• Sioux Falls adds nearly 5,700 people. Mayor Paul TenHaken on Thursday announced that the population of Sioux Falls has surpassed 219,000, according to calculations from the city. That's a 2.66% increase from last year.
  • $1 billion the 'new benchmark' for building permits. During Thursday's press conference, TenHaken also announced that the city saw just shy of $1.1 billion in building permit valuation last year. It's the fourth year in a row the city has surpassed $1 billion in building permits, and that's likely the norm going forward, TenHaken said.
  • Add to your TBR. Siouxland Libraries announced this year's One Book Siouxland choice: "Vanished in Vermillion: The Real Story of South Dakota’s Most Infamous Cold Case" by Lou Raguse. The book is about a 50-year-old cold case in which two teenagers disappeared from Vermillion. Learn more here about the book choice and future events.
  • Dakota Scout gets even more 'official.' The Dakota Scout has ousted the Argus Leader as one of the official newspapers for both Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties after commission votes in both counties this week. The startup news outlet last year became the official newspaper of the city of Sioux Falls, as well, further cementing the next generation of local news in the city.