"Take Back the Night" event
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - One in four women will be a victim of domestic abuse and Amy Carter with Children's Inn says that statistic holds up in Sioux Falls.Thursday night is "Take Back the Night"...
View ArticleJoining the Midco Aquatic Center
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Now that the Midco Aquatic Center is open, how do you take advantage of all it's offerings?Parks and Rec Director Don Kearney says if your going to be a regular user...
View ArticleInvasion of the pheasant snatchers
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) - Hunters from across the country will stream through the Sioux Falls Regional Airport for the opening of pheasant hunting this weekend.The Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors...
View ArticlePolice hire and honor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Sioux Falls Police Department will hire at least six new officers for a February start and the first exam is set for October 24.Officer Sam Clemens says a change in...
View ArticleRounds: There is no Plan B--Trump or bust
Republican U.S. Senator Mike Rounds says Republicans have no Plan B for President.Like him or not or what he says, it's Donald Trump or bust.Rounds said he found Trump's recently discovered comments on...
View ArticleKrebs clarifies write-ins and no votes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs says her office, and county auditors across the state, are taking many calls over write-in votes and not voting for...
View ArticleAmendment T on redistricting not needed
KELO Radio News continues its coverage of the alphabet soup of constitutional amendments on the November ballot. Here are some arguments against Amendment T on redistricting.Rep. Jim Bolin says the...
View ArticleAlleged kidnapping and rape
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police say a 15-year-old girl was abducted while walking from Lincoln High School yesterday and was allegedly raped in the suspect's apartment on Newcomb Avenue.Officer...
View ArticleHospitality House sleep out event
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Tonight's sleep out event is the largest fundraising event for the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House as community leaders camp out overnight to get a sense of...
View ArticleSome growing pains in Sioux Falls too painful
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls is reeling from two cases in one week of brutal violence against women."Probably the last two months we've had more violence in the community than is normal. I'm...
View ArticleMinnehaha jail expansion jumps major hurdle
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) A $42 million jail expansion for Minnehaha County is one giant step closer.The 320-bed expansion has been unamiously approved by the building committee and will be sent on to...
View ArticleHuether makes big splash at pool opener
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether high dived into the big pool early Thursday morning to help open the Midco Aquatic Center."I was a little tuckered this morning, but after I...
View ArticleSD Teacher of the Year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Yankton Middle School math teacher was named last night South Dakota Teacher of the year during ceremonies in Oacoma.Beth Kaltsulas has taught in the Yankton School...
View ArticleMinn sports figures encourage voters
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Minnesota Secretary of State again leans on one of that state's professional athletes to encourage residents to vote in the general election.The PSA features Minnesota...
View ArticleSign up for Obamacare nears
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Signing up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act opens November first and there are many unknowns.Navigator Alexa Raymond says the biggest is the...
View Article"Fit Zone" now open at the Kirby
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A new exhibit at the Kirby Science Center at the Washington Pavilion focuses on helping families make healthy life decisions.Neal Nightingale with Sanford Health says "fit...
View ArticleAlmost two years without fire death
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Fire Marshall Dean Lanier says Sioux Falls has gone 33 months without a fire fatality and the standing record is 36 months.Lanier says most cities the size of Sioux Falls...
View ArticlePheasant hunters flock to South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) Hunters from all over have been flying into Sioux Falls Regional Airport for South Dakota's world-renowned pheasant season which opens this weekend.Many of them have been...
View ArticleAuthorities backpedal on rape case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) Authorities have dropped the most serious charges against a Sioux Falls man initially accused of abducting a teenager off the street and then raping her at his apartment.The...
View ArticleSWAT team dispatched in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS (KELO-AM) - SWAT was called out to a Sioux Falls home Friday night in the 1600 block of South Grandview Avenue after a caller dialed 911 and threatened suicide.According to KSFY, when...
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