South Dakota weather welcomes first rabbi
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) South Dakota's first rabbi got a baptism by wind when he and his family flew into Sioux Falls Christmas night.Rabbi Mendal Alperlowitz says it took the pilot three tries to...
View ArticleDecisions to close wintry roads
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) When wintry weather hits, deciding to close any roads, let alone the interstate, is not taken lightly. Regional Operations Engineer Tom Horan says there are many factors that...
View ArticleHog farm destoyed
CROOKS, SD (KELO-AM) It's a story of fire and ice as a hog farm barn fire, fanned by strong winds lit up the prairie skies near Crooks Sunday night.Crews were on hand battling the flame over four...
View ArticleBig building project set to break ground
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) Groundbreaking for the City of Sioux Falls $22 million administration building is set for Monday, January 9, at 2 p.m.Everyone's invited to the downtown Library for the warm...
View ArticleLincoln wind farm fight blows into new year
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) After massaging new rules for wind farms for months, the Lincoln County Commission has delayed a final decision to give time for still more study."To fault on the side of...
View ArticleCourt judge rules in big house debate
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) A circuit judge has ruled that a controversial new house in the McKennan Park Historic District in Sioux Falls must be rebuilt smaller or relocated. Judge John Pekas says the...
View ArticleA kind of family feud in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) A Sioux Falls man has a couple of kids with a former girlfriend and a couple of kids with his current girlfriend and the tension was finally cut with a knife.Police Spokesman...
View ArticleAnother day, another crime in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) Criminals don't take off for the holidays. They've been busy this week in Sioux Falls.Three TVs and game consoles were ripped off from a house on Browning Street. The thief or...
View ArticleIs Badlands Pawn next?
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) There are reports of significant layoffs at the Badlands Pawn complex in Sioux Falls.An email obtained by KELO Radio from a person claiming to be one of the laid off employees...
View ArticleBig meth bust in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) What started as a routine visit to a parolee to make sure he was staying out of trouble turned into a major drug bust in central Sioux Falls this week.Sioux Falls Police...
View ArticleBadlands Pawn closes, gun range and radio looking for new ownership
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) – The new year brings the closure of Badlands Pawn, Gold and Jewelry, according to a release from Badlands.Badlands Gun Range and Gun Store and the radio operation remain, and...
View ArticleWinter weather to bring in the new year
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - The Sioux Falls area will see a little more ice, according to the National Weather Service.A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for Sioux Falls and areas to the north...
View ArticleFire Rescue starts new year fighting garage fire
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) – Sioux Falls Fire Rescue started the new year fighting a garage fire on South Lake Avenue.Fire crews were called about 3:20 Sunday morning. Arriving crews found heavy smoke...
View ArticleProtesters hang banner during NFL game to protest North Dakota pipeline
(Reuters) - Two protesters dangling from a ceiling support at Minneapolis' U.S. Bank Stadium unfurled a banner criticizing the Dakota Access Pipeline during a National Football League game on Sunday...
View ArticleRegional economy is flourishing
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The monthly survey of business supply managers suggests improving economic conditions in the nine Midwest and Plains States, including South Dakota.Creighton University...
View ArticleNew Year's DWI arrests down
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - "Unremarkable." That's how Officer Sam Clemens described two saturation patrols Friday and New Year's Eve.Clemens says police made a total of four, driving while...
View ArticleRemoving more deer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Thinning the urban deer herd will continue through February in southeastern and northeastern Sioux Falls.Animal Control Supervisor Julie DeJong says Game, Fish and Parks...
View ArticleCorrection: Counterfeiter used brother's name
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - On Thursday, December 22, KELO AM reported that passers of fake $20 bills were caught with bills that had the same serial numbers.The story identified 29-year-old Brendan...
View ArticleCommissioners bump own pay
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Minnehaha County Commission gave themselves a 600 dollar pay raise this year and included a thousand dollar bonus for the new Commission Chair Gerald Beninga.County...
View ArticleSouth Dakota interstate death
NEAR BROOKINGS, SD (KELO AM) There was a fatal crash on an icy patch of Interstate 29 south of Brookings Monday night.Authorities say a 55-year-old man went off the road and his pickup rolled. His 2006...
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