Ernest Cottier
Morning Reporter
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Ernest graduated from St Cloud State with a degree in broadcast journalism in December of 2020.
Ernest spent time as a sportscaster for his school's radio station and worked as a news anchor, reporter, and producer before graduating.
Ernest also loves sports having done freelance work with Fox Sports as well as doing play-by-play for St Cloud state for sports such as volleyball, basketball, and hockey. His favorite teams include the Packers and the Bucks.
Ernest was born and raised in Janesville Wisconsin and says he loves the Midwest and enjoys getting to explore Sioux Falls and South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls is famous for its many restaurants and shops, but area native Lexus Paulson thought there was something missing so she decided to bring a new restaurant to the area.
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Lions Club Pancake Days serving the community for 65 years
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The Easter Bunny isn’t the only one excited for Saturday’s annual easter egg hunt.
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While many high schools around the area are preparing for their prom events Prairie View Event Hall is holding its first-ever adult prom this Saturday night.
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Marc O’s Festival Foods is one of the longest-running food stands at the Sioux Empire Fair. Now he’s preparing for a new challenge as he gets ready for his first full season with his new food truck.
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The annual Easter egg hunt is not only a great chance for kids to collect eggs and get goodie bags it’s also an opportunity for families to spend time together.
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The Sioux falls Go Red for Women event is back at the Convention Center helping raise awareness about heart disease for women in the area.
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This week the bloodmobile has rolled onto the campus of Augustana University.
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Every night from April 4-8, cupcake Ninjas will hide Golden eggs in public parks all over the Sioux Falls community.
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This weekend PBR is returning to the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
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For many the beginning of April means warm weather is finally on the way but as the cold weather still hangs on things are already heating up in kitchens throughout downtown Sioux falls as Friday kicks off Downtown Sioux Falls Restaurant Week.
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The Great Plains Dairy Expo has been going on for over 20 years helping keep dairy producers up to date on the latest technologies and advancements since its very beginning.
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Road work has begun on the 41st Street Diverging Diamond Interchange project.
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Since 2019 the Wings of Valor Lodge in Parker, South Dakota has been providing a place for veterans to hunt and spend time with one another.
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AR Workshop is a do-it-yourself studio that offers hands-on classes for creating custom woodwork from raw materials.
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The Brandon Valley Chamber of Commerce began holding monthly ‘On The Menu’ events in 2019.
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Ellen Doerr opened her shop chef ellen in southern Sioux Falls nearly two years ago bringing already meals to anyone in the community.
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Mrs. Murphy’s Irish gift store has been a part of downtown Sioux Falls for 25 years after opening shop in the late 1990′s.
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The Sioux falls Multi-Cultural center has been helping the community with things like employment for 25 years.
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Plum’s Cooking Company has been in operating in Sioux Falls for over 30 years but in the last year alone the company has more than doubled its cooking classes.
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Sickies Garage in Sioux Falls is known for its huge variety of burgers and drinks.
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“The sportsmen’s show is really about everything that is great about the outdoors in South Dakota.”
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605 Florista located in the old Swamp Daddies location on Phillips Avenue is the newest flower shop to come to downtown Sioux Falls
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“Our festival has been going on for 29 years so that’s a pretty big accomplishment for a small little committee that just had an idea a long time ago."
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The last year for Murphy Lundie has been quite the adventure after moving to Sioux Falls from Portland in April to start his food truck.
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Having fans back at games for this year’s tournament won’t just be a slam dunk for Sioux Falls as teams and players are always hoping to feed off the crowd’s energy.
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The Downtown Sioux Falls Boutique Crawl began at 10:00 am Thursday morning with deals throughout downtown Sioux Falls.
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Sunny’s Pizzeria opened its first location just two years ago but while other businesses have had to close their doors due to the pandemic sunny’s is growing opening a location in the downtown EightyOne Arcade Bar just a few months ago.
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Sioux Empire Home Show showing off latest home-design trends
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Putin has warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences they have never seen.” Despite this warning, many world leaders are not backing down.
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The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra is continuing to celebrate its one-hundred-year anniversary with its set of shows ending this spring.
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Boss’ Pizza and Chicken opened its new location in tea in late December to a very excited community.
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605 Ninja located in the Western Mall in Sioux Falls will be holding its first timer competition this Saturday night with kids ages 6-14 competing in the challenge.
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Pet adoption will be just one of many things going on at the Premier Center for Saturday night’s 15th Annual Wiener Dog Night.
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Over 100 Sioux Falls residents got up early today to pack two busses headed for the state capitol for the annual Sioux Falls day at the legislature.
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“It’s a good introduction to not only the practice of acupuncture but also to a meditative like guided imagery"
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The Flower Mill on east 10th street in Sioux Falls has been open for 15 years but the excitement of Valentine’s Day is still just as high as their first year.
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Snowboarding has been a staple at Great bear in Sioux Falls for many years but Great Bear’s general manager Dan Grider says this year’s lack of snow has made things more difficult than usual.“
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Most people have never tried figure skating but for those at the Brookings Figure Skating Club, it has become a way of life
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Hockey across South Dakota and in Sioux Falls has continued to grow over the last several years as the Scheels IcePlex has seen a massive surge in new players as the city continues to get bigger.
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Curling in Yankton is something that is fairly new thanks to a small group of people starting a curling club just 2 years ago.
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When you walk into Agua Fresh on Philips avenue and see its smoothies, juices, healthy wraps, and much more most people would assume the owner Sinan Taskin is a longtime nutritionist or chef, but they’d be wrong.
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With over 100 vehicles at this year’s Winterfest of Wheels, there is plenty for everyone to see with cars, motorcycles, and trucks getting in on the action.
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Restoration Church in Sioux Falls will be hosting their 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off and Silent Auction this Sunday afternoon.
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Many kids dream of getting to have ice cream for breakfast but for some that dream will become a reality this Saturday at Stensland’s ‘Ice Cream for Breakfast’ event. Ice cream won’t be the only thing on the menu as Stensland will be pairing their frozen treats with several classic breakfast foods.
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The Siouxland Libraries have 13 different locations throughout the Sioux Empire. As the community continues to grow and change the library wants public input on how they can change with it.
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The annual Ice Fish Fest at Catfish Bay will kick off at 10:30 am Saturday. Organizers will already have concessions set up and holes drilled into the ice ready for fishers by the time the event starts.
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With so many different animals people of all ages can come out and enjoy the shows while learning more about agriculture.