U.S. DOT to fund Veterans Parkway project in Sioux Falls
WASHINGTON D.C. (KELO.com) -- Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that at the request of South Dakota Senator John Thune, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed to award...
View ArticleWhere are the candidates partying tonight?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- What's an election without a party?Here's where the Republican candidates are holding their "victory" parties tonight.GOVERNOR'S RACE:Marty Jackley is starting in Rapid...
View ArticleFinal results from Lincoln County
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Lincoln County Republicans picked their candidates for sheriff, register of deeds, and county commission in district 1 last night.*indicates winnerSHERIFF*Steven...
View ArticleSioux Falls area legislative primary races complete
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- All the votes are in Minnehaha County.In GOP state senate district 9, Wayne Steinhauer defeats Lora Hubbel.In GOP state senate district 10, Margaret Sutton defeats...
View ArticleWATCH: City announces new police narcotics unit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new Sioux Falls Poilce Narcotics Crime Unit starts in August to fight street-level drug dealing.The NCU will have two detectives who will focus on drug enforcement.The...
View ArticleTuesday turnout nothing to brag about
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- State wide voter turnout in Tuesday's election in South Dakota was only about 27 percent.The Secretary of State's Office reports that with all precincts reporting, just...
View ArticleTwo arrests made in armed robbery
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police have arrested a man and a woman for armed robbery of a store.Today, police arrested Nur Abdallahi Absiya, 18, and Sweet Gebrmedhin Gerbregiziabher,...
View ArticleLISTEN: Dr. Maher talks about school bus seat belts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Schools Superintendent Brian Maher says the district is in a fact-finding mode right now on whether to move toward seat belts on school buses.New federal...
View ArticleStehly wants ethics review of possible petition gathering
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- City Councilor Theresa Stehly is asking the City's Board of Ethics for an advisory opinion on whether she can circulate petitions for city, county, and state...
View ArticleWins election, loses job in Bon Homme County
Bon Homme County, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Bon Homme County Sheriff Lenny Gramkow lost in a landslide Tuesday and only minutes later fired the guy who beat him.Deputy Sheriff Mark Maggs beat Gramkow in the...
View ArticleWATCH: "Monster" house is demolished
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The so-called "monster house" in the McKennan Park neighborhood is being torn down.A large tracked excavator finished demolishing the house on Second Ave. at about 12:15...
View ArticleSanford drives 'Great Shots' for golfers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A $12 million three-story golf entertainment venue will be built at the Sanford Sports Complex.'Great Shots' will include an interactive driving range, a giant video...
View ArticleTalk now or later at Sioux Falls City Council
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls City Councilor Marshall Selberg wants to move public input from near the beginning of council meetings to near the end.One of the main reasons, he says, is...
View ArticleWATCH: Bjorkman won't take state, national Democratic Party money
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Democratic Congressional candidate Tim Bjorkman says he won't take political action committee money.He says it has too much influence on Congress.But he also says he...
View ArticleAugustana University: NCAA Division 1?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls is growing rapidly and has already attracted an NCAA Divsion 1 conference, the Summit League.Sanford's Kelby Krabbenhoft thinks the city can and will be able...
View ArticleCity replacing playground equipment at some parks
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Some of Sioux Falls' parks will get new playground equipment this summer.Due for upgrades are Whitter, Menlo, and Kenny Anderson.Below is the City's news release on the...
View ArticleState names victim in I-29 fatality
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- State officials have released the name of a Sioux Falls man who died Monday in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 29.Pete Swedeen, 25, is the victim.The state's news...
View ArticleSioux Falls man dies in Union County accident
ELK POINT, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Authorities release the name of a 64-year-old Sioux Falls man who died Sunday in a motorcycle-deer crash northwest of Elk Point.The driver, Alan Lindgren, was thrown from...
View ArticleSioux Falls lawn watering reminder
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- With warm temperatures comes lawn watering season. In an effort to utilize our water resources in an efficient manner, the City of Sioux Falls Public Works Water...
View ArticleSioux Falls school district summer hours
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - (KELO.com) The Sioux Falls School District will once again be operating with summer hours this year. These efforts honor 11- and 12-month employee requests, facilitate significant...
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