Community Theater's next season's lineup
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Sioux Empire Community Theater announced this year's productions last night beginning September 22nd with "Sister Act."Followed by "The Witches" in October, "The Man...
View ArticleLack of health insurance a "moral failure."
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Democratic Representative Ray Ring of Vermillion says the state's inability to bring more poor South Dakotans into insurance coverage a "moral failure."Ring says Medicaid,...
View ArticleMike Rounds earned his salary in Washington this week
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.COM) It's been a long, tiring, exciting week in the U.S. Senate for South Dakota's Mike Rounds.The continuing confirmation process slowdown by the Democrats, the late night votes,...
View ArticleFebruary 10 has never been warmer in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.COM) It was golfing weather in Sioux Falls on Friday, setting a new record for the date."The high temperature today got to 59 degrees and the previous record was 56 set in 1977,"...
View ArticleSioux Falls prepares for 2018 Pheasantfest
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Pheasants Forever is set to bring it's 2018 Pheasantfest convention to Sioux Falls 365 days from now, but it's never to early for the city to start planning ahead for the...
View ArticleOne dead in Sioux Falls house fire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) - Fire crews are searching for the cause of a deadly Sunday morning house fire on North 10th Avenue in Northeast Sioux Falls.Batallion Chief Matt McAreavey says fire crews...
View ArticleLawmakers consider medical marijuana bills
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A pair of bills dealing with medical marijuana will come up before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning in Pierre.New Approach South Dakota is a proponent of the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Sioux Falls fire victim identified
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Investigators with Sioux Falls Fire Rescue say a 64-year-old woman was the victim in Sunday morning's fatal fire on North Tenth Avenue.Battalion Chief Mike Topp says it...
View ArticleToughening changes to State Constitution
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A joint resolution making it harder to change South Dakota's Constitution won approval in the Senate Local Government Committee today.The resolution's mains sponsor,...
View ArticleWorkforce development the Sioux Falls way
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.COM) House Speaker Mark Mickelson (R) of Sioux Falls says everybody works together on economic development in South Dakota's largest city.No fighting in Sioux Falls, he says on...
View ArticleState budget taking shape
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management told legislators yesterday that their forecast calls for the slump in farm income to end.Numbers are beginning to...
View ArticleCannabidiol legislation goes to Senate
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Testimony on the medicinal uses of cannabidiol oil was emotional and lengthy prior to the Senate Judiciary Committee sending to the floor a bill that may eventually...
View ArticleAssessment test bill advances
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A bill allowing 5% of South Dakota students an exemption from taking Common Core assessment tests advanced in the Senate Education Committee today.Mary Scheel-Buysee with...
View ArticleCountry music, beef cattle, and helping the hungry
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.COM) Country Music Star Martina McBride will headline the 4th annual Prime Time Gala at the Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls to raise money for Feeding South Dakota.Since...
View ArticleSioux Falls will be on the roads again in 2017
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.COM) Busy Louise Avenue will be Sioux Falls flagship street construction project in 2017.South Louise will be reconstructed from West 41st Street to West 49th Street. The...
View ArticleGiant hearts floating over Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.COM) Love was in the air - literally - in Sioux Falls on Valentine's Day.A sky writing plane was putting giant hearts in the sky over central Sioux Falls. The smokey white hearts...
View ArticlePolice, AFSCME workers pay hike on hold till March
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Pay increases for police officers and those behind the scenes in law enforcement will go into effect on March 13th after the Sioux Falls City Council gave the final stamp of...
View ArticleThune to Democrats: Trump is president
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Senator John Thune yesterday railed against what he calls "Democrats' historic level of obstruction with respect to confirming President Trump's Cabinet nominees."But the...
View ArticleTaking tech faculty from collective bargaining
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) The House Education Committee today sent to the full body a bill that would remove vocational technical institute instructors from collective bargaining.Southeast educator...
View ArticleLimiting out-of-state contributions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) A bill capping out-of-state contributions to ballot question committees to no more than 75% of all monies won approval in the House State Affairs Committee today.Republican...
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