• Per capita crime rate down. City officials on Tuesday shared the latest crime statistics. The big takeaway: Sioux Falls is safe. Despite population growth, the number of calls for service has remained relatively flat for the last few years, and the rate of both violent and property crimes are at a five-year low.
  • Still on the fence. The Sioux Falls City Council voted to defer a final vote on approving plans to lease and build a fence around the parking lot north of the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House. Councilors heard about 45 minutes of public input (largely opposing the proposal), and overall discussion took up about an hour Tuesday night.
    • Councilors discussed the deferral as giving time to hold a neighborhood meeting to better explain the rationale behind the plans for the fence and take some feedback.
  • Get jazzy. Augustana University is recognizing the 50th anniversary of the annual jazz festival with a performance from the Falconaires, the U.S. Air Force Academy band. The entire band will be on campus, offering master classes and performing a show each day of the festival. More details here.
  • Mayor's Youth Council taking applications. Students who live in Sioux Falls and who will be a junior or senior in the coming school year are encouraged to apply for the Mayor's Youth Council. Applications are due March 16. Find more details here.
  • Child marriage still OK in S.D. State lawmakers killed a bill that would've raised the minimum age to get married to 18. As it stands now, kids as young as 16 can get married with a sign-off from parents.