Big Sioux River

The Big Sioux River has reached record-breaking levels, and officials are stressing the need to stay away from water-covered roads.Minnehaha County…

In The Moment ... June 25, 2019 Show 603 Hour 2Topics ranging from the implications of marijuana legalization and the opioid crisis on the Northern Plains…

In The Moment ... March 21, 2019 Show 540 Hour 1The Big Sioux is a river impaired. South Dakota Magazine featured an article by Jerry Wilson in its…

In The Moment ... August 8, 2017 Show 151 Hour 1Where should we put the state's only law school? Declining applicants, smaller classes, and concerns about…

The city of Sioux Falls is continuing to build and expand recreational areas and parks along the Big Sioux River. However, officials from the South Dakota…

Water testing on the Big Sioux River shows high levels of bacteria and pollution in some areas. The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural…

The Mayor of Sioux Falls is hosting his 3rd annual Big Sioux River Water Summit Thursday. Conservationists, city officials, and agriculture specialists…

The newly formed non-profit, Friends of the Big Sioux River, held a press conference last Thursday to announce its vision to realize "a clean, healthy…

This Saturday over 35o volunteers begin a week-long project pulling trash out of the Big Sioux River from Sioux Falls to north of Sioux City. They'll load…

Project AWARE (A Watershed Awareness River Expedition) is the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' annual week-long river cleanup. Each year AWARE…