Mark Brim

Sioux Falls

Multimedia Journalist at KDLT-TV (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Sioux Falls team to compete in Red Bull Soapbox Race in Des Moines

1 week ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - 50 teams from around the country have been selected to compete in the Red Bull Soapbox Race this Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. The one and only team from South Dakota is led by Seth Elkins, who last participated in the race back in 2022. “They decided to come back and they sent me an e-mail asking if I wanted to do it again and I said absolutely, of course,” said Elkins. From there, Elkins got to work, first getting his team back together.
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park gears up for the Memorial Day weekend

2 weeks ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

BRANDON, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park is open for the season as the Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer camping season. “Well, opening the park is a pretty big task, we’ve got pressurized water in all the buildings, we’ve got to open all the buildings back up, of course, open our swimming pool which is kind of a multi-week undertaking, just a lot of cleaning, you know if you have a lake cabin or something like that, you know what I’m talking about.
Great Plains Zoo hosting a Summer Celebration event

2 weeks ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Great Plains Zoo will be celebrating its kickoff to the summer season this weekend. The Great Plains Zoo’s Summer Celebration will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 24th, with final admission at 4 p.m. “We have been ramping up for the summer season all spring and even back into the winter.
Downtown Sioux Falls announcing Open Streets initiative

2 weeks ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Downtown Sioux Falls, in partnership with AARP, will be hosting “Open Streets” this summer, transforming sections of Philips Avenue into pedestrian-only zones on the first Friday of each month from 5 pm to 8 pm. Each event will have a different theme and close a different block of Philips Avenue to automobile traffic.
Porter Sculpture Park open for the season

3 weeks ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

MONTROSE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Porter Sculpture Park, the hard-to-miss attraction just off I-90 at the Montrose exit, officially opened for the season on Thursday. For the next five months, the park will be home for owner Wayne Porter, the man responsible for the creations.
Tulip Festival kicks off today in Orange City

3 weeks ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

ORANGE CITY, I.A. (Dakota News Now) - It’s Tulip time in Orange City, Iowa as the 84th annual Tulip Festival kicked off on Thursday. The three-day event features parades, costumes, musical theater, midway carnival, wooden shoe-making, dutch pastries, and thousands of tulips. Twice each day, the parade rolls through the streets of Orange City at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. after the traditional scrubbing of the streets. The Orange City Tulip Festival runs through Saturday. You can learn more here.
8th annual Gear & Beer event happening Saturday at the Great Outdoor Store

1 month ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - This Saturday will be all about gear and beer at the Great Outdoor Store in downtown Sioux Falls. The 8th annual Gear & Beer event will be happening Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and there will be plenty to see and do. “We have a ton of local vendors coming, all local people, so we have Great Bear, Falls Area Singletrack, Outdoor Campus,” said Anna Gette, Great Outdoor Store Event Coordinator. The Gear & Beer event continues to grow each year.
SiouxperCon and Sioux Falls Food Tours team up for Star Wars themed pub crawl

1 month ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - This Sunday, May the 4th, otherwise known as “Star Wars Day,” SiouxperCon will be teaming up with Sioux Falls Food Tours for the first-ever Star Wars Pub Crawl Adventure. “With SiouxperCon, we are a non-profit here locally, and our main event is in September. We do a convention to benefit Make-A-Wish, REACY Literacy, and JY6.
Deadline approaching for South Dakota Housing’s Grants for Grads program

1 month ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Grants for Grads program was launched last May, aiming to assist postsecondary graduates in purchasing their first home in South Dakota. According to Devin Malmgren, Mortgage Banker at Plains Commerce Bank, if you’re a recent grad looking to buy a home, it’s important to get in under the quickly approaching deadline.
48th annual Kingswood Rummage Sales kicks off Wednesday

1 month ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Mark Brim

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The 48th annual Kingswood Rummage Sales kicks off Wednesday and runs through Saturday in Sioux Falls. The event attracts thousands of people from around the area and from other states each year. “We’ve got about 220 rummage sales that are registered on the website, and there will be another roughly 220 rummage sales that aren’t registered.