Police investigate Saturday night shooting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) – Sioux Falls Police are investigating a Saturday night shooting in southwest Sioux Falls.Law enforcement responded to a report of a large amount of people and possible shots...
View ArticleHow much are taxpayers obliged for state pensions?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Every South Dakotan is on the hook for about $13,000 per state employee for their pension benefits.That’s according to a new study by the U.S. Census Bureau.As high as...
View ArticleAir traffic control needed over Lake Kampeska
AT LAKE KAMPESKA, SOUTH DAKOTA (KELO AM) The yearly Mayfly hatch at Lake Kampeska is always impressive, but this year, observers say it was really over the top.As you approached the lake near Watertown...
View ArticleSnap Chat snaps two cars full of teenagers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) An argument that started on Snap Chat accelerated into a chase between two cars full of teenagers overnight in Sioux Falls."During the vehicle chase, there was one of the...
View ArticleRandom rocks of kindness in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO RADIO) They believe they can change the world one rock at a time.'South Dakota Rocks' was started by some students at Explorer Elementary School in Sioux Falls, who believe...
View ArticleVirtual refugee reality in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS. S.D. (KELO AM) You can pretend to be a refugee for 90 minutes Tuesday outside Lutheran Social Services in downtown Sioux Falls.One of the organizers, Clara Hart, herself a former refugee,...
View ArticleNot one, but four anti-corruption amendments
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO AM) South Dakota voters next November may have four separate versions to choose from of a proposed constitutional amendment for campaign finance and lobbying reform.State Attorney...
View ArticleGala brings in over $250K for Feeding South Dakota
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) —The South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation presented a check for $236,508 to Feeding South Dakota on Saturday night during the Prime Time Gala & Concert at the Denny...
View ArticleCaution: Orange barrels ahead in Sioux Falls area!
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) – The South Dakota Department of Transportation says chip seal and fog seal applications will be applied to several highways in the Sioux Falls area of the state beginning...
View ArticleGood news! Gas prices down!
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Fueling up the TrailQueen Family Truckster for a vacation this summer will cost you less in South Dakota and nationally.At 56 percent of gas stations nationwide,...
View ArticleAnti-wind generator meetings in Harrisburg and Lennox
CANTON, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- A group that opposes the Dakota Power Community Wind Project in Lincoln County is holding a pair of meetings this week. The first is tonight in Harrisburg and the other is...
View ArticleTax tobacco more to help tech schools cost less
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) South Dakota House Speaker Mark Mickelson of Sioux Falls supports a dramatic hike in the tobacco tax to help bring down costs at the state's tech schools.The Republican...
View ArticleAUDIO: Sioux Falls may get tougher on vicious dogs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sioux Falls Animal Control wants City Council to make it easier to execute vicious dogs.Animal Control Director Julie DeJong explains the situation:"Right now our vicious...
View ArticleREPORT: Health insurance rates could soar in Iowa
UNDATED (KELO AM) The only Obamacare health insurer in most Iowa counties wants an average rate increase of over 43 percent for next year.Medica is one of the last insurers in Iowa on the government...
View ArticleFine arts pours in $105 Million to Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS. S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Fine arts in Sioux Falls is becoming a cash cow for economic impact.That's according to the latest figured released by the Sioux Falls Fine Arts Council and the Arts and...
View ArticleSioux Falls man convicted of elder abuse
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO-AM) – A Minnehaha County jury returned a verdict finding Ronald Wayne Whalen, 47, Sioux Falls, guilty of one count of forgery, class 5 felony, punishable by up to 5 years...
View ArticleDem's new chief says "a lot of interest" in politics now
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- The South Dakota Democratic Party's new executive director says there is a lot of interest in the political process now. Sam Parkinson had been with the party for the...
View ArticleWATCH--Noem on involving women in the peace process
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO-AM) – The Women, Peace, and Security Act, sponsored by Rep. Kristi Noem, passed the U.S. House of Representatives with unanimous support Tuesday.The bipartisan legislation would...
View ArticleJaber pleads not guilty to drug charges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Ehab Jaber, the man who held up weapons outside an anti-Islam rally, has pleaded not guilty to drug charges that came about following the incident.Jaber faces federal gun...
View ArticleAUDIO: It's still a slow grow in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sales tax revenue in Sioux Falls continued to slow last month.City Finance director Tracy Turback gives a monthly briefing to City Council."A month ago, we reported our...
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