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Amid national outbreak, South Dakota reports its first measles case of the year

4 days ago | siouxfallslive.com | Joe Sneve |Trisha Taurinskas

As a national outbreak of measles continues, South Dakota has detected its first case of the year.
Showdown looms as competing election ideas emerge in Sioux Falls

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Joe Sneve |Trent Singer |Trisha Taurinskas

A high-stakes debate is taking shape inside the Sioux Falls City Council that will consider competing proposals that will determine whether voters cast ballots for mayor and city council in June or November of 2026.
Hunger relief group says it’s facing a $2.5 million budget shortfall due to federal cuts

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer |Trisha Taurinskas

South Dakota’s largest hunger-relief organization says it faces a $2.5 million budget shortfall next year because of President Donald Trump’s federal funding cuts. Feeding South Dakota CEO Lori Dykstra addressed lawmakers on a budget committee Friday in Pierre. She said the group has already cut the amount of food it provides and has merged distribution sites.
The heart of the Birds: Why Jabari Henry is more than just a home run king

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer

SIOUX FALLS — An opportunity to become the new home run king in the American Association of Professional Baseball has been on Jabari Henry’s mind for several years now. Finally, though, the wait is over. The Sioux Falls Canaries star has taken over the throne. On Thursday, Henry became the AAPB’s new career home run leader when he blasted two long balls in a 13-5 loss to Cleburne at The Birdcage.
Q&A with Nace Langus: Augustana rookie forward reflects on World Championship debut

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer

SIOUX FALLS — Nace Langus recently returned to wrap up his freshman year at Augustana, but the experience of getting to compete for his home country was well worth the burden of having to complete his finals a little later than expected. The native of Jesenice, Slovenia, became the first Viking skater to compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships when he took the ice for Slovenia’s national team during the May tournament in Stockholm, Sweden.
‘No safe way to use drugs:’ Sioux Falls police tally 7 overdose deaths this year

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Hunter Dunteman

SIOUX FALLS — There’s no safe way to use drugs, but breaking the cycle can save lives. That’s the message from Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum, who reported Friday, May 30, that the city’s law enforcement has handled investigations into seven overdose deaths so far this year, with toxicology reports pending for a possible eighth.
Happy Hour: Vince Benedetto heading home to coach Jacks' tight ends

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | John Gaskins

Who says you can't go to your second home again? Vince Benedetto is a Chicagoland native, but he feels back at home in Brookings, where his South Dakota football journey has come full circle.
Rare salamander newest addition to the Butterfly House and Aquarium in Sioux Falls

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Barry Amundson

A rare salamander who has seen a rise in popularity as a pet is now on exhibit at the Butterfly House and Aquarium in Sertoma Park. The new aquatic additions are called axolotls. The wild version of the salamander found in the exhibit are typically dark in color with patterns of brown and green. They thrive much better in a professional animal care setting such as at the aquarium rather than as pets.
Dunteman: It’s tough to fail a liquor sting in the Sioux Falls area

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Hunter Dunteman

I was 18 years old when I bought my first bottle of wine. In January-ish 2017, as a high school senior donning a hoodie that clearly read Harrisburg Baseball, I walked into a store along Louise Avenue, picked out a cheap bottle of sangria and walked up to the counter. “May I see your ID?” asked the clerk. I proudly handed her my vertical South Dakota driver’s license, which clearly said in bold red font: “UNDER 21 UNTIL 10/01/2019.” She sold it to me anyway.
Health care advocates form coalition urging Republicans to take their ‘Hands Off Medicaid’

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Nathan Swaffar |Jordan Roemeling

A group of South Dakota health care advocates launched a “Hands Off Medicaid” coalition Thursday, pleading with the state’s all-Republican congressional delegation to avoid proposed cuts. Medicaid is a federal-state health care program for low-income people. A U.S. House-approved budget reconciliation bill would reduce the program by $625 billion over 10 years under an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office.