Look! Up in the sky....
UNDATED (KELO AM) - If you are up late enough or get up early enough, you may see a treat in the northern sky.The National Weather service says sunspot activity today could make the Northern Lights...
View ArticleVIDEO: South Dakota ends budget year in the black
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO AM) South Dakota closed the challenging 2017 budget year with a surplus, despite slower revenues.Governor Dennis Daugaard announced on Monday that the state general fund budget for...
View ArticleSenator Rounds wants you to give him a call
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO AM) South Dakota U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R) holds a telephone town hall Monday night, July 17.Senator Rounds will take live questions from callers on health insurance reforms,...
View ArticlePurple Hearts across America pumping in Sioux Falls
ON THE ROAD (KELO AM) A specially modified Purple Heart Ford pickup will role into Sioux Falls Tuesday for a brief stop from a road trip across the country and back again to give disabled veterans...
View ArticlePolice: woman assaulted in garage
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Bystanders heard screams for help coming from a garage in the 700-block of West 11th Street in Sioux Falls early Sunday morning.Some guys got the garage door open and a...
View ArticleWanblee fire grows, SFFR to send help
Wanblee, S.D. (KELO AM) - A grass fire burning in southwest South Dakota is getting attention from all across the region, including Sioux Falls Fire Rescue.Three units from Sioux Falls and eight...
View ArticleIt's Huether's budget swan song
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether on Tuesday was making his final city budget address - and unlike past years, no bells and whistles were expected.Budget times are tight. Mayor...
View ArticleThune, Rounds react to new Obamacare strategy
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO AM) Republicans John Thune and Mike Rounds both have skin in the game as they watch their party's efforts to reform healthcare insurance unravel in the U.S. Senate.Senator Thune...
View ArticleMotorists asked to avoid 57th and Louise
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - A water main break near West 57th Street and South Louise Avenue today is causing traffic delays. The water main break is believed to be in the middle of the intersection,...
View ArticleLatest city budget checks in at $457 million
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - Mayor Mike Huether submitted a proposed 2018 budget of $457 million to the City Council today.“Spending cuts and budget reductions are the new norm, and revenue...
View ArticleCouncil: "Misinformation" on ambulance performance
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - Paramedics Plus will receive its contracted fee increase for the upcoming year after the city council voted 7-1 in favor of the hike. While the council was contractually...
View ArticleBREAKING: Lincoln Co approves half mile turbine setback
Canton, S.D. (KELO AM) - Voters in Lincoln County have approved a measure which requires power-generating wind turbines to be at least a half mile from any home, essentially killing a plan to build a...
View ArticleWATCH OUT: Hot, muggy, stormy weather
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern South Dakota, including Sioux Falls until 3 p.m. Central Wednesday.This was part of a...
View ArticleWarning: be careful whatever comes next on healthcare
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) A South Dakota insurance expert says Obamacare had unintended consequences and whatever comes next will too if Congress isn't careful.Deb Mueller with Avera Health Plans in...
View ArticleWar on Mosquitoes
SIOUX FALLS,SD (KELO-AM) - City fogging trucks and crews will be humming along in neighborhoods throughout town TONIGHT from 8 til One A-M, due to more mosquitoes. Tonight's operation will be in zones...
View ArticleFecal incident closes McKennan wading pool
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - The famous pool scene from the 1980 film Caddyshack played out Wednesday at the McKennan wading pool, except instead of a Baby Ruth bar it was actual fecal matter.In...
View ArticleAdvice for Garth Brooks fans ahead of Friday's ticket sale
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - The most anticipated concert in the brief history of the Denny Sanford Premier Center will put its tickets on sale this Friday."[Garth Brooks] consistently takes steps to...
View ArticleThune, Rounds react to McCain cancer battle
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO AM) South Dakota's John Thune was on the CBS Early Morning Show pulling for John McCain to beat brain cancer."He's a warrior. I've traveled outside the United States a number of...
View ArticleCommunity policing breaks new ground in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) The Sioux Falls Police Department has created a special position to better interact with the city's growing diversity.The city's first Community Resource Officer is Cynthia...
View ArticleBosworth gets mixed result from state's highest court
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO AM) Former U.S. Senate Candidate Annette Bosworth wins one and loses one in the South Dakota State Supreme Court.The Court has overturned her perjury convictions, but has upheld her...
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