Once he wanted to help his fellow countrymen and women by flying as part of the Ethiopian Air Force. Now in Sioux Falls he dices beef to help others, who have a story like his, feel at home.

Though he is no stranger to animals or hard work, Yahya was disappointed that he couldn’t use his education and professional expertise as a doctor of veterinary medicine. He needs to be a U.S. citizen to work as a veterinarian. But citizenship is still three years away.

By Jacquelyne Taurianen
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Les Pietruszkiewicz walks into his office a few minutes past 10:30 a.m. on a Thursday. He begins unloading the gadgets that get him through the day: his cellphone accompanies a laptop and desk phone, Palm Pilot, calculator, notebook, portfolio and finally, the ultimate sign of South Dakota assimilation, a [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Black Sheep Coffee looks and smells like any other cafe, but many of its customers have known violence, civil wars and suffering in their homelands that normal caffeine addicts could not fathom.

By Amelia Quiroga
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Imagine if the economy put the nation in an upheaval: Fuel is a luxury, money is hardly attainable, and food is scarce. Anarchy spreads through the nation in militia war over commodities, and you have no choice but to flee with your children to a country abroad. You enroll [...]