Make wise donations on Memorial Day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - If you're paying respects to veterans this weekend by making a donation the Better Business Bureau advises doing some research before giving.Jessie Schmidt says to look...
View ArticleMinnehaha County holds hundreds of Civil War graves
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - South Dakota wasn't a state during the Civil War and yet there are some 347 veterans of that struggle buried in Minnehaha County alone.Director of Siouxland Heritage...
View ArticleDowntown Trolley survives funding scare
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Downtown Trolley will continue running this summer thanks to a three week old fundraising effort that raised almost $40,000.Brienne Maner with Downtown Sioux Falls...
View ArticleChild tries parachuting out of third story window
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A four-year old Sioux Falls boy suffered a broken leg when he fell from a third story apartment on East 6th Street yesterday afternoon.But Lieutenant Kyle Hoekstra says it...
View ArticleRemembering South Dakota's military fallen
SIOUX FALL, SD (KELO-AM) There will be many, many opportunities to pay your respects on Memorial Day in the Sioux Falls area.There's the annual ceremony on the grounds of the VA Medical Center with a...
View ArticleThird robocall threat in a week
TEA, SD (KELO-AM) Another South Dakota school had to deal with a fake bomb threat by robocall early Friday. An elementary school in Tea, just south of Sioux Falls, was briefly locked down as...
View ArticleDrug addiction downs Brandon cop
BRANDON, SD (KELO-AM) A former Brandon police officer has been busted for drugs.Sgt. Wayne Ellingson resigned from the force after his arrest for possession of the powerful synthetic opitate, Fentanyl....
View ArticlePurse thieves strike at Empire Mall
Sioux Falls, SD (KWSN) - An unidentified woman had her purse stolen from right off her arm just outside the Empire Mall on Friday.Police say the victim was attempting to get into her car and had her...
View ArticleSaturday Saturation Patrol
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - The Sioux Falls Police Department will have 11 additional officers on patrol from 7 PM-3 AM Saturday night with the primary focus of impaired driving.Other things that...
View ArticleBrief Tornado Touchdown in Lincoln County
Undated (KELO AM) - There was a brief tornado touchdown seven miles east of Davis Saturday afternoon. The tornado was confirmed by a trained spotter. The National Weather Service says the spotter...
View ArticleNational Weather Service Says Funnels Possible this Afternoon.
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) The National Weather Service is saying that various processes are occurring that could spawn funnel cloud development through the afternoon.The most favored areas for this...
View ArticleBreaking the Dairy Code
Undated (KELO AM) - Where did your dairy product come from? That slice of cheese on your burger or that glass of milk could be local or come from across the country.You can break the code. All you...
View ArticleRubio warms to Trump, but won't be his vice president
By Patrick RuckerWASHINGTON - Former U.S. Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Sunday ruled out becoming Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, but said he'd be "honored" to play...
View ArticleMemorial Day Events
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) You'll have plenty of chances to pay respects during area Memorial Day events.Bishop Paul Swain of the Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese will say outdoor Mass at 9:00 AM at St....
View ArticleSioux Falls remembers the fallen in music and memories
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) Both tears and cheers punctuated the 82nd annual Memorial Day ceremony on the beautiful grounds of the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls.Master of Ceremonies, Terry Mayer,...
View ArticleHoliday weekend saturation patrols net five drunk drivers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Saturday night, Sunday morning saturation patrol resulted in five D-W-I arrests. Officer Sam Clemens the nine extra officers also wrote fifteen speeding tickets, ten...
View ArticleSioux Falls hosting firefighter school
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - About 500 firefighters will descend on Sioux Falls later this week for the South Dakota State Fire School.Minnehaha County Emergency Manager Lynn DeYoung says they'll take...
View ArticleKolbe-Kelly feud continues in commission meeting
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - For the second time in as many weeks there was friction this morning between Minnehaha County Commissioner Dick Kelly and former Commissioner Bob Kolbe.Kelly questioned...
View ArticleSioux Falls man accused of raping child
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man is accused of sexually assaulting a ten year old girl at the victim's home.Officer Sam Clemens says 28-year-old Cody Leroy Waldner is the girl's uncle....
View ArticleHelp Sioux Falls police catch robbers
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls Police have released a surveilance video of the older white truck used in last week's brazen Empire Mall robbery.In broad daylight, two men grabbed a woman from...
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