Community How Rapid City is working to solve its childcare crisis A Rapid City foundation is laying the groundwork for a program where parents only pay one third of the cost of childcare.
Community Get a look at Sioux Falls' new mobile grocery store A mobile grocery store is ready to hit the road next week, bringing fresh produce and affordable food to areas of town where groceries aren't otherwise accessible.
Community Abuse is becoming more frequent and more severe in Sioux Falls Victim advocates hope raising awareness and removing stigma will help reverse the trend.
Community Where to find fall fun in Sioux Falls Here's a "simplified" roundup of where to find all sorts of fall fun in the region.
Community The Link helps thousands, but staffing struggles 'significant' The Link triage center has seen a higher rate of employee turnover than any other Avera entity, according to Thomas Otten, assistant vice president for Avera Behavioral Health.
Community Meet the woman making cancer screenings more accessible Erica Lessman is a cancer education and outreach coordinator at Sanford who has worked for more than a decade to help educate Sioux Falls' diverse populations about the importance of regular checkups and cancer screenings.
Community Will a city arts coordinator help ease tension between artists and the city? There's a sense of tension between the City of Sioux Falls a number of local artists. But recent changes to a city arts board and a new full-time employee dedicated to the arts signal an opportunity for change.
Community How to catch a free show at the new planetarium The freshly renovated Wells Fargo Cinedome and Sweetman Planetarium at the Washington Pavilion is ready to show off what it can do.
Community Feeding South Dakota seeing fewer donations, higher need Feeding South Dakota is seeing fewer large-scale donations and a significant uptick in families who need food assistance. Hereβs how to help.
Community Meet Augustana's new four-legged mascot Here's how a six-month-old English cream golden retriever scored a college job.
Community How a downtown neighborhood is looking to preserve green space A group of central Sioux Falls neighbors is looking to turn the site of a former elementary school into a public park in an effort to preserve green space in the city's most densely populated area.
Community Great Plains Zoo closes Delbridge Museum The museum β which featured a collection of taxidermy β first opened in 1984.
Community Sioux Falls is recycling less and putting more in the landfill The rate of recycling β i.e. the percentage of waste that gets diverted from the landfill β has seen a steady decline over the last five years. Here's what we know about why that's happening.
Community Where to find the best deals on school supplies It's back-to-school season! I looked for the best deals around town on school supplies β here's what I found.
Community How a trust fund could support affordable housing Sioux Falls doesn't have enough affordable housing options available for people with low wages, from preschool teachers to grocery store clerks to hospitality workers.
Community How breastfeeding moms find support in Sioux Falls It's World Breastfeeding Week. Sioux Falls Simplified talked to several women in town about how they're finding support and where they could use more help.
Community Meet the local performers bringing their talents to the Pavilion More than 100 local artists will bring their talents to the stage in the inaugural Live & Local Series at the Washington Pavilion.
Community How neighbors are teaming up to fight hunger A two-day forum this week brought food producers, restauranteurs and nonprofits together to find some fast, tangible solutions to food insecurity in Sioux Falls.
Community This Sioux Falls nonprofit is helping people breathe worldwide Ashley Ballou-Bonnema founded nonprofit Breathe Bravely to share the healing powers of singing with cystic fibrosis patients worldwide
Community Most daycares could take more kids if they could hire staff Childcare centers in Sioux Falls struggle to hire, retain and pay workers.
Community This 7-year-old raised hundreds for the humane society After seeing a lemonade stand in her neighborhood, 7-year-old Zoe Bieber wanted to run one of her own.
Community How Sioux Falls' theater scene is evolving Sioux Fallsβ local theater scene is both growing and carving out new niches in culture and entertainment.
Community How to celebrate the Fourth of July in Sioux Falls There's plenty of fun to be had to celebrate the Fourth of July in Sioux Falls. Here's a look at what's happening.
Community Why Sioux Falls parents can't afford to work β or stay home It costs more in one year to send your kid to a childcare center in Sioux Falls than it would to send them to a South Dakota state university.
Community How a $50,000 donation will help connect more Sioux Falls families to the internet Thousands of Sioux Falls families are eligible for federal funds to help support internet access.