Good morning, Sioux Falls.

LifeScape dedicated a time capsule at its new Children's Campus on Oct.

27, preserving 70+ years of agency history and a snapshot of 2026 to be opened in 2126.

Drivers on South Cliff Avenue face outside northbound lane closures between Crestview Drive and 49th Street starting today for concrete repairs, with additional closures coming between Tomar Road and the Tuthill Park entrance (about one week); at least one lane will remain open each direction.

Brock Brown (27) is an associate attorney at Boyce Law Firm who moved to Sioux Falls after a South Dakota Supreme Court clerkship and now focuses on mentorship and appellate work.

The Steel District will host Lighting of the Falls on Friday, Nov.

20, with Santa and Mrs. Claus, the Grinch, live music from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., free light-up sticks at 4 p.m., and fireworks at 6 p.m. Free ramp parking opens at 3:30 p.m.; public riverfront areas will have heat lamps, so arrive early for dinner + to claim a spot.

Sioux Falls' trees are showing peak fall color now across streets, parks, and yards after decades of planting, with maples, oaks, ash, and other species producing yellows, oranges, and reds thanks to cooler nights and sunny days earlier in the season.

A scientific poll of 500 likely voters conducted Oct.

12-14 found more than half oppose building data centers in the state and a majority say artificial intelligence has negative effects on society, with a margin of error of ±4.5 percentage points.

The South Dakota Department of Health is urging hunters to follow four firearm safety rules as hunting season is underway after firearm deaths rose 38% from 107 in 2016 to 148 in 2025, and 166 nonfatal injuries in 2025 were 70% unintentional.

Sanford Health broke ground on a new clinic at 57th Street and Veterans Parkway that will provide acute care, family medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, radiology, therapy, walk-in lab services, 34 exam rooms and five treatment rooms; construction began in October and the clinic is expected to open in August 2028.

Avera Foundation’s Tomorrow’s Promise campaign has raised millions and is at its midway point, funding a new Women’s and Children’s Center opening in early 2027 and expansions to patient lodging and behavioral health across Avera’s footprint (campaign runs Oct.

2024 to Dec. 31, 2028).

A 3,400 sqft ranch walkout at 7005 E.

Mystic Drive in Mystic Heights sold for $1.05 million, topping the week of Oct. 5 home sales; the 1993 house on a 1-acre lot has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and was remodeled within the past five years.