Morgan Matzen

2 days ago | argusleader.com | Morgan Matzen

West Central School District hired a new boys' basketball coach, Dave Hollenbeck, after not renewing former coach Jacob Sittig's contract. Sittig was placed on a plan of assistance due to concerns about the basketball program, but disputes the district's claims that he didn't meet the plan's objectives.

2 days ago | argusleader.com | Morgan Matzen

Dakota State University plans to open its first cadaver lab to biology students this fall, with a new course on human gross anatomy and cadaver dissection. In DSU’s six-year biology program review, the reviewer − Dani Bolland, assistant biology professor at the University of Minnesota in Morris − suggested DSU convert a small back room into a cadaver lab.

3 days ago | argusleader.com | Morgan Matzen

The Sioux Falls School District is closing its Elementary Immersion Center “due to a decrease in newly arrived immigrant students” for the next school year. The EIC, housed at All City and Jane Addams Elementary Schools, was in operation for 20 years and provided intensive English language instruction to newcomer students in their first year in the U.S. with emerging reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, according to the district website.

3 days ago | argusleader.com | Morgan Matzen

On June 5, South Dakota’s public universities will launch “605 Day,” a new campaign that colleges officials hope to continue annually to fundraise for student scholarships. The inaugural event is named for the state’s area code and the date (6/05). Each campus is raising funds with a goal of making college more affordable and accessible for all with the help of alumni, donors and supporters who may donate.

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Morgan Matzen

A 24-year-old man is in critical condition, with life-threatening injuries, at an area hospital after being shot early Tuesday morning, June 3, at a gas station in Sioux Falls, police say. Sioux Falls police department spokesman Sam Clemens said the shooting took place after 1 a.m. in the 1600 block of South Minnesota Avenue, when three men who police believe don’t know each other had an argument or dispute.