Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: Sept. 11, 2026 This week, you'll find a closer look at the city budget discussion from earlier this week. Plus, you'll meet Nena the Metro 911 dog (and on her birthday, no less!) Then catch a couple Super Simplified Stories to carry you through the weekend.
Community Meet Nena, the emotional support dog behind local 911 calls The people who work at Metro Communications spend their days responding to the most challenging moments in our city – the car accidents, the medical emergencies, the tragedies. But one thing has helped make that job a little bit more palatable: a 4-year-old poodle named Nena.
Simplified Presents Meet the woman building villages for postpartum families Carrie Benson found herself as a new parent facing down a gap many parents also experience: the village wasn't there. Now, she's working to help parents build their own support systems with her business, Our Postpartum Village.
Super Simplified Simplified: Asking the question and dreaming about the quarry Your TL;DR headlines for the week.
City What was tossed out of the 2027 city budget The Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday formally approved a nearly $800 million 2027 city budget, but not before several proposed amendments and a few last-minute changes. Here’s a look at what was tossed and what was kept.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: Sept. 9, 2026 This week, you'll find an update on The Link, another feature about our friends at Bread Break, and frankly more events than anyone could possibly attend.
City Why The Link could see a big transition in 2027 The Link downtown triage center has been managed by Avera Health since opening in 2021, but that could all change next year.
A Little Help How volunteers help rescue 400,000+ pounds of food each year In her first two weeks on the job as Bread Break, Volunteer and Program Coordinator Keilani Burroughs said she's never seen anything like the volunteer support the nonprofit has.
Simplified Presents This one-day summit will help you keep employees – and keep them engaged In a community with one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation, employee retention is a big deal. That's why the Sioux Falls Development Foundation's 2026 WIN in Workforce Summit will share tools to help employers support, retain and engage their team.
Super Simplified Simplified: Property tax relief and why the mayor is quoting 'Barbie' Your TL;DR headlines for the week
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: Sept. 4, 2026 This week, you'll get the latest on ongoing discussions about closing Renberg Elementary. Plus, you'll meet a Washington High School running back who's starting the season with some big numbers.
Education Sioux Falls School District looks to close Renberg Elementary by end of the year The Sioux Falls School Board this week re-opened discussions on closing Renberg Elementary at the end of the academic year.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: Sept. 2, 2026 This issue has everything. We've got City Council news, we've got childcare news, we've got a Labor Day weekend events round-up...and more!
Community Sioux Falls' mobile grocery store is back in business The Sioux Falls Mobile Market is back on the road this week bringing affordable grocery stores to food deserts across town.
A Little Help How Bread Break is feeding the hungry while preventing food waste This year alone, the organization's goal is to rescue 500,000 pounds of food.
Simplified Presents How the YMCA is making basketball accessible to all The Sioux Falls Family YMCA has been bringing kids together to play basketball for nearly a century. This year, the Y's basketball program is bringing expanded partnerships, opportunities for younger kids and a schedule that's friendlier to busy families.
Super Simplified Simplified: Childcare changes, convention centers, city budget Your TL;DR headlines for the week.
A Little Help Meet this year's 'A Little Help' give-back recipient Over the last two years, Sioux Falls Simplified readers have donated nearly $10,000 to nonprofits. This year we're helping out another organization bringing a simple solution to a need in our community.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: Aug. 28, 2026 This week, you'll learn a lot about how funding cuts at the federal level are impacting folks locally – both when it comes to school lunches and supporting victims of crimes.
Community How federal funding cuts are leaving crime victims with fewer resources Federal funding cuts are creating a major funding gap for Solace, a Sioux Falls nonprofit providing crisis care and long-term healing for victims of sexual assault, domestic abuse, human trafficking and child abuse.
Education Why thousands of kids are at risk of losing free school lunch More than 2,700 students could stop receiving free lunches if the proper paperwork isn't filled out by early October.
Super Simplified Simplified: Lawsuits, bus routes and a time capsule for 2076 Your TL;DR headlines for the weekend.
