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Parade of Lights jump starts 2025 holiday season in Sioux Falls
PHOTOS: Crowds pack Downtown Sioux Falls for 33rd annual post-Thanksgiving Day festival
15 hrs ago • 
The Dakota Scout
Solar farm sullied in Lincoln County, development divides deepen
Drainage concerns sink USS Lennox Solar project despite school district, city backing
Nov 26 • 
Todd Epp
Diverging diamond groundbreaking marks Sioux Falls, Tea project that is years in the making
As transportation officials break ground in Lincoln County, they celebrate finishing interchange in Brandon
Nov 25 • 
Jonathan Ellis
Sioux Falls schools craft plan to monitor student impact of $1.5M cut
Student lunch drive receives $100,000 donation if community matches gift
Nov 25 • 
Todd Epp
$200M in Sioux Falls metro road projects wrap ahead of winter driving season
I-229 and I-90 lanes re-open; diverging diamonds and widened bridges greet area drivers
Nov 20 • 
Barry Allan Amundson
Sioux Falls will decentralize its Spanish immersion high schoolers
District officials say growth in bilingual programming has Lincoln High headed toward overcrowding; immersion projected to double by 2030
Nov 17 • 
Joe Sneve
Timing trouble: Battle smolders over Lincoln County government access
Commissioners back morning, evening meeting calendars
Nov 15 • 
Todd Epp
Sioux Falls Council urged to keep appointment process politics free
Nominations coming as outgoing councilor vacates seat ahead of 2026 election
Nov 13 • 
Joe Sneve
Sioux Area Metro to add bus shelters amid increasing ridership
New mileage cap being put in place for on-demand service
Nov 13 • 
Jonathan Ellis
'Why only schools?': Public schools ready defense as tax hawks circle state Capitol
Sioux Falls School Board warned of property tax package headed to South Dakota Legislature
Nov 11 • 
Todd Epp
Philanthropy challenges come to Sioux Falls with growth, new generation
Traditional donor base reports 'fatigue' over number and quality of requests
Nov 8 • 
Jonathan Ellis
Funding feud resurfaces even as $108M wastewater plan unites Lincoln County Commission
Commissioners at odds over emergency medical service study
Nov 7 • 
Todd Epp
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