Eleven men were arrested and charged in connection with an online sex sting earlier this month in Sioux Falls, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District South Dakota. The men, listed below, ages 20-69, were arrested April 4 and are federally charged with attempted enticement of a minor using the internet. […]
Tuesday is the first election of 2024, and the day will feature two races tied to two governing bodies central to the overall daily operations of thousands of residents and families in the city of Sioux Falls. The first race, the largest, is for the Sioux Falls City Council, while the second is for the […]
For those looking to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse Monday afternoon, skies above Sioux Falls won’t be the best place to watch. According to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, more than 70% of the sun is expected to be obscured by clouds at the eclipse’s peak coverage time. And Sioux […]
Former Whittier Middle School teacher Justin Preuschl, of Sioux Falls, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of soliciting a minor. According to court documents, Preuschl, 27, was indicted by a grand jury March 28 for one count of soliciting a 13-year-old minor. This is considered a Class 4 felony, in which the maximum sentence if […]
The Sioux Falls School District has identified the teacher fired last week, following his arrest in connection with solicitation of a minor. And district officials told parents in an email Monday that he won’t be returning to Whittier Middle School, regardless of how the investigation plays out. The message sent to parents of children at […]
2:30 p.m. Friday: The anticipated winter weather has prompted South Dakota Legislature leadership to reschedule Veto Day, according to a press release from the Legislative Research Council. A winter storm watch has been issued from Saturday evening to Monday night for central, north central and northeast South Dakota. “Veto Day is reserved for consideration of […]
The eight candidates running for Sioux Falls City Council had a chance to pitch themselves and their campaigns to the public at a Thursday evening forum held by the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. The forum was split into two parts, beginning with a moderated forum where candidates answered prepared questions, followed by a […]
Five candidates vying for two seats on the Sioux Falls School District’s Board of Education took part in a debate Wednesday night about educational issues ranging from reading scores to library policies. The debate was sponsored by the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters, and was moderated by Melanie […]
A businessman calling himself a “libertarian statesman” is the latest entrant to the Sioux Falls City Council race, running a campaign largely based around criticizing what he calls Sioux Falls’ “tyrannical city government.” Neil Jeske filed to run for the council’s northeastern seat Tuesday, the same day he attended a council meeting and made multiple […]
The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council recently passed a resolution to support the proposed mineral withdrawal, which will ban mining around the Pactola Reservoir in the Black Hills, preserving the land and drinking water. The ban would cover about 32 square miles encompassing the Pactola Reservoir and areas of public land upstream that drain into the […]
Officials with the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society say only 5% of stray cats turned in to them go back to their owners compared with 30% of stray dogs. Officers with the society and Sioux Falls Police Department’s Animal Control division called attention to the staggering statistic when they announced their newest initiative, a partnership […]
A Sioux Falls woman, charged with child abuse and possession of firearm prior to a drug conviction and connected to a April 2023 shooting incident that injured a girl, was sentenced to two years at the state penitentiary this week. Miranda Lynn Kriechseidschlaw, 32, sentenced Wednesday morning at the Minnehaha County Courthouse. She was charged […]