John Thune says Health Care Act will need amending
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - With days remaining until the U.S. Senate may get the U.S. House Republican health care bill, Senator John Thune says the measure is passable but the House needs more...
View ArticleBuyer reluctantly tells police of drug rip
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Another drug deal turned into a drug-rip around midday Tuesday and involved two Sioux Falls men ages 18 and 19.Officer Sam Clemens says the 18-year-old made a late report...
View ArticleObamacare replacement could put South Dakota millions ahead
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) House Speaker Mark Mickelson of Sioux Falls believes that the Republican replacement for Obamacare may bring great opportunities to South Dakota.One of them, indirectly, as...
View ArticleCollege will likely cost more in South Dakota
PIERRE, SD (KELO AM) The South Dakota Board of Regents will consider increasing the cost of an education at the state's six public universities.Regents Executive Director Mike Rush says one option is...
View ArticleFund raising reaches new heights in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) You have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go 'Over the Edge' for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire.The unique fund-raising event will have the lucky few...
View ArticleVIDEO: Cop, kids and hoops in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) Community policing in Sioux Falls for Sgt. Andrew Seibenborn means pickup basketball with some amazed kids in the Pettigrew Heights Neighborhood.A woman noticed Sgt Seibenborn...
View ArticleMinnesota Republicans outline tax relief plan
ST. PAUL, MN (KELO AM) — House Republicans released details of their omnibus tax bill Wednesday, a bill that proposes to reduce taxes on hardworking Minnesotans by more than $1.35 billion over the next...
View ArticleGSS laying off over 100 employees
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - A major player in the Sioux Falls employment scene is laying off over one hundred people.Good Samaritan Society, a faith-based nonprofit that oversees nursing home and...
View ArticleStone found guilty of second degree murder
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A jury yesterday found 22-year-old Jared Jerome Stone guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death last April of Baptise White Eyes outside the Lucky Lady...
View ArticleSioux Falls man sentenced for Cyberstalking
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for Cyberstalking a city woman on the personal section of Craigslist.55-year-old Eugene Ogden posted ads that...
View ArticleGoodbye shovels, hello umbrellas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The National Climatic Data Center says the Northern Plains states can expect a wetter than normal spring.State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the wetter forecast is...
View ArticleDutch bank ING sells Dakota pipeline loan to send message
Dutch bank ING Groep on Tuesday said it has agreed to sell its $120 million share of the loan for the Dakota Access Pipeline, the first bank to offload its debt from the project, which faced fierce...
View ArticleThe changing retail landscape
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - There are major changes ahead in the world of retailing after J.C Penney announced it will close four stores in Yankton, Pierre, Mitchell and Watertown.South Dakota State...
View ArticleVIDEO: Thune helps welcome Perdue to Ag confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO-AM) South Dakota's John Thune joked a little with Sonny Perdue at Thursday's confirmation hearings for U.S. Agriculture Secretary.Both are keen hunters."I know we won't have any...
View ArticleAUDIO: South Dakota hurting for foreign seasonal workers
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO-AM) President Trump's push against illegal immigrants may be having unintended consequences for South Dakota's seasonal workforce.U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R) says tourist...
View ArticleMoney talks so Coach Smith won't walk
VERMILLION, SD (KELO-AM) Men's basketball Coach Craig Smith at the University of South Dakota is getting a whopper of a pay raise to keep him from leaving for Drake University.It's a three year deal...
View ArticleRounds' guess on House healthcare vote
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO-AM) South Dakota U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R) has heard that the U.S. House vote on the Obamacare replacement may be delayed for days."The most recent reports we get out of the...
View ArticleObamacare replacement tough to nail down on specific impact
PIERRE, SD (KELO-AM) The Obamacare Replacement drive in the Republican-controlled Congress isn't over till it's over. So even healthcare experts such as South Dakota State Health Secretary Kim...
View ArticlePair of weapons offenders sentenced
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO-AM) - Two Sioux Falls residents were sentenced for weapons violations on Thursday.Michael Spath will spend 51 months in jail for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person....
View ArticleCity searching for mosquito workers
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO-AM) The Sioux Falls Mosquito Control Program is seeking teammates to join our summer treatment program. This opportunity is for seasonal, nonbenefitted positions involving 28 to...
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