Gene Hetland

City officials in Sioux Falls are estimating the city's population as of December 31, 2012 at 158,800. That shows an increase of 2,500 over the year before, an increase of 1.6 percent.

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Sadly, I'm not talking here about the meat product that's a combination of "Spiced Ham."

I'm talking about the e-mail kind,and I'll bet you might have the same problem with your business account

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Congress finally settled on something that keeps us away from the fiscal cliff, but not forever. It's not even for much more than a couple of months.

And wait until they start arguing--Oh, excuse me, debating--the debt ceiling and other topics that seem to bring out the uber-partisanship.

And

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The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are looking for a man who robbed a bank in Toronto, South Dakota on Wednesday afternoon.

Kyle Loven of the FBI says a white male with a black, semi-automatic handgun entered the First Bank and Trust in Toronto around 3:45pm Wednesday

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I got a catalog the other day from a computer company, and it was addressed to "Gene Hetland, KSOO-AM, News Director or Current Occupant."

No kidding. Current Occupant?

Now I don't know what they have heard, but I'm still the "Current Occupant," and I've been the News Director for coming up on 30 years in April

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Anyone driving in Sioux Falls during the New Year's Eve celebrations is likely to notice more police officers on the street.

Police officials say eighteen additional officers will be working the late-night-to-early-morning shift, and they'll be watching for drunk drivers

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We're hearing about them, even thinking about a few ourselves: New Year's resolutions.

You know, lose weight, get fit, get the checkbook in order, that sort of thing.

But I'm never among those who make New Year's resolutions, and I'm not likely to be

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You may have heard about it, and maybe you've experienced it: Post-Christmas letdown.

There are probably several, more clinical names for it, but you know what it is.

The excitement, anticipation or apprehension over Christmas has been building up for most folks since around Thanksgiving, and since September for a lot of retailers

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Once again, tragedy has struck at Christmastime.

Three children die in a house fire in Sioux Falls' North End, when their home of just a few weeks catches fire.

As fire investigators try to determine the cause, parents grieve the loss of their children in an almost-unspeakable tragedy

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If you've been around long enough, you might remember some of the Christmas "novelty" songs that I'm thinking don't get played much around this time of year anymore.

Many have moved in to take their place, like "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer," which my wife absolutely detests, and of course there are others

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