BREAKING: Narrow vote on healthcare debate squeaks through
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans narrowly agreed on Tuesday to open debate on a bill to repeal Obamacare, but the party's seven-year effort to roll back Democratic President Barack...
View ArticlePeska awarded records building bid
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - A joint meeting of the Sioux Falls City Council and Minehaha County Commissioners has awarded a bid for a new building to house historical documents and records to Peska...
View ArticleTwo more reasons to watch what your kids do online
Pierre, S.D. (KELO AM) - One man was charged and another sentenced on Tuesday for sex crimes against 13 year old girls in South Dakota.First, 23 year old Anthony Michael Vearrier of Plankinton pled...
View ArticleNo, road construction season is not over yet
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Though over half the summer is gone, road projects continue.The City recently announced several big and little projects that will impact your commute.Lane Closure – 26th...
View ArticleThe health care battle in news releases
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Though it may be the "old school" way of trying to influence the media and the public, all the players in the U.S.Senate health care debate weighed in on Tuesday's Senate...
View ArticleDrug ripple effect continues in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Some guys are busted for trying to pass forged checks at banks in Sioux Falls says Officer Sam Clemens.It's likely related to the growing drug epidemic because of what was...
View ArticleHuether disagrees with Stehly on parks board
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) If it ain't broke, don't fix it, is essentially how Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether feels about efforts to change the way members are picked for the city parks board.City...
View ArticleRounds highlights how GOP and Dems work together
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO AM) South Dakota U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R) wants to point out that legislation to improve veterans access to GI benefits has sailed out of committee with broad bipartisan...
View ArticleSioux Falls man sentenced for sexual exploitation of a minor
Pierre, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man will spend a significant amount of time in jail after it was discovered that he had filmed himself performing sex acts on his girlfriend's thirteen year old...
View ArticleDaugaard: Medicaid cuts to hit S.D. less
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Much of the opposition to repeal of the Affordable Care Act in the Senate is due to future cuts in Medicaid spending.Most of the reductions would be in states that expanded...
View ArticleHighway Patrol says "buckle up" this summer!
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- The South Dakota Highway Patrol is focusing on seat belt use this summer. Most recent vehicle fatalities have been due to people not being belted in.Highway Patrol...
View ArticleStill yet more road construction in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- More orange barrels and workers in reflective vests ahead.Beginning on Friday, the outside northbound lane of North Minnesota Avenue will be closed south of Sixth Street...
View ArticleState sales tax collections still soft
The Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature got an update on state tax collections at their meeting in Aberdeen Wednesday.Jeff Mehlhaff, a fiscal analyst with the Legislative Research...
View ArticleUPDATE: Garth Brooks all sold out
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) All nine Garth Brooks concerts in September in Sioux Falls are now sold out.The eight and the ninth shows were only announced Thursday, but within hours that was all she...
View ArticleSenator Thune wants more info on Trump transgender decision
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Two-thirds of South Dakota's Congressional Delegation supports President Trump's decision to reinstate the ban on transgender people in the military, but John Thune wants to...
View ArticleDeath toll rises to three in Alcester tragedy
ALCESTER, S.D. KELO AM) A third person has died from injuries suffered in Monday's fatal crash into a nursing home in Alcester, South Dakota.95-year-old Pearl "Tex" Sowell was a resident at the...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery Associates notifies customers of data breach
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - One of the largest plastic surgery clinics in the region is notifying customers of a data breach that occurred early this year. According to a release on their web site,...
View ArticleRounds and Thune on the Skinny sinking
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO AM) South Dakota's Mike Rounds isn't sure where Republicans go from here to replace Obamacare now that the so-called 'Skinny Repeal' has failed in the U.S. Senate."I'm...
View ArticleTodd takes the needle for a good cause
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) The Token Liberal Todd Epp was needled on KELO Radio's Greg Belfrage Show Friday morning, as he often is, but not in the usual way.Todd gave blood during the show's 'Rise...
View ArticleVIDEO: Johnson, Krebs and rattlesnakes
IN THE BLACK HILLS, S.D. (KELO AM) It's clear now that both Republican candidates for Congress in 2018 in South Dakota are not afraid of rattlesnakes.The intrepid Dusty Johnson was caught on video...
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