 The burn scar from 2002's Little Elk Creek fire impacted 673 acres. Though some vegetation has regrown in the past 22 years, the forest is less dense across the vast burn scar. A hostage incident at a Sioux Falls convenience store early Wednesday morning leaves the suspect dead. Sioux Falls Police Chief John Thum says it all began when an officer stopped at the store for food at about 3 in the morning.