Beth Warden

Sioux Falls

Investigative Reporter at KSFY-TV (Sioux Falls, SD)

I-Team Reporter at @Dakotanews_now, KSFY, FOX & KDLT TV. Mom of 4, slowly restoring our victorian home, rarely caught up on laundry.

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Articles

Family continues appeal process in property tax assessment

1 week ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Beth Warden

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Sioux Falls family invited Dakota News Now on their journey to appeal their home’s property tax assessment. If you were to buy a home, which street would you like to live on? East 49th Street? “Seven-thirty in the morning, and you are not backing out on this road unless somebody lets you in,” said homeowner Shannon Naser. Or two blocks away with less traffic? “Down the hill, they don’t have a problem at all,” said Naser.
MMIW speaker in Sioux Falls to form partnerships

2 weeks ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Beth Warden

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - An event on Tuesday at the Sioux Falls Downtown Public Library is highlighting the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous people and how forming a group in the Sioux Falls area could help make a difference. If you’re looking to catch up with Lily Mendoza of the Red Ribbon Skirt Society, you’d typically find her in the Rapid City area.
After the Protest: Organizers plan next move in South Dakota

2 weeks ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Beth Warden

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Protesters hit the streets this weekend in multiple cities across South Dakota, including Sioux Falls, Pierre, and Aberdeen. It was part of the 50501 project, with 50 protests in all 50 states. Now that signs are down and crowds have gone home, many are asking what’s next.
Project Prison Reset meetings review locations, programs

3 weeks ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Beth Warden

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - This week, the Governor-appointed Project Prison Reset meetings in Sioux Falls reviewed possible prison locations, facility needs, and how to move forward. The task force began their meeting on Wednesday by privately touring the State Penitentiary. Senator Jamie Smith, on the task force, described what he saw. “A building that was put together when it was, and the amount of people that it’s currently holding; It’s a problem,” Smith expressed.
Attorneys General collaborating to combat shipping fentanyl

3 weeks ago | kfyrtv.com | Beth Warden

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota is joining the request to put a stop to an importing loophole that has been used by drug traffickers. An importing pilot program called Type 86 allows packages with less than $800 in declared value to receive minimal customs screening. Founder of the fentanyl awareness organization Emily’s Hope, Angela Kennecke, believes the request to consider Type 86 is a good thing.
Grant recipient farmers struggle after DOGE freezes funds

1 month ago | kfyrtv.com | Beth Warden

BRANDON, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A South Dakota farmer is one of many asking questions after receiving notice that her USDA funding is frozen. Imagine being a small farmer in South Dakota, finding out that you’ve received a grant for the first time to grow your business, setting things in place, and after that, finding out that your funding is frozen. If you want to find out how to raise free-range chickens, Stephanie Peterson, owner of Fruit of the Coop, is the one to ask.
Sioux Falls mayor: Tenant help available with code violations

2 months ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Beth Warden

City leaders in Sioux Falls gathered Friday to discuss expectations for rental property owners days after tenants in a Sioux Falls apartment complex were warned their gas and electricity would be shut off.
New legislation aims to overturn medical cannabis in SD

Jan 9, 2025 | kfyrtv.com | Beth Warden

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A South Dakota man who attempted to change a ballot initiative by gathering signatures to repeal medical cannabis is now attempting to change it again as a newly elected state legislator. When Measure 26 was approved by South Dakotans in 2020, it allowed the use of medical marijuana. There was an attempt to overturn IM 26, according to New Approach South Dakota’s Executive Director, Melisa Mentele.
Overcoming addiction in 2025

Jan 7, 2025 | kfyrtv.com | Beth Warden

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Starting a new year may bring reflection on the previous year. A man in recovery is inviting others to begin the new year with the hope of overcoming drug and alcohol dependency. “Absolutely, there’s hope,” said Tallgrass Recovery & Sober Living Homes Executive Director Jon Summervold. Whether it’s been a relapse over the holidays or a constant burden through the years, help is available to face addiction.
Sioux Falls sets new record for homicides in a year

Nov 26, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Beth Warden

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Sioux Falls has seen 14 homicides so far in 2024. In 2023, there were two. The wide variance is an anomaly and there’s no connecting factor to the recent increase, according the Sioux Falls Public Information Officer Sam Clemens. “Some of them may be domestic related. We’ve seen in the past, drugs or alcohol are a factor. Sometimes, it’s just a disagreement between people that don’t like each other.