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Planned data center sparks outrage in downtown Sioux Falls
Fears over data centers — technology’s expanding grip on humanity to electricity demands and quality-of-life concerns from future neighbors — were under a white-hot spotlight Tuesday in downtown Sioux Falls. But it wasn’t enough to block a zoning change needed for a developer to move ahead with what would be the city’s first hyperscale data center.
Sioux Falls voters could get final say over this week's data center rezone vote
A group opposed to plans for a hyperscale data center is circulating petitions to bring the City Council’s decision earlier this week to rezone the property.
Man accused in beheading sues after more than three years in jail, not-guilty verdict
A man who was jailed for nearly four years before being found not guilty of a grisly murder has filed suit against the city of Watertown and state officials, alleging he was maliciously prosecuted.
Hostility erupts among divided Lincoln County commissioners
Lincoln County commissioners opened 2026 by voting themselves pay raises – and accusing each other of lying – as the board’s familiar 3–2 split hardened through a combative organizational meeting Tuesday.
