Severe weather rolls through the area Sunday morning
UNDATED (KELO AM) - Severe thunderstorms rolled through parts of the area early Sunday morning.Reports to the National Weather Service included two inch hail near Slayton in southwest Minnesota and one...
View ArticleHome suffers significant damage in Saturday night fire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) - A home near Willow Run Golf Course suffered significant damage Saturday night.Fire crews from Sioux Falls, Split Rock, Brandon and several other agencies responded to the...
View ArticleNEW INFO: Watertown teen killed in neighborhood dispute
UPDATE - (Sunday, June 11, 2017 2:54 p.m. - Rick Williams) - We're now getting more information on what led up to a Watertown teenager being shot in the chest and killed Saturday night. Law Enforcement...
View ArticleWatertown cleaning up after storms
WATERTOWN, SD (KELO AM) - Watertown is cleaning up after severe storms rolled through the area early Sunday morning.The storm moved through the area at about 5:30 a.m. Watertown Fire Rescue and other...
View ArticleSummer Storm Season
SIOUX FALLS,S.D. (KELO-AM) - The National Weather Service was busy Sunday tracking storms and damage reports after thunderstorms quickly erupted in the early morning hours. hardest hit areas were in...
View ArticleNoem thinks new health bill will protect elder care
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO-AM) -- As part of the proposed health care reform under consideration in Congress, federal Medicaid spending would be cut more than eight hundred billion dollars over ten...
View ArticleState universities' tuition to rise
VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- South Dakota universities will increase tuition and fees about three percent this fall. That follows two years of tuition freezes. The legislature could not find enough...
View ArticleSpecial session on non-meandered waters is today
South Dakota lawmakers will be back in Pierre today (Monday) for a special session to debate a compromise on opening some lakes to more public access. That follows a Supreme Court ruling that forced...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm warning issued for Minnehaha County
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Minnehaha County Until 11 a.m. At 10:25 a.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Crooks, or...
View ArticleWATCH--Heavy rain in downtown Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Heavy rains rolled through downtown Sioux Falls at approximately 11 a.m. today.The video in this clip was shot at 13th and Phillips.The National Weather Service and...
View ArticleDaugaard: Approve the Open Waters Compromise
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO AM) Governor Dennis Daugaard (R) on Monday urged a Special Session of the State Legislature to approve a compromise that will reopen dozens of lakes to recreational use."Let it be...
View ArticleCity warns of flooded streets and moving manhole covers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) The City of Sioux Falls is warning motorists to watch out for flash flooding and even missing manhole covers.The area has been getting large amounts of rain in short...
View ArticleRapper rapped for reefer in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Nationally known rapper Chief Keef has been arrested in Sioux Falls on drug charges.Officer Sam Clemens says that Keith Cozart was arrested Monday morning at the Sioux Falls...
View ArticleSchool Board votes to opt-out of property tax relief
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls residents will not see a decline in the property tax bills as promised by the 2016 hike in the state's sales tax for teacher pay.The school district voted...
View ArticleFirst "covefefe", now the "Argues" Leader
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO-AM) -- First, President Trump coined "covefe" on Twitter.Now, Representative Kristi Noem has renamed the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper the "Argues."Inadvertently, of...
View ArticleIt could be a bumpy weather day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- The National Weather Services warns of an expected increasing severe weather threat today.The NWS says numerous severe storms will likely develop this afternoon and...
View ArticleDaugaard: time to go fishing
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO AM) The Open Waters Compromise is finally reopening dozens of South Dakota lakes that have been closed for months.That means lots of hungry fish."That haven't been fed by that good...
View ArticleVIDEO - Reports rolling in from Tuesday storms
HARRISBURG, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Mother Nature unleashed pounding rain, bright flashes of lightning, and thunder booms late Tuesday evening in this Lincoln County community.The storm came through town...
View ArticleDakota Avenue narrows near City Admin construction
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Beginning today, the center driving lane of Dakota Avenue will be closed north of Eighth Street to accommodate the construction of the new City Administration...
View ArticleSioux Falls woman sentenced for embezzlement
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Marna Jayne Gietzen, 49, Sioux Falls, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to serve 4 years in the state penitentiary with 4 years suspended under the condition...
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