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The idea is to bring a taste of rural life to the edge of the city. That starts today with the opening of Family Park, built around a fishing-rich pond west of Sioux Falls. Along with many types of fish native to the pond, it has been stocked with 7,000 rainbow trout. More »
A Tea couple used their duplex as the home base for an underage sex trafficking operation, according to a complaint filed this week in U.S. District Court. Court documents say Brandon Quincy Thompson, 26, and his girlfriend, Megan Marie Hayes, 30, conspired to sell the services of underage prostitutes by placing ads on the online classified Web site www.backpage.com. U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson would not comment on the extent of the couple's criminal activities or the number of victims, but three underage victims are mentioned in the complaint. More »
The Minnehaha County Commission gave the embattled Sioux Empire Fair Association a vote of confidence Tuesday by restoring a traditional five-year management contract with the group by a 3-2 vote. But commissioners remain troubled by the fair association's ongoing $576,987 debt. Commission Chairman John Pekas cast a 'no' vote. He said because of the debt, the commission should have continued to enforce the one-year contract that succeeded the last five-year deal when it expired in June. More »
WASHINGTON - South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson is one of several moderate senators targeted in television ads this week by a conservative group opposed to sweeping health reform that's inching its way through Congress. The 30-second spot attacks a health care bill that House Democrats passed this month because it would cut as much as $500 billion in Medicare to help pay for the expansion and restructuring of the medical insurance system in America. Johnson was one of 60 Democrats who voted Saturday to block a Republican filibuster and allow a floor vote on a Senate version that also calls for Medicare cuts to help finance reform. The ad, running in South Dakota and eight other states with moderate senators, warns seniors that the cuts could jeopardize the government health care they have now. It encourages viewers to call their senators and "stop the Medicare cuts." More »
Flu clinics with free H1N1 vaccine move next week inside two Sioux Falls schools. The sessions will run 4:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 3 at Roosevelt and Washington high schools. They are for the general public, but students also qualify. "We're trying to go out to different neighborhoods. This seemed like a good place to meet the needs," said Judy Buseman, public health director for the city. More »
More South Dakotans will stay closer to home during the Thanksgiving holiday, according to projections from AAA South Dakota. Air travel is projected to dip 11.4 percent this year over last, and auto travel will decrease 2.2 percent for trips more than 50 miles from home, AAA's survey shows. That equates to more than 9,000 people flying during the holiday weekend and about 155,000 South Dakotans driving. "I think the bottom line is people are still being very, very careful with their money. There's less discretionary income to be had," said Mark Madeja, spokesman for AAA South Dakota. More »
Wells Fargo & Co. employees pledged more than $610,000 in 2009 to South Dakota nonprofit organizations and schools through the company's annual Community Support and United Way Campaign. The pledges represent a 4 percent increase over similar giving in 2008. This year, almost all the pledges were made online. More »
Downtown Sioux Falls will mark the start of the holiday season this weekend with the Avera Parade of Lights on Friday.The 18th annual parade starts at 7:30 p.m. and the route follows Phillips Avenue from 14th to Fifth streets. Those streets will close at 6:30 p.m. A Kris Kringle Fair also will be held at the 8th & Railroad Center from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, continuing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The fair will feature European food and gift items. Also starting this weekend through Christmas, there will be free horse-drawn carriage rides from noon to 4 p.m. each Saturday. Loading takes place at 12th Street and Phillips Avenue. Kids also can visit Santa at Shriver Square from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More »
Sioux Falls and members of the Falls Area Single Track group will host an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 to explain plans to build mountain biking trails within Leaders Park. The meeting will be held at the Kenny Anderson Community Center. The plan is to construct three trails, a .5-mile beginner loop, a .4-mile intermediate loop and a .6-mile expert loop. Single track trail is just wide enough for one mountain bike to pass. More »
The Smith, Bothel and Bellot families are seeking financial assistance for Bill Smith and his wife, Sandy. Smith is a retired 25-year U.S. Navy veteran, who earned the rank of master chief. He was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, while serving in the Gulf War. He has lost his ability to speak, uses a feeding tube for nourishment and can no longer walk. Medical costs may average $200,000 a year. More »
My second favorite place in Sioux Falls :). Always will be one of my favorites, always behind Paytrust. South Dakota is my favorite state, even if it is far away from my mother in Boston, and my… More »
Always Been my favorite place in South Dakota, always will :P. Keep up the good work, Sioux Falls! More »
terrible customer service by the owner the most terrible haircut ever More »
we've been to carrino's many times. out of town family always want to dine there also. we've had great experiences every time, food is wonderful. they are great for girls night out & get togethers More »
I'll be honest... I never would have stopped in here if it wasn't for the free cocktail coupon I got from the hotel across the street. Carino's is just another typical chain restaurant. It may be… More »
Lia has been doing my hair for alittle over a year and last time we decided to do a different color and I let her pick. It came out awesome. I met my family for dinner after my appointment and the… More »
Tom did a great job with being welcoming as I walked in 10 min to closing. He was super nice and explained how you order ( I had never been there before). The chefs on the other hand, seemed to be… More »
I second the first review of this place! totally awesome novelty and book store that had just about every cool thing you could imagine. I was almost jealous that we don't have a place like this in… More »
Hopefully this is the same place I ate at last week, because if it is, I was delightfully impressed. Sioux Falls was the closest city to me last week while I was in Jackson, MN on business. Let me… More »
If you're on the east side, near the retail hub of the city, Coffea is a good location for a meetup or go solo and find a comfortable spot to hang out. The staff comes across as very informed about… More »
