Good morning, Sioux Falls.

Ed Munce, the founder of Uncle Ed’s Specialty Meats, died on Aug.

6 — his son said he will carry his father's legacy forward by continuing the business started in 2001 on the east edge and later expanded along Arrowhead Parkway.

Let’s Laundry now offers door-to-door eco-friendly laundry service in Sioux Falls.

Founded by former PA Andy Arends on May 15, the business uses biodegradable detergents and free pickup and delivery with 48-hour turnaround (new customers get 25% off first load).

Sioux Falls will host the fourth annual All My Relatives Festival at Levitt at the Falls on Saturday, Aug.

29, celebrating Native American culture with live music, art exhibits (from local and regional artists), and family-friendly activities. The event is free and partly funded by a Smithsonian initiative.

At Urban Ink Tattoos 605, owner Zachariah Davis uses AI to quickly generate tattoo ideas that he later refines into custom designs.

Clients bring AI-inspired concepts to his shop where his skilled hand transforms them into personalized art.

The State Arts Council will award over $2 million in grants and programs for 2027 — more than fifteen percent of its budget is set aside for a new visiting artist program while funds support arts education, creative aging, Poetry Out Loud, and art installations in state buildings.

Drivers heading south on I-229 will take a detour via I-29 exit 77 at 41st Street starting Tuesday night, Aug.

11, due to bridge girder work. The closure runs nightly from 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. until Friday, Aug. 14.

South Dakota congressional leaders hope that including E15, a gasoline blend with 15% ethanol made from local corn, in the Senate farm bill will boost energy independence and support local ethanol plants.

Key hearings on the proposal are scheduled later this week.

A local biotech company, SAB Biotherapeutics, is enrolling patients globally in a trial for SAB-142, a new treatment to slow Type 1 diabetes progression.

Sioux Falls operations support research, and patients can be referred to a nearby trial site in Fargo + enrollment is expected to finish by year-end.

Dozens of new homes are being built at Union Crossing in North Sioux City, where phase one will produce 58 houses with move-ins beginning in September.

A second phase will expand the 80-acre project to 110 homes, with paving finishing by early spring & future plans based on performance.