WATCH--The art and science behind the Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) --With two to three inches of rain Tuesday night in the Sioux Falls area, the water had to go somewhere.Quite a bit of it is going down the Big Sioux River, including over...
View ArticleCelebrate the 4th of July with street construction
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- There's some major road construction starting before and after the 4th of July.Beginning on Wednesday, July 5, construction on South Third Avenue will continue from south...
View ArticleLISTEN: ACLU sues over forced urine samples
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO AM) The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota is suing over the forced catheterization of criminal suspects in South Dakota.The ACLU alleges that using catheters to force...
View ArticleConvict slips through electronic crack
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) A convicted drug offender has removed his electronic monitoring bracelet and is on the run from Sioux Falls Police and the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Department.Daniel James...
View Article'Your Parts' problems keep growing in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhea and syphilis, continue to grow by leaps and bounds in the Sioux Falls area."Looking at gonorrhea specifically, that rate...
View ArticleDTSF begins business loan program
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KWSN) - Downtown Sioux Falls, Inc. (DTSF) and its Business Development Committee have launched a new Micro-Finance Loan Program to provide supplemental financial support for its...
View ArticleCriminal booking photos to be released beginning July 1
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - Photos previously kept under wraps will soon be released to the public in South Dakota for the right price. No we aren't talking about those pictures you thought you...
View ArticleSioux Falls carhunt, manhunt continues
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sioux Falls Police have released a grainy photograph of what they think is the hit-and-run car that injured two pedestrians last Saturday night.Since the suspected car is...
View ArticleSouth Dakota tribe to consider legal pot
UNDATED (KELO AM) South Dakota's Yankton Sioux Tribe will consider legalizing marijuana on tribal land.The Yankton Press and Dakotan Newspaper reports that there's a big tribal meeting to discuss the...
View ArticleRoad rage leads to shots fired in North Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - A road rage incident on 60th Street North led to a shooting Friday evening.Police say two vehicles were involved in the incident which began at the intersection of...
View ArticleSouth Dakota, other states, refuse request for voter data
By Chris KenningCHICAGO (Reuters) - A growing number of U.S. states, including South Dakota, refused on Friday to give voters' names, addresses and sensitive personal information to a commission...
View ArticleJackley and farm group president weigh in on withdrawal of WOTUS rule
UNDATED (KELO AM) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Corps of Engineers have started the formal process of withdrawing the Waters of the United States Rule. South Dakota Attorney General...
View ArticleSD State Fair and SDSU Athletics Come Together for Ticket Promotion
HURON, SD (KELO AM) - The South Dakota State Fair and South Dakota State University Athletics have teamed up on a Labor Day weekend ticket promotion.Anyone purchasing tickets for the Jackrabbits...
View ArticleTragic start to holiday weekend
BRANDON, SD (KELO AM) – Two people died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred early Saturday morning near Brandon.A 2002 Chevrolet CWSI and a 1998 Subaru Forester collided on...
View ArticleUSDA Crop Report
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) The first USDA crop report for 2017 crops came out on Friday and some farmers may be a bit surprised. Farm and Ranch director Sarah Heinrich says that corn still leads in...
View ArticleLaw enforcement investigating shots fired call in southwest Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) - The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early Saturday morning shots fired call.Sioux Falls Police and Sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of West...
View ArticleSioux Falls Police investigating a robbery in central Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Police are investigating a Sunday night robbery in downtown Sioux Falls.Officers were called to the area of 17th Street and Minnesota Avenue about 11:00 p.m....
View ArticleOfficers investigating another report of shots fired over weekend
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Police and the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office are investigating another report of shots fired over the weekend. Officers were called to the area of West 37th...
View ArticleNegotiations continue on health care
UNDATED (KELO AM) - The votes on healthcare reform in the Senate will take place next week, at the earliest. They were delayed after it became obvious that the bill didn’t have enough support.South...
View ArticleHalf cent sales tax having desired effect on teachers in South Dakota
UNDATED (KELO AM) - One major reason the South Dakota legislature passed a half cent sales tax increase last year was to help school districts attract and keep teachers.The tax pays for major increases...
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