big Sioux River

With the hustle and bustle of the city whizzing by on the roadways over head, it was amazingly soothing to stop and linger on the banks of the Big Sioux River.

The community volunteer event on April 22 brought out hundreds of people and removed over three tons of trash.

On my way to work this morning there was a flashing yellow light from the inside of the pedestrian part of the bridge over the Big Sioux River on Cliff Avenue.

Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead has identified the man who drowned at Palisades State Park over the the weekend.

It's time again for the Big Sioux River Greenway Clean-Up, and you are invited to come and help take care of one of our city's treasures on Earth Day.

They’re doing their part to improve water quality in the Big Sioux River. A group of salon owners and Audubon Dakota are teaming up for an event on Friday.

An emphasis toward moving the Big Sioux River away from impaired status is starting to show progress. The waterway and its tributaries are becoming cleaner.

South Dakota DOT is working on the bridge over the Big Sioux on highway 115. Kayakers, canoeists, swimmers and boaters are encouraged to avoid the area.

A new study on the contamination of the Big Sioux River is more disturbing than ever!

There's good news from the lower Big Sioux River in the southeastern corner of South Dakota. The National Weather Service says the river crested at Sioux City early Friday, below expectations and below the record level. State Emergency Management officials say that means Interstate 29 at North Sioux City, SD can be open again later Friday...