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Brady Stover’s revival: How the former Jackrabbit became the Canaries’ closer

3 days ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer

SIOUX FALLS — There's a lot that separates the man Brady Stover has become from the wide-eyed and zealous person who arrived fresh out of college a mere four years ago in the American Association of Professional Baseball. The 27-year-old reliever for the Sioux Falls Canaries would likely be the first to tell you that success requires a great deal of work both on and off the field.
Harrisburg's Addie Budig claims award for Gatorade South Dakota Girls Soccer Player of the Year

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer

CHICAGO — Harrisburg senior captain Addie Budig was revealed Wednesday as the 2024-25 Gatorade South Dakota Girls Soccer Player of the Year. The 5-foot-7 Budig was a key contributor for a Tigers squad that claimed its third straight Class AA state title during the 2024 campaign, finishing with a perfect 18-0 record. A midfielder/defender, Budig anchored a Harrisburg defense that yielded only two goals all season.
Lincoln’s Brady Stamp earns Gatorade Player of the Year honors for South Dakota

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer

CHICAGO — Sioux Falls Lincoln midfielder Brady Stamp was announced on Thursday, June 12, as the 2024-25 Gatorade South Dakota Boys Soccer Player of the Year. The 5-foot-10 junior guided the Patriots to a 15-1-1 record during the 2024 fall season, during which Lincoln won its second straight Class AA state crown. Stamp finished with 14 goals and eight assists. He also tallied a goal in the Pats’ 4-1 overtime victory over O’Gorman in the state final.
Rising stars set to shine at Who’s Next High School Combine

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer

SIOUX FALLS — It’s one of the more highly anticipated events for the Sanford Sports Basketball Academy, and for coordinator Nate Kaeding, it hasn't gotten old. More than 130 high school student-athletes will gather Sunday and Monday at the Sanford Pentagon to take part in the fourth annual Who’s Next High School Combine. The boys combine will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, while the girls combine is slated for 1 p.m. Monday.
Prison group stuck between local opposition and limited space

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | John Hult |Joe Sneve

On June 3 in Pierre, a gaggle of Mitchell city leaders delivered an unambiguous message to the state’s prison construction work group. The city council, mayor, county commission, sheriff and various economic development officials were all in agreement: a patch of land south of Mitchell could easily host a new prison for 1,500 or more inmates, and their community would reap the benefits. That wall of official support has since cracked under the weight of fierce public opposition.
Group of state and local officials calls on Congress to end tax credits for carbon sequestration

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Marcus Traxler |Joe Sneve

Over 100 state and local officials from the Midwest and West, including South Dakota, are asking the U.S. Senate to eliminate tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration as part of a federal budget reconciliation bill. Established by Congress and then-President George W.
Majority no more? Councilors push to reverse 2017 election change

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Joe Sneve

The Sioux Falls City Council is considering scrapping an eight-year-old rule that requires council candidates win a majority of the vote to be elected. A pair of city councilors this week introduced a proposal to lower the threshold for victory in municipal races to 35 percent, doing away with the current requirement that candidates must secure more than 50 percent of the vote to win.
NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship returning to Sioux Falls in 2025

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer

SIOUX FALLS — For the second year in a row, the Sanford Pentagon will serve as the host site for the NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship. The Sioux Falls Sports Authority and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced Wednesday that the D-II Women's Volleyball Championship will return to Sioux Falls. The event is slated for Dec. 11-13.
Bridge construction on Interstates 90 and 29 moves ahead but with easier traffic flow

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Barry Amundson

Traffic will flow easier on interstates and ramps in Sioux Falls in the coming days as crews working on repairing bridge decks and approaches are finishing the first phase of work. The northbound ramp to I-29 from the busy 26th Street and Louise Avenue overpass opened this week. That occurred because crews have finished work on the east lanes of the nearby bridge just north of the overpass that goes over Skunk Creek.
Minnehaha County commissioners approve final passage of wheel tax increase

1 week ago | siouxfallslive.com | Barry Amundson

Owners of trucks and larger pickups will be paying a larger wheel tax in Minnehaha County starting Jan. 1. After a public hearing on Tuesday, the County Commission unanimously approved the increase from $4 per wheel to $5 with a maximum of $60 for vehicles weighing more than 6,000 pounds. Based on vehicle registrations from last year, it will provide the County Highway Department with an additional $190,000 next year for the ever-increasing cost of maintaining county paved roads.