux Falls is considering loaning $5 million to help out with a planned expansion that will add at least four gates to the Sioux Falls Regional Airport. Which, careful...

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

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 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...

Southern cities offer U.S. renters the best value, analysis finds

Southern cities offer U.S. renters the best value, analysis finds

As record-high home prices squeeze more Americans out of the housing market, rising rents across the country are proving equally daunting. Yet some cities offer decided advantages for renters when it comes to affordability and other benefits, a...

Rapid City house fire, 3 dogs unharmed

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...

Did EA Sports College Football 26 get its toughest stadiums rankings correct?

Did EA Sports College Football 26 get its toughest stadiums rankings correct?

You won’t find much fighting among college football fans if they are told they has the best environment in North American sports. It’s who has the toughest one where the punches are thrown. In one of the most argumentative-driven sports, perhaps...

College sports: Swimmers, football players sign Letters of Intent

College sports: Swimmers, football players sign Letters of Intent

There are 27 Verona Area High School student-athletes that have signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers in college. Here are four of those signees. Name: Emily Spielman Sport: Swimming College: Minnesota State...

Woman arrested for arson following Monday fire in Rapid City

Woman arrested for arson following Monday fire in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A woman has been arrested in connection with a house fire on Saint Charles Street Monday afternoon. At around 4:30 p.m. on July 7, police and firefighters were called to a report of a structure fire at a home in the unit block...

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