Recent News Releases
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At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, May 28, 2013, Phillips Avenue will be closed to thru traffic just south of 14th Street. Northbound and southbound traffic will be detoured to Main…
Posted 05/24/2013
in Public Works
Beginning on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, various lane closures will occur along East Benson Road between Cliff Avenue and I-229…
Posted 05/24/2013
in Public Works
An Events Center project update will be presented to the City Council and the citizens of Sioux Falls on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, during the 4 p.m. City Council Informational Meeting…
Posted 05/24/2013
in Mayor's Office
Beginning on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, Western Avenue from 57th Street to Interstate 229 will be closed…
Posted 05/24/2013
in Street Construction
Turbo Kick is the revolutionary group exercise program that has changed the direction of kickboxing. Inspired by dance, tae kwon do, boxing, tai chi, and funk…
Posted 05/23/2013
in Parks & Recreation
Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation summer programs are set to start! The department is offering a diverse collection of programs and special events for all ages and interests…
Posted 05/23/2013
in Parks & Recreation
Beginning Wednesday, May 29, 2013, construction crews will be working on 26th Street, east of Center Avenue…
Posted 05/23/2013
in Public Works
Beginning Tuesday, May 28, 2013, construction crews will be working in the intersection of North Mable Avenue and East Bennett Street…
Posted 05/23/2013
in Public Works
Starting on Monday, June 3, 2013, contractors will begin work on Marion Road between Madison Street and Maple Street…
Posted 05/23/2013
in Public Works
The Sioux Falls Police Department will host a fishing event for underprivileged children this Saturday, May 25, 2013, from 12:45 to 4 p.m.…
Posted 05/23/2013
in Police Department
Starting on Thursday, May 23, 2013, Blauvelt Avenue from Tenth Street to 12th Street and Highland Avenue from 12th Street to 14th Street will be closed to through traffic…
Posted 05/22/2013
in Public Works
Beginning on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, Western Avenue from 57th Street to Interstate 229 will be closed…
Posted 05/22/2013
in Public Works
Starting on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 8:30 a.m., the City of Sioux Falls Public Works Department will be switching over to the next phase of the joint repair project for Kiwanis…
Posted 05/22/2013
in Public Works
Beginning on Thursday, May 23, 2013, Farm Field Park will be closed. Vehicle and pedestrian access to the park will be restricted due to construction through the park entrance road…
Posted 05/22/2013
in Public Works
The City of Sioux Falls reached a major storm cleanup milestone today when all City parks were opened to the public with no restrictions…
Posted 05/22/2013
in Operation Timber Strike!
Siouxland Libraries will hold its second annual Children’s Book Walk at the Downtown River Greenway Amphitheater on Thursday, May 30, 2013, from 9 until 11 a.m.…
Posted 05/22/2013
in Siouxland Libraries - A City/County Partnership
City ordinance requires that all lawns must be kept mowed below a height of 8 inches, and all noxious weeds must be controlled…
Posted 05/22/2013
in Planning & Building Services
At 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, May 23, 2013, the westbound right-turn lane on 17th Street will be closed at Cliff Avenue…
Posted 05/21/2013
in Public Works
Pool season is fast approaching! As the pools prepare to open this Friday, May 24, 2013, come in and purchase your season swim pass…
Posted 05/21/2013
in Parks & Recreation
The Sioux Falls Human Relations Commission is seeking nominations for its seventh annual Humanitarian Award…
Posted 05/21/2013
in City Attorneys
Rosemaling is a traditional Norwegian folk art painting used to decorate beds, walls, ceilings, bowls, and trunks.…
Posted 05/21/2013
in Parks & Recreation
In an effort to build relationships with residents in the Pettigrew Heights Neighborhoods, the Police Department has created a summer program called “Walk a Block With a Cop.”…
Posted 05/21/2013
in Police Department
On May 20, 2013, the Sioux Falls Police Department conducted a compliance check of 27 off-sale alcohol establishments within the Sioux Falls city limits. …
Posted 05/21/2013
in Police Department
The final pass of branch pickup is under way in neighborhoods east of Minnesota Avenue. Property owners living east of Minnesota Avenue needed to have their branches piled…
Posted 05/20/2013
in Operation Timber Strike!
At 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, May 23, 2013, the outside southbound lane on Minnesota Avenue will be closed at 57th Street…
Posted 05/20/2013
in Public Works
May 19 to May 25, 2013, is EMS week. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue (SFFR) in support of EMS week will be holding a lifesaving learning event at…
Posted 05/20/2013
in Fire Rescue
The Sioux Falls Police Department’s Animal Control Division would like the public’s help in locating a dog in reference to a dog bite…
Posted 05/20/2013
in Police Department
On May 18, 2013, at 1:19 p.m., the highway patrol was en route to assist Sioux Falls Police Officers on a traffic stop at Madison Street and Harlem Avenue…
Posted 05/20/2013
in Police Department
On Monday, May 13, 2013, Sioux Falls Police responded to a robbery that had just occurred at Power Keno Casino #1…
Posted 05/20/2013
in Police Department
Beginning Monday, May 20, 2013, construction crews will be working on East 20th Street between South Fifth and Sixth Avenues…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
Registration for the upcoming Summer 2013 Three-on-Three Youth Basketball League is being accepted through Friday, May 24, 2013…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Parks & Recreation
The concrete street repairs on 41st Street from Kelley Avenue to Kiwanis Avenue were completed on Thursday, May 16, 2013…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
On Monday morning, May 20, 2013, 90th Street will be closed to through traffic at the Timber Oak Trail intersection…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
Siouxland Libraries will offer free reading clubs for children and teens this summer, and participants can earn a variety of prizes by keeping track of their summer reading…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Siouxland Libraries - A City/County Partnership
Starting on Monday, May 20, 2013, at 8:30 a.m., 12th Street between Wayland Avenue and Jessica Avenue will be closed so construction crews can begin installation of new water main…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
Beginning Monday, May 20, 2013, construction crews will be working on North Prairie Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
At 7 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013, Phillips Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Second Street and the west Falls Park entrance…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
The Benson Road closure originally scheduled to begin on Monday, May 20, 2013, has been rescheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 21, 2013…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
As part of the concrete repairs on 10th Street and 11th Street from Minnesota Avenue to Second Avenue, repairs to the north side of the 11th Street and Phillips Avenue intersection…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
The Career Avenue closure originally scheduled to begin on Monday, May 20, 2013, has been rescheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 28, 2013…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
Beginning Monday, May 20, 2013, concrete repairs will begin on West 18th Street between Minnesota Avenue and Duluth Avenue…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Public Works
Effective Saturday, May 18, 2013, the Sioux Falls Trolley will provide transportation service to tourists and shoppers throughout the downtown area…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Planning & Building Services
The Sioux Falls Police Department will make several changes to the School Resource Officer (SRO) program for the upcoming school year…
Posted 05/17/2013
in Police Department
A public auction of surplus property and Police unclaimed and confiscated property will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2013, at the Street Maintenance Facility…
Posted 05/16/2013
in Finance
Starting Monday, May 20, 2013, street rehabilitation will begin on the Old Orchard Heights Neighborhood Street Reconstruction Project…
Posted 05/16/2013
in Public Works
On Monday morning, May 20, 2013, the left and center northbound lanes on Dakota Avenue between Eighth Street and Ninth Street will be closed…
Posted 05/16/2013
in Public Works
This Monday, May 20, the City will begin its final pass to pick up branches piled in the public right-of-way in neighborhoods east of Minnesota Avenue…
Posted 05/16/2013
in Operation Timber Strike!
Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation is still accepting registrations for the upcoming Youth Band and Summer Singers programs…
Posted 05/16/2013
in Parks & Recreation
For safety reasons, citizens are asked to stay away from sites where wood waste grinding is occurring. The wood waste from this grinding operation is not available to the public…
Posted 05/16/2013
in Operation Timber Strike!
City of Sioux Falls officials, as well as representatives from T.F.R. Enterprises, will hold a press conference today, Thursday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m.…
Posted 05/16/2013
in Operation Timber Strike!
Grinding of the wood waste debris that was the result of the April ice and snow storm began in earnest today.…
Posted 05/15/2013
in Operation Timber Strike!
Come enjoy your summer with a meal and a view at the Falls Overlook Café! Falls Overlook Café is excited to reopen its doors on Friday, May 17, 2013…
Posted 05/15/2013
in Parks & Recreation
Beginning on Friday, May 17, 2013, the outside northbound lane of Kiwanis Avenue at 16th Street will be closed to allow construction crews to perform a curb and gutter repair…
Posted 05/15/2013
in Public Works
As the final pass of branch pickup continues, the City reminds residents that cleanup crews are removing branches, limbs, and logs placed between the sidewalk and the curb…
Posted 05/15/2013
in Operation Timber Strike!
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire on the northeast corner of West 49th Street and South Louise Avenue shortly after 8 p.m., Tuesday evening, May 14…
Posted 05/15/2013
in Fire Rescue
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a report of a structure fire at 115 South Walts Avenue at approximately 9:15 p.m. on May 14, 2013…
Posted 05/15/2013
in Fire Rescue
Beginning Thursday, May 16, 2013, construction crews will be working in the area from 18th Street to 26th Street, and Bahnson Avenue to Larry Lane…
Posted 05/14/2013
in Public Works
Photo Updates: The Power Keno Casino I, 1002 South Minnesota Avenue, was robbed this afternoon around 1 p.m.…
Posted 05/14/2013
in Police Department
Beginning Monday, May 20, 2013, concrete repairs will begin on West 18th Street between Minnesota Avenue and Duluth Avenue…
Posted 05/14/2013
in Public Works
The National Weather Service and Emergency Management offices from the City of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, and Lincoln County are partnering to offer a severe weather awareness…
Posted 05/14/2013
in Fire Rescue
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Prevention Division has received several questions regarding burning fallen trees and branches in a recreational fire pit…
Posted 05/14/2013
in Fire Rescue
Join in the fun for the 12th Annual Bicycle Rodeo at Laura B. Anderson School (1600 North Wayland Avenue) on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from 5 to 8 p.m.…
Posted 05/14/2013
in Planning & Building Services
On May 13, 2013, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to 3101 West 41st Street (the Fuddruckers building) for a structure fire…
Posted 05/14/2013
in Fire Rescue
Starting on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 8:30 a.m., construction crews will be working on joint repairs at the west leg of the intersection of Tenth Street and Kiwanis Avenue…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Public Works
Beginning on Monday, May 20, 2013, Benson Road from Oklahoma Avenue to Career Avenue will be closed so construction crews can begin the Benson Road reconstruction project…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Public Works
Beginning on Monday, May 20, 2013, southbound Career Avenue will be closed from University Center to Benson Road for the installation of a water main at 54th Street North…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Public Works
On Wednesday morning, May 15, 2013, Grange Avenue will be closed to thru traffic between 41st Street and 44th Place…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Public Works
The final pass of branch pickup is under way in neighborhoods west of Minnesota Avenue…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Operation Timber Strike!
Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of early death and disease. If you or someone you know is ready to quit, come and learn about the FREE support services that…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Parks & Recreation
Would you like to run on one of the best tracks South Dakota has to offer? The Hershey Company and Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation will sponsor a local Hershey Track & Field…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Parks & Recreation
At 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, May 15, 2013, the outside northbound lane on Cliff Avenue at 26th Street will be closed…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Public Works
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a style that fuses multiple martial arts styles and combines them. In this beginners class offered by Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Parks & Recreation
At 5:21 p.m., May 11, 2013, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at 4200 West Valhalla Boulevard…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Fire Rescue
On Sunday, May 5, 2013, Sioux Falls Police responded to a burglary report in the 6000 block of South Canterbury Place…
Posted 05/13/2013
in Police Department
At 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, May 14, 2013, the westbound lane on 33rd Street between Jefferson Avenue and Western Avenue will be closed…
Posted 05/10/2013
in Public Works
At 9 a.m. on Monday morning, May 13, 2013, the eastbound lane on 26th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue will be closed…
Posted 05/10/2013
in Public Works
The National Weather Service and Emergency Management offices from the City of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County and Lincoln County are partnering to offer a severe weather awareness…
Posted 05/10/2013
in Fire Rescue
Mayor Mike Huether has announced a vacancy to the Visual Arts Commission…
Posted 05/10/2013
in Mayor's Office
On Friday morning, May 10, 2013, the southbound lane on Costello Road at 33rd Street will be closed…
Posted 05/10/2013
in Street Construction
This notice provides the public an opportunity to examine and comment on the proposed Amendment #1 to the 2013 Action Plan for the City of Sioux Falls for a period of 30 days…
Posted 05/10/2013
in Community Development
This Monday, May 13, the City will begin its final pass to pick up branches piled in the public right-of-way in neighborhoods west of Minnesota Avenue…
Posted 05/09/2013
in Public Works
City officials today announced the schedule for the final pass of neighborhood branch pickup. For purposes of the final pass, Minnesota Avenue will serve as the boundary to divide…
Posted 05/09/2013
in Operation Timber Strike!
Pedestrians and cyclists can now access the bike trail between Cliff Avenue and Pasley Park…
Posted 05/09/2013
in Public Works
The City of Sioux Falls announced today the 16 private loge boxes in the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center recently offered for sale have officially sold out…
Posted 05/09/2013
in Mayor's Office
The asphalt paving work in Yankton Trail Park originally scheduled to begin on Monday, May 6, 2013, has been rescheduled to begin on Friday, May 10, 2013…
Posted 05/08/2013
in Street Construction
On Friday morning, May 10, 2013, Grange Avenue will be closed to thru traffic between 41st Street and 44th Place…
Posted 05/08/2013
in Public Works
Join us once a month on a Tuesday night to get a free family workout in the park sponsored by Sanford Wellness, YMCA, and Family Wellness…
Posted 05/08/2013
in Parks & Recreation
The City of Sioux Falls will hold a press conference with Legends Sales & Marketing, SMG, and Ovations on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. to provide an update…
Posted 05/08/2013
in Community Development
The Bicycle Rodeo for Wednesday, May 8, 2013, has been postponed due to the forecast for rain…
Posted 05/07/2013
in Planning & Building Services
Sioux Falls City officials will announce the schedule for the final pass of branch pickup at a news conference tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 2 p.m.…
Posted 05/07/2013
in Public Works
Starting on Thursday, May 9, 2013, contractors will begin work on 60th Street North, between Minnesota Avenue and Cliff Avenue…
Posted 05/07/2013
in Public Works
The City of Sioux Falls is pleased to announce that the Water Reclamation Facility has been awarded by the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)…
Posted 05/07/2013
in Public Works
The City of Sioux Falls, Argus Leader Media, and the Sioux Falls Sports Authority announced today that registration for this year’s summer bicycling event Tour Sioux Falls is now open…
Posted 05/07/2013
in Mayor's Office
Starting on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 8 a.m., construction crews will be working on installing water main at the intersection of Third Street and Kiwanis Avenue…
Posted 05/07/2013
in Public Works
Beginning Wednesday, May 8, 2013, construction crews will be working in the area between Cliff Avenue and Fourth Avenue, and 33rd Street and 38th Street…
Posted 05/06/2013
in Public Works
As part of the concrete repairs on Tenth Street and 11th Street, from Minnesota Avenue to Second Avenue, repairs to the north side of the Tenth Street and Phillips Avenue intersection…
Posted 05/06/2013
in Public Works
The City of Sioux Falls, Argus Leader Media, and the Sioux Falls Sports Authority will host a press conference on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 1:30 p.m.…
Posted 05/06/2013
in Mayor's Office
Starting on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, work on Sixth Street from the alley between Main Avenue and Phillips Avenue to the Big Sioux River will begin…
Posted 05/06/2013
in Street Construction
Beginning on Monday, May 6, 2013, Batcheller Lane between Duluth Avenue and Yellowstone Lane will be closed for asphalt paving work…
Posted 05/03/2013
in Street Construction
On Wednesday, May 8, and Thursday May 9, 2013, there will be intermittent lane closures at the intersection of Russell Street and Minnesota Avenue…
Posted 05/03/2013
in Street Construction