Huether breaks tie, parks board measure fails
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - Over an hour of discussion on the matter seemed split, and so was the City Council on a move that would have changed the way members of the Sioux Falls Parks Board are...
View ArticleGo to the fair. Get lunch. See Congressional delegation.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Go to the Sioux Empire Fair. Get lunch. See two-thirds of the South Dakota Congressional delegation.U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) will...
View Article"Fluffy" and Sioux Falls: A love story
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- He's not fat, he's fluffy. And Sioux Falls loves him.Comedian Gabriel Iglesias played to a packed grandstand at the Sioux Empire Fair last night. He tweeted this morning,...
View Article"National Book Lovers Day": The books our staff loves
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Today is "National Book Lovers Day," a day when you're supposed to find your favorite reading place, a good book and read the day away.We're all working here at Midwest...
View ArticleSioux Falls keeps dreaming the improbable baseball dream
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (KELO AM) Thanks to a last inning rally, the Sioux Falls Little Leaguers came from way behind Wednesday to make it into the Midwest Regional Championship game on Saturday.Trailing 5-1...
View ArticleSouth Dakota bombers help in Korean crisis
UNDATED (KELO AM) Aircrews from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota are very much in the midst of the Korean crisis.A B-1B bomber squadron from Ellsworth was recently deployed to Guam and two of the...
View ArticleBuhl pleads guilty, jail sentences suspended
Canton, S.D. (KELO AM) - The suspect in the 2015 school shooting that injured then-Harrisburg High School principal Kevin Lein has been found guilty and sentenced in a surprise turn of events on...
View ArticleLatest phishing scam targets business owners
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, so in this case the Better Business Bureau must be blushing because they are the latest ones to be copied by...
View ArticleDeb Peters heads national legislator organization
BOSTON, Mass. (KELO-AM) -- Senator Deb Peters of South Dakota became the 45th president of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) at the annual Legislative Summit in Boston.Peters, a...
View Article7 million acre milestone in USDA's stewardship program
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) – At a public ceremony Wednesday on the Front Porch of the Sioux Empire Fair, Lyman County producer Reed Petersek signed the contract that put South Dakota farmers and...
View ArticleWither wind power in South Dakota?
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Voters in Lincoln County last month voted to support larger setbacks for wind towers, which may have killed a major power project planned for the county.That may not stop wind...
View ArticleCorn dogs in Sioux Falls or nuclear war in North Korea?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- It was an innocent question: What's your favorite fair food?U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem--candidate for South Dakota governor--asked on her official Twitter account what...
View ArticleNebraska looks to change their flag, maybe
OMAHA, Neb. (KELO-AM) -- Nebraskans are proud of their Huskers and native sons and daughters like Henry Fonda, Willa Cather, Dick Cavett, and Marlon Brando.But according to a recent New York Times...
View ArticleSioux Falls Police: months old hit-and-run solved
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) It's not easy finding hit-and-run drivers, because they run, but a Sioux Falls woman has just been arrested for a hit-and-run back in April.A tip led Police to the car and...
View ArticleThird fatality linked to Sturgis rally
UNDATED (KELO AM) Another traffic death has been connected to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - the third fatality so far.The State Department of Public Safety says two motorcycles collided with a car...
View ArticleWATCH: Concealed pistol permits down
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- The Secretary of State’s office has seen a decline in concealed carry weapon permits issued.“In the last 6 months the Secretary of State’s office has noticed a significant...
View ArticleDemocrats flirt with pro-life gubernatorial candidate
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KELO-AM) -- Would an anti-choice Democratic candidate for governor in South Dakota fare better?According to an analysis of state Sen. Billie Sutton's voting recording on abortion...
View ArticleArrowhead targeted for major face lift starting Monday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) A $9.4 million facelift for East Arrowhead Parkway on Sioux Falls growing east side will begin on Monday and take two year to complete.The busy parkway will be widened to...
View ArticleYou can't leave home in Sioux Falls without it
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation has introduced the 'Go Sioux Falls Card'.The new card offers discounts and special deals at the Great Plains Zoo, the Midco Aquatic Center,...
View ArticleVictim wants to work with Harrisburg school shooter
UNDATED (KELO AM) Former Harrisburg High School Principal, Kevin Lein, hopes to work with the young man who shot him so they can reach out together to other troubled students."Maybe Mason and I can...
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