Summer Raderschadt

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —If you like shopping and supporting nonprofits, there’s an event for you this weekend. Makers Exchange in Tea is one of the newer small businesses you’ll find in the Sioux Falls area. “Every day we have people walk in that said, we didn’t even know you were here,” Makers Exchange GM/owner, Shane Voss said. People will know where they are after this Saturday, as the business will be the kickoff point for the Small Shops, Big Impact event.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —A local nonprofit and business are working together on a sustainability project in Sioux Falls, one they hope takes off in future years. If you take a trip out to Terrace Park in Sioux Falls, you may see some PVC pipe in Covell Lake. But don’t worry, it’s not litter, it’s part of a conservation effort. “Last fall, I had this idea. I saw this program out of Chicago called Urban Rivers. This group is doing urban green space and urban water quality assurance.

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BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) —Over 6 months after a large fire, one business is reopening its doors. A fire tore through Brost’s Fashions on December 30th of last year, destroying the building and damaging the adjacent ones in downtown Brookings. “Laci texted me and at first I thought, oh, that’s too bad. Like, you know, a small fire.

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SCOTLAND, S.D. (KELO) —South Dakota’s state dessert is reaching a big milestone this year–it’s 25th anniversary. Since its inception, kuchen’s popularity has only grown. Roger Pietz was raised on kuchen. “It has a sweet dough crust. And then you put your fruit in the middle, whatever fruit you prefer. And then there’s other fillings like poppy seed or cottage cheese, those kinds of things.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — June is Scoliosis Awareness Month, which has a local family sharing their story. Jenna Bathke has had scoliosis since she was a teenager. “I had a sports injury my eighth grade year, and so it was with the chiropractor that he noticed that I had, one leg was longer than the other. So that started the whole scoliosis process for me,” Jenna Bathke said. Jenna’s mother and sister have scoliosis as well.