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What's up Sioux Falls! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a judge just hit pause on Smithfield's new Sioux Falls plant.
  • Police investigate drive-by gunfire and home damage in east Sioux Falls
  • What leadership shakeup just hit Sioux Falls' PREMIER Bankcard?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
  • Thursday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Smithfield's new Sioux Falls facility faces permit setback (nationalhogfarmer.com) — A Minnehaha County judge has sent Smithfield Foods' conditional use permit back to the Sioux Falls City Council, ruling the city failed to meet key ordinance requirements on safety, groundwater, odor and neighborhood input. The decision temporarily stalls Smithfield's planned Foundation Park facility, which would replace its longtime downtown plant employing 3,200 Sioux Falls workers and shaping the local agricultural economy.
   

2. Sunday shooting investigation unfolds in east SF (keloland.com) — An east Sioux Falls neighborhood is under investigation after a driver reported being followed and shot at several times around 3 a.m. Sunday, suffering minor injuries. Police later found shell casings in the street and gunfire damage to a nearby home on East Third Street, and are still working to determine whether the incidents are connected.
   

3. 'A difference of views': President Ben Marcello has left PREMIER Bankcard (argusleader.com) — PREMIER Bankcard's president, Ben Marcello, has left the Sioux Falls-based company after what leadership describes as a mutual "difference of views," with CEO Miles Beacom stepping in as interim president. With about 2,000 South Dakota employees and major tech projects underway, the change could influence workplace dynamics and future growth plans in Sioux Falls.
   

4. Third defendant charged in connection with death of 14-year-old McKenna Wendel (newscenter1.tv) — Federal prosecutors have charged a third person, Sioux Falls resident Kevin Chapman, in connection with the disappearance and death of 14-year-old Sioux Falls girl McKenna Wendel. Investigators allege Chapman supplied cocaine to co-defendant Mark Milk, who then took Wendel from Sioux Falls to northern Iowa, where authorities believe she died of an overdose before her body was later found in Brookings County.
   

5. Land and Lending Conference to feature national speakers on anniversary of 1929 market crash (pigeon605.com) — Sioux Falls will host the South Dakota Land and Lending Conference on Oct. 15 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, drawing about 500 real estate and finance professionals. National speakers including Andrew Ross Sorkin and Natasha Sarin will unpack the credit cycle, real estate and agricultural lending, with panels tailored to South Dakota's rural economy and local decision-makers.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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