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Gabrielle Kauk, a Sioux Falls native and associate attorney at Woods Fuller, was featured as this week’s Up-and-Comer on Oct.

6 + she credits family, friends, and community for her success.

Great Bear Recreation Park will expand as the Broin family donated over 20 acres for conservation, and the Parks and Recreation Board along with the city council will review future plans to keep the land free of motorized traffic (ensuring a natural space for community use).

Joe Obermueller will lead a session (See It.

Fix It. Engage It: How Great Teams Turn Disengagement Into Commitment) on employee engagement at the WIN in Workforce Summit on Oct. 22 at the Canopy by Hilton, sponsored by the Sioux Falls Development Foundation, sharing practical tools.

Classic rock band KANSAS will perform at the Washington Pavilion on Wednesday, Oct.

21. Fans can enjoy live renditions of hits from its 50-year career during this one-night event in Sioux Falls.

Hundreds of book lovers will head to the Denny Sanford Premier Center for Novel Lattes' Third Annual Clean Book Festival on Friday, Oct.

16 and Saturday, Oct. 17, where writing workshops, author meet-and-greets, a free book fair, plus a silent auction to support Call to Freedom will take place.

The State Theatre in Sioux Falls will host a Rocky Horror Picture Show singing shadowcast event on Saturday, Oct.

24 with performances at 8:00 p.m. + 11:59 p.m.; tickets are on sale for fans eager to enjoy live acting and spirited audience participation.

Sioux Falls gas prices jumped nearly 30 cents per gallon overnight, so a 15-gallon fill now costs over $64.

Drivers may want to compare prices as AAA notes national averages of $4.37 for regular unleaded and $6.38 for diesel.

The Sioux Falls Development Foundation is exploring plans for a second Foundation Park as available space has shrunk at the current site + it will work on a three-to-five-year project to design and implement the new park.

Sioux Falls families must complete free and reduced-price meal applications by Friday, Oct.

9 to ensure students stay fed and ready for class; school leaders and Hungry Hearts offer support—urging every household to apply even if unsure about eligibility.

Gov. Larry Rhoden eased enforcement of dyed diesel rules to help local farmers cope with high fuel prices.

He sought a tax waiver and other relief measures that began Oct. 6 and will run through the end of 2026.

Sanford Health researcher Kamesh Surendran, Ph.D., received a $2.3M NIH grant to study kidney cell conversion at Sanford Research — his work will explore molecular triggers that may lead to better water balance treatments.

The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is hosting a free microchip clinic on Sunday, Oct.

18 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Schulte Subaru on 85th Street and Minnesota Avenue (cats in carriers, dogs on non-retractable leashes, no pets under eight weeks); only 150 microchips will be available.

A recent report shows the top home sale in Minnehaha and Lincoln counties was a $3 million acreage near The Creek Golf Course and Good Earth State Park sold the week of Sept.

14 — another farmhouse in Brandon sold for $2.2 million for redevelopment.

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2026 Leadership & Culture Summit

The 2026 Leadership & Culture Summit is a full-day experience designed to give leaders practical strategies to strengthen their teams, workplace culture, and ability to navigate today’s workforce challenges. Through an energizing keynote, interactive sessions, and peer discussion, attendees will walk away with actionable tools for attracting and retaining talent, leading through change, and building workplaces where people want to stay and grow.