LISTEN: TenHaken's first week of Harvard mayor's school
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Yes, he has to do homework.Mayor Paul TenHaken spent a good chunk of this week in New York City with 40 other mayors from around the world--from Topeka, Kansas to Sao...
View ArticleWashington Pavilion hosts popular tribute concerts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) – The Washington Pavilion is proud to bring performances celebrating the music of two popular acts. RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles will be coming to perform the full range...
View ArticleCitizen’s Academy to start soon in Lincoln County
CANTON, S.D. (KELO.com) – Interested citizens can apply to be part of the Lincoln County Citizen’s Academy that will begin August 30, and run through November 1.It is a chance to know more about the...
View ArticleRise and Shine Blood Drive a success
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank collected 60 pints of donated blood at the Rise and Shine Blood Drive Friday morning.KELO-AM, Camille's and the South Dakota Pork...
View ArticleUnion disputes Citi's reasons for Sioux Falls layoffs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Communications Workers of America union disputes the reasons for Citi's recent layoff of 80 Sioux Falls-based employees over the past several months.Citi says the...
View ArticleThe Banquet to receive $5,000 for school supplies
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Banquet receives a $5,000 donation tomorrow from the JCPenney Communities Foundation to assist with the group's Project: SOS."SOS" means supply one student with...
View ArticleMaher answers questions about bond vote, why new buildings
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls School Superintendent Brian Maher says there is a simple reason that the $190 million school bond issue is a special election, rather than waiting until...
View ArticleMetabank's CEO rings the NASDAQ opening bell
NEW YORK (KELO.com) -- It's not just any bell but the bell that opens the NASDAQ (Nazz-Dack) stock exchange.Local bank Meta Financial Group CEO and chairman of the board, J. Tyler Haahr, got to help...
View ArticleUPDATE--LISTEN: Possible tornadoes spotted near Sioux Falls, Harford
HARTFORD, S.D. (KELO.com) -- There have been eyewitness reports and tweets of possible tornadoes near Sioux Falls and Hartford.Carolyn Zortman says she is certain she saw a tornado southwest of...
View ArticleZoo's alpacas nameless no more!
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- They are nameless no more.The Great Plains Zoo's alpacas now have names--Willow and Poppy.Five-year-old Taryn Breuer beat out 1300 other entries.Taryn wins a...
View ArticleWATCH: TenHaken proposes nearly $500 million City budget
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Mayor Paul TenHaken proposed a nearly half a billion dollar budget for the City of Sioux Falls today."As a fiscal conservative, I see this number and I think, 'wow!'" he...
View ArticleLISTEN: Councilors Selberg, Starr liked what they heard from budget address
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Two of the eight City Councilors KELO.com News talked to after Mayor Paul TenHaken's budget address today were positive.City Councilor Pat Starr particularly liked one...
View ArticleVillage on the River guarantor to meet the media about Legacy Development
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Jeff Lamont, the guarantor of the $50 million Village on the River project, will address the media 1 p.m. tomorrow at City Hall. He will be joined by City officials to...
View ArticleSioux Falls man now connected in attempted gas station bombing
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The 43-year-old Sioux Falls man found to have a sizable amount of bomb-making materials in his home last month has now been connected in an attempt to destroy a gas...
View ArticleCity announces changes in bus routes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Double check your bus routes on August 6--several of the routes are changing.See the City's news release below for the details.-----Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Starting...
View ArticleUnanswered questions remain about Village on the River project
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- He says it's not how he would have rolled out the project, but Mayor Paul TenHaken says he's satisfied with the new developer involved in the Village on the River...
View ArticleDairy Queen Miracle Treat Day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Dairy Queen locations in the Sioux Falls area are participating in an event today to help raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including Sanford...
View ArticleSouth Dakota school districts turn to opt-outs for budget aid
HARTFORD, S.D. (SDNW) -- A half-cent increase in the state sales tax has helped raise teachers’ salaries in South Dakota.But many school districts across the state still struggle with revenue....
View ArticleMore mosquito spaying this evening in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Add another chapter to the war on mosquitoes. The City of Sioux Falls plans to spray again tonight.Read the City's media release below for more details.-----Sioux Falls,...
View ArticleCiti responds to CWA's accusation of shipping Sioux Falls jobs overseas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Citi Group responds to accusations by the Communications Workers of America union that they are shipping call center jobs from Sioux Falls to overseas.A Citi Group...
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