No 'R's and no 'D's please
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO AM) State Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a ballot explanation for still another major issue that South Dakota voters could decide next year.If the proposed state...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sioux Falls joins national effort for better cities
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sioux Falls has joined a national initiative that's supposed to help solve problems more effectively by making city government more transparent and accountable.Sharman Stein...
View ArticleNo joke crime with handgun as punch line
SIOUX FALLS. S.D. (KELO AM) An attempted armed robbery at a business in Sioux Falls Tuesday night was no joke, even though the clerk thought it was.Police Spokesman Sam Clemens says it turns out that...
View ArticleHot Summer Nights brings the Vettes to town
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - It was an expensive night in Downtown Sioux Falls to say the least.Chevrolet Corvettes from every era lined Phillips Avenue and adjoining side streets for the annual Hot...
View ArticleSioux Falls' food scene feted
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Sioux Falls a food oasis between Minneapolis and Denver?That's what Wine Enthusiast writes in a recent article about the food scene in the Sioux Empire.Nils Bernstein...
View ArticleStehly: Appoint park board members by districts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- City Councilor Theresa Stehly would like to see more geographical diversity on the Sioux Falls Park Board.She told The Greg Belfrage Show this morning that most of the...
View Article"Compartmentalization" gets Congress's work done
Despite the allegations of Russian assistance to the Trump campaign and the current stalemate on the health care reform bill, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) says Congress is getting things done."We...
View ArticlePro-wind proponent asks for Lincoln County "no" vote
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Lincoln County voters decide whether to accept a more restrictive wind energy ordinance or go back to a less restrictive version.Confusingly, a "yes" vote opposes a...
View ArticleNo butts, but still plenty of beer at JazzFest 2017
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sioux Falls first smokeless JazzFest opens Thursday night at Yankton Trail Park.You won't be able to buy cigars or light up because of the new outdoor smoking ban on public...
View ArticleVIDEO: Noem applauds passage of sex trafficking bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO AM) Despite the divisive political climate in Washington, Kristi Noem-backed legislation to better fight human trafficking has unanimously sailed through the House.Noem says its...
View ArticleAUDIO: Thune defends revised health care plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO AM) South Dakota's John Thune (R) says the revised health care bill Senate Republican Leaders made public Thursday will repeal the "core" of Obamacare.The revised plan retains...
View ArticleMan arrested after eight hour standoff
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - A man wanted for robbery has been taken into custody following an eight hour standoff in east central Sioux Falls.Police arrived at the home looking for 41 year old...
View ArticleCraft beer classes coming to Siouxland Libraries
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - Libraries are places for lifelong learning. And since the topic is beer brewing, Siouxland Libraries Caille Branch will bring in an expert for its three-session series,...
View ArticleRounds not saying if he'll vote for health care bill
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Senator Mike Rounds has tweeted that he's posted the latest copy of the proposed health care reform bill in the U.S. Senate.Rounds told the Argus Leader in today's edition that he...
View ArticleA family nightmare: a missing teenage daughter
MADISON, S.D. (KELO AM) A missing 14-year-old girl from Madison, South Dakota, may be driving with an 18-year-old man on Interstate 80 West in Nebraska.Authorities say Kyden Mapp has been missing since...
View ArticleLincoln County voters blowing in the wind July 18
Lincoln County, S.D. (KELO AM) Next Tuesday's big vote in Lincoln County is not about banning wind farms, it's about making them safer.That's the take of the President of We Care South Dakota, Dave...
View ArticleSouth Dakota cop hits the bulls eye
LAS VEGAS, NV (KELO AM) A South Dakota law enforcement officer has won the PDC North American Darts Championship in Las Vegas.The cop who can't be stopped is Willard "Willie J" Bruguier from Pickstown,...
View ArticleBBB on unknown callers: "Don't answer the phone"
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - Anyone with a cell phone is probably noticing an increase in calls from random numbers, both from local exchanges and out-of-state numbers that amount to either hangups or...
View ArticleDrought discussion at Governor’s Ag Summit
ABERDEEN, SD (KELO AM) - It wasn’t on the program, but drought dominated the discussions at the Governor’s Ag Summit in Aberdeen. South Dakota Lt. Governor Matt Michels says they have mobilized the...
View ArticleEmergency haying of CRP acres starts ahead of schedule
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO AM) — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
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