Education Tea selects location for new elementary school One of South Dakota's fastest-growing school districts has identified a plot of land for a new elementary school.
Simplified Presents Where to find summer fun in Tea Tea is the fastest-growing community in the state, and as more people flock to town, so too do new businesses and events.
Simplified Presents Silverstar cracks Top 100 industry list Silverstar Car Wash cracked the top 100 in a national industry ranking.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: July 7, 2021 This week, we simplify: greenhouse gas emissions, ambulance costs and how a local nonprofit got a call with Fauci.
Community How a small nonprofit got a federal grant and a call with Fauci The grant will fund outreach efforts to get more Black, Indigenous, and people of color vaccinated in South Dakota.
City Sioux Falls aims for net zero emissions by 2050 These goals are part of a broader plan to address sustainability citywide.
Simplified Presents Why you should break out the skateboards this weekend Hang out on the "dopest block in town" with coffee, food and lots of room to skate.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: June 30, 2021 This week, we simplify teacher shortages, fireworks and Police Chief Matt Burns' career.
Education How workforce shortages are hitting schools South Dakota had twice as many open teaching positions this May compared to last, and the hiring challenges don't end there.
City What to know about Matt Burns' tenure as Sioux Falls Police Chief Matt Burns went from patrol cop to top dog in the Sioux Falls Police Department over a 25-year career in law enforcement.
Health The delta variant is here. What doctors want you to know. It's only a matter of time before the delta variant of COVID-19 hits South Dakota.
Simplified Presents Why you should go to Lennox for the Fourth (and all summer) The people of Lennox go big when it comes to Fourth of July celebrations.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: June 23, 2021 This week, we simplify: drought conditions, summer tutors and on-demand public transit.
Community It's super dry. What that means for the river and for you. It's been the driest June on record for much of the state, according to the National Weather Service, and federal data shows the Big Sioux River is flowing at a far lower-than-average rate.
Education Here are 5 unique features in the new Jefferson High Jefferson Principal Dan Conrad said the new building is less traditional and more focused on creating room for students and teachers to collaborate.
Education How tutors are seeing - and helping - pandemic learning loss Sioux Falls area tutors say kids are coming back, and they're seeing the learning loss caused by missed school during the pandemic.
Simplified Presents Why you should pay more attention to your womb A new group at Selah Space aims to honor everything that comes from being a woman. That means getting in touch with your womb.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: June 16, 2021 This week, we simplify how schools are working to improve, pandemic hair trends and why you should be watching TIFs and trees.
Education How to find what your local school is working to improve School improvement plans are chock full of data and information. Here's how to find them.
City USD Discovery District eyes expansion, city funding help The USD Discovery District wants to add a 50,000-square-foot research facility to attract bio-science businesses as tenants to its northwest Sioux Falls campus. If they build it, will tenants come?
Simplified Presents Here's a really easy way to help end addiction stigma today You can support local nonprofit Emily's Hope by making a donation – and getting a free car wash – at the new Silverstar Car Wash location on 41st Street.
Community How the pandemic taught us to embrace our hair "We were so constrained to looking a certain way in public ... now, you question that," Sioux Falls resident Olimpia Justice said. "Was that really something that we needed to strive for?"
Simplified Presents 5 things to do in Dell Rapids this summer From downtown shopping to community events to a new restaurant, there's a lot going on in Dell Rapids this summer.
Your week, simplified: June 9, 2021 This week, we simplify how S.D. women weathered pandemic job loss, missed school and why it's so, so hot outside.
Community Thousands of S.D. women lost jobs in 2020. What's it like a year later? A year after peak unemployment, South Dakota women still make up a higher-than-average percentage of people collecting unemployment.
