Sioux Falls Bakery Survives 'Great Cupcake Catastrophe' of 2026

Local Sioux Falls businesses are resilient and have navigated through tough times. But one Sioux Falls bakery known for its delicious cupcakes had “a bit of a mishap” over the weekend.

The "Cupcake Ninjas" at Oh My Cupcakes! in Sioux Falls were hard at work on the shop. Cupcakes were ready to be delivered to the East Side location when the unexpected happened....a large gust of wind ruined tasty cupcakes. Noooo!

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This is worst than a kid dropping his ice cream on the floor. Dozens of cupcakes destroyed last weekend thanks to our favorite South Dakota winds.

Welcome to "The Great Cupcake Catastrophe 2026!" This mishap is the main reason why the East Side store opened later than usual. Here's what happened:

It was approximately 9:00 AM
A speed rack filled with perfectly decorated cupcakes was loaded and ready to make its journey to our East side location.
Beautiful cupcakes.
Delicious cupcakes.
Cupcakes with their whole happy lives ahead of them.

The first part of their journey was uneventful. Just a regular Saturday, right?
And THEN.

There was a wind gust. A gasp.
Hands lifted to foreheads in disbelief. There may have been swear words, but this is unconfirmed.

What we do know is that gravity had made her decision and the cupcakes went airborne. Chocolate. Vanilla. Red velvet. Sprinkles and buttercream. Tumbling, whirling, cutting through the mid-morning air.

Oh My Cupcakes! even shared the scene of the crime in a viral Facebook post.

Needless to say after this accident, the Cupcake Ninjas were shocked. But they quickly cleaned up and did some emergency re-baking. I spoke with Melissa Johnson of Oh My Cupcakes! and she couldn't be prouder of her team. It's a labor of love to bake these yummy desserts. She explains "how freaking hard the girls in the kitchen worked to come back from that mess." Trust me, it shows!

Oh My Cupcakes! (via Facebook with permission)

Do me a favor and visit our friends at Oh My Cupcakes!. Having a cupcake will help ease their pain after a rough Labor Day weekend.

13 Times Sioux Falls Made it into a 'Jeopardy!' Question

If the world was divided into Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune people, I would be down for Jeopardy! all the way. It's a lot more fun, it makes me feel smart because I can retain lots of trivia, and I am a horrible speller. So Wheel is out, no whammies.

Recently I discovered (I mean wasted a lot of time on) a website that is an archive of clues that have been on Jeopardy!.

While digging around the archive, I wanted to find out how often Sioux Falls came up in a question (Answer) on the show. Since 1990 Sioux Falls has been part of a question or an answer 13 times.

Source: j-archive.com

The 10 Most Redneck Towns in South Dakota

Are you a 'Redneck?' I guess to some people, all of us in South Dakota are rednecks.

If we use the Jeff Foxworthy Scale of Redneckeness, I have, in fact, been too drunk to fish. So by definition, I am a redneck. And so are many people I know.

Not that being from the country is a bad thing, and it can be fun to poke fun at ourselves.

With that in mind, we found that the folks at RoadSnacks put together a list that claims 'These Are The 10 Most Redneck Cities In South Dakota.'

What is a Redneck?

The dictionary says that a redneck is someone "...who lives in a small town or in the country, especially in the southern U.S., who typically has a working-class job, and who is seen by others as being uneducated and having opinions and attitudes that are offensive."

Well, a few things. First, South Dakota isn't THAT kind of 'south.' We're to the south of North Dakota, but to the north of 'The South.'

Plus that definition sounds awful mean and serious. I thought we were having fun here.

RoadSnacks leaned into the funny, Jeff Foxworthy-based version of a redneck. Then they rounded up select data on places in SD to determine their rankings. RoadSnacks Redneck Criteria: