Mickelson: GEAR UP issue being handled "correctly"
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature will hear a report from Auditor General Marty Guindon at their meeting tomorrow on the finances...
View ArticleFired warehouse worker kills five, himself, Florida sheriff says
By Bernie Woodall(Reuters) - A man fired from his warehouse job in April returned to his old workplace near Orlando on Monday and fatally shot five people before killing himself, Orange County Sheriff...
View ArticleTwo vehicles in rollover crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) There was a rollover crash Monday morning near 15th and Bahnsen Avenue in Sioux Falls, according to KSFY TV.Two cars were involved. Thankfully, no one was reported hurt. A...
View ArticleKWSN source: major golf tourney coming to Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) The PGA Champions Tour has signed a 5-year deal with Sanford Health to bring a tour stop to Sioux Falls, beginning in 2018.That's what a source tells KWSN Sports Radio in...
View ArticleA sampling of Sioux Falls daily crimes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sioux Falls was Sioux Falls again over the weekend with still more crime to report in the growing city.Here's a sampling from Monday's daily briefing at the Law Enforcement...
View ArticleGitchie Girl author to visit Brandon
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - Phil and Sandy Hamman, authors of the best-selling true crime book Gitchie Girl, will share the inside story of the 1973 murder of four teens at Gitchie Manitou State...
View ArticleTar mishap closes Highway 11 overnight
Canton, S.D. (KELO AM) - Morning commuters between Sioux Falls and Canton will have a slight detour on Tuesday after numerous complaints of the heat causing a tar sealant to come loose and stick to...
View ArticleState university growth ahead?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Despite relatively flat enrollment for the past few years, there are some positive signs for universities in South Dakota.Board of Regents President Bob Sutton of Sioux...
View ArticleTourism tax now in effect
YANKTON, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- As the summer travel season begins in South Dakota, so does the “tourism tax.”That is an additional one point five percent sales tax added to many tourism related businesses...
View ArticleErosion threatens Lewis and Clark water facilities
VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Continued erosion from the Missouri River is forcing the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System to repair and extend bank protection for their well field near...
View ArticleTurnout is up to the voters today
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Turnout for Tuesday's Sioux Falls School Board election was predicted to be in the low single digits.The School District's Bev Chase challenged voters to prove her...
View ArticleMeet South Dakota's top trooper
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Cody Jansen has been named the 2017 South Dakota State Trooper of the Year.Trooper Jansen is stationed in Vermillion.He was recognized...
View ArticleIRS phone scam strikes in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) A Sioux Falls man was recently taken for hundreds of dollars in an IRS phone scam.Officer Sam Clemens says the man was told he owed some $13,000 to the IRS. He fell for it...
View ArticleFour Minnesota Ave businesses fail liquor sting
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - On June 6, 2017 the Sioux Falls Police Department conducted an Alcohol Compliance Check in the central part of Sioux Falls. A total of twenty three businesses were checked...
View ArticleMickelson wins school board seat
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - Cynthia Mickelson lead wire-to-wire as Tuesday's school board election ballots were hand-counted by volunteers at the district's instructional planning center.Randy...
View ArticleGoodroad approved as new Fire Rescue Chief
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - There were no speed bumps in approving Division Chief Brad Goodroad as the new Chief of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue.The city council voted 7-0 to approve Goodroad's...
View ArticleExpect more legislative hearings on GEAR UP
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature will continue its discussion of the GEAR UP program and the problems that it created for the...
View ArticleWind energy vote July 18 in Lincoln County
CANTON, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- A group of wind power supporters has formed to push for the rejection of a setback ordinance passed by the Lincoln County Commission.Dakota Power Community Wind has been...
View ArticleWATCH: Thune continues opposition to Obamacare
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO-AM) -- Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) continued his opposition to Obamacare on the floor of the Senate yesterday, saying the Affordable Care Act is "not sustainable" for South...
View ArticleLISTEN: Mickelson on win and what comes next
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sioux Falls newest school board member, Cynthia Mickelson, says she's relieved and tired, but very excited about "getting her hands dirty" for the school district.She tells...
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