Gene Hetland

It turned out to be a false alarm in Sioux Falls on Friday morning, but it seems to me we can understand the concern. At least, I do.

As you know by now, police got a call just before 8am about a man in the area of 38th and Phillips who may have been carrying a rifle

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The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Sioux Falls School District election is Monday, May 6th.

District officials say anyone wishing to vote in the election set for May 21st must be registered by 5pm that day

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Sioux Falls officials say Ceres, the company hired for branch and debris cleanup after the April ice and snow storm, had hauled 4,971 tons of material as of Wednesday morning.

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A woman from Aberdeen is charged after police in Sioux Falls say she was arrested for prostitution.

Information Officer Sam Clemens says detectives who had been tipped off by an on-line ad contacted the woman

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The building boom in Sioux Falls is not slowing down. City officials say they have issued more than $200 million in building permits so far this year.

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It never happened to me when I was a child, but I can sympathize with the four-year-old Minnesota boy who was left behind at a museum in Brookings when everyone else returned home after a field trip. And I'm guessing we all can

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It has occurred to me that defense attorneys for the surviving Tsarnaev brother have a nightmare on their hands.

How can anyone defend the man accused of the finish-line bombings at the Boston Marathon? I don't know, but someone has to

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Normally, if you take a day off on April 22, you don't expect to have to spend part of your day moving snow.. It's almost late April, for crying out loud.

But I'm living proof that it can happen

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I saw a story in USA Today on how some victims who lost limbs in the bombings of the Boston Marathon are needing and getting reassurances from experts and counselors that life doesn't end if you lose a limb

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Teachers in the Sioux Falls School District have voted to approve a 5-year agreement reached between negotiators for the Sioux Falls Education Association (SFEA) and the School District.

The District also has approved 5-year agreements with its other employee groups

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