Rumors Abound During Facebook Outage But We Survived

It was not exactly a nuke entering our atmosphere but some would have thought it just as bad. Facebook and Instagram took a hit this morning when services were not working and people immediately rushed to judgement.

Although no cause was cited yet from the Zuckerberg headquarters, the rumors went straight to "hack" mode. Others were convinced that the outage was too much of a coincidence and asked if this could be "practice for the November elections."

Do you realize how close we just came to actually speaking face to face or having to use a pencil and paper? My God! Oh Lord Almighty...we survived.

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At last, our social media managers can get back work...after changing their underwear.

Haunted Locations and Scary Legends Around Sioux Falls

Halloween is steeped in scary traditions. Trick-or-Treating, frightening costumes, local actors in "haunted" houses, and the pitch-black darkness of area corn mazes.

However, if we set out to find the real haunted areas what would we find? Over the last 30 years that I have lived in Sioux Falls, a few locations still gain attention as being haunted.

And yes, a handful of thrill-seeking people will show up on our favorite eerie night for what could be a viral video moment or experience a misty phantom first-hand.

Let's take a little tour of the more famous hauntings around Sioux Falls. Turn on the lights and cue the Cowardly Lion: "I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks..."

Gallery Credit: Danny V