Pigeon605 Staff

Roller derby thriller with deep S.D. roots premieres Friday at State Theatre

By John Hult, for Pigeon605 There aren’t many feature-length fiction films as Sioux Falls as “Valentine Crush.”  The movie, which has its South Dakota premiere Friday at the State Theatre and runs through Sunday, centers on what happens when a local roller derby star meets her biggest fan and quickly discovers the ugly depths of

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Who tops the list of Sioux Falls baby names? Depends on where you were born

Kindergarten classes in five years will be filled with Amelias, Lillians, Olivers and Lucases, according to the city’s most popular baby names of 2021. Interestingly, the top five baby names of the year vary noticeably between those born at Avera Health and those born at Sanford Health, especially for girls. At Avera, Lillian topped the

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Those online dating scams? Don’t try them on South Dakotans

If you’re a romantic scammer, don’t target South Dakotans. That’s a takeaway from a new study that found the state ranks No. 50 in terms of residents who lost money to dating-related scams. SocialCatfish.com released a study on the Most Targeted States for Romance Scams after analyzing FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center data released in

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School news: New bikes for new year, national champ, seasonal celebrations

Amazing things happen in our schools every day — if you know where to look! Do you know some school news others would love? Let us know at [email protected]. Forty Sioux Falls students will ride into the new year with new bikes thanks to donations from the nonprofit group Chariots for Children. The group purchased

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