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12/02/2025

Pursuit of a vehicle out of North Sioux speeds over 120mph I29 South onto Gordon East on Gordon out of the city. Went into Westbound lanes heading east near Lakeport headed out of town on 20 East when Woodbury County picked it up. Got it stopped after a PIT just outside of Sioux City but as of now still not in custody as the driver is not complying. Peperballs were deployed and shortly after the driver was taken into custody. Now he's requesting medical.

11/30/2025

It’s wild how convenient Amazon has made our lives… and just as wild how much we’ve lost because of it. That convenience came at the cost of countless small businesses—especially the ones that refused to lose money just to be listed on Amazon’s terms.

But the convenience doesn’t stop at packages on the doorstep. It now reaches deep into our neighborhoods in ways most people never notice.

Most folks have no idea how massive Amazon Sidewalk really is. It quietly blankets entire cities using devices people already own, creating a giant network that no one really signed up for in a meaningful way. And now, with Amazon Ring partnering with FLOCK—plus Ring rolling out facial recognition—the scale of what’s being collected is bigger and more invasive than ever.

I’m not paranoid. I’m not hiding anything. I just can’t stand the idea of private companies scooping up mass amounts of data on millions of people with zero real oversight, no regulation, and the ability to share or sell that data to whoever they want. Other companies… law enforcement… even without a warrant.

I’m putting together something to show just how large this Sidewalk network is right here locally. I’ll be posting soon—along with a deeper dive that’s honestly more unsettling than I expected.

Stay tuned. This one’s an eye-opener.

11/29/2025

Are you or someone you know into aquariums and fish?

A local friend recently launched her own fish business at www.tropicalfish.co, and I’ve been seriously impressed. Her team is top-notch, and unlike most fish stores, they bring in rare and high-quality fish on a regular basis. Every new arrival is quarantined for two weeks, treated when needed, and they’re even able to do full work-ups on fish. It’s legit.

I’m not affiliated with the business and don’t get anything out of sharing this—honestly, I’ve already spent way too much money there this month . I just think they’re running a great operation and wanted to spread the word.

Bonus for Siouxland:
If you’re within 10 minutes of Sioux City, you can skip the $40 overnight shipping. Use code MattShip at checkout, and I’ll personally deliver your fish for $5! Since it’s a warehouse and they don’t allow local pickups, this makes it easy to get your order fast.

Check them out — you won’t be disappointed!

11/29/2025

Garage Fire 300 block east 11th, SSC arrived on scene and quickly extinguished.

11/29/2025

Shed fire fully envolved 200 blk 3rd st in Rodney. Next to a house and propane tank.

11/29/2025

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11/28/2025

Garage Fire 1600 block of Myrtle

11/27/2025

Car fire just over the bridge into SD I29 MM1

SCFR Handled call for NSC as NSC is still busy on the house fire.

11/27/2025

Crews are still on scene of the house fire from early this afternoon in Dakota Dunes. Now is a good time to remind people that smaller departments in the area DEPEND on volunteers to provide the vital services so many use. If you or someone you know has any interest check with your local fire department. Here are some photos I took while there today.

11/26/2025

11/22/2025

https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=ceea217a1b9d3e10df4edb1de54bcb15

Beresford SD PD officer requested immediate assistance at Truck Town and then reported shots fired and requested medical.

*update suspect tased and then shot. Officers are all ok

11/21/2025

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