Noem says budget should get done
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Congresswoman Kristi Noem thinks the possibility of a federal government shutdown is slim.Noem says Congress is chugging along with the budget process and she expects to...
View ArticleCommission denies church's abatement request
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - In a unanimous vote, the Minnehaha County Commission today denied a church's request for abatement of an over $17,000 property tax bill.Jesus Only Apostolic Church...
View ArticleBurglars making the rounds in Minnehaha County
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Robbery, guns and meth all rolled into one early yesterday morning in a home robbery in western Minnehaha County.Captain Jason Gearman, with the Sheriff's Office, says the...
View ArticleSioux Falls looking for a new Fire Chief
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Chief Jim Sideras is stepping down after nearly 34 years serving the city.At his Tuesday announcement, Chief Sideras said he is leaving to become...
View ArticleFirst step down long road on annexation challenges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) The Sioux Falls Annexation Task Force held its first public meeting on Tuesday at the main library downtown.Everyone was invited, but most especially people living in...
View ArticleSioux Falls strikes deal with Glory House
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) The City of Sioux Falls has reached a tenative deal with Glory House for the old indoor ice center property.The property, on W. 51st Street, will be divided into three...
View ArticleDTSF proposing playground at Levitt Shell
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Downtown Sioux Falls, Inc. (DTSF) has applied for Gannett’s A Community Thrives grant, which would help fund a downtown playground to be built close to the Levitt Shell at...
View ArticlePublic Defenders work above national standards
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Over the last five years, the number of case appointments in the Minnehaha County Public Defender's Office has risen 38% while expenses have gone up by 24%.Traci Smith...
View ArticleRising gas prices but well below $3
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Energy Information Administration anticipates drivers will make a record fill-up this summer despite higher fuel prices than last year.The summer driving season is...
View ArticleLower electricity bills expected this summer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A decline in electricity demand due to milder weather is expected to offset higher retail power prices this summer.The U.S. Energy Information Administration says most...
View ArticleVIDEO: The largest ever Sioux Falls building project
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Avera Health begins construction this fall on a new campus at 69th Street and Louise Avenue as part of $174 million worth of projects, the largest in Sioux Falls'...
View ArticleVote for videos on eight Sioux Falls causes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Eight Sioux Falls area charitable causes have created videos to compete for up to $100,000 from a new initiative created by the USA Today Network.The videos that get the...
View ArticleSpeculation mill grinding with Jones Pranger departure
UNDATED (KELO AM) The Executive Director of the South Dakota Democratic Party, Suzanne Jones Pranger, is stepping down to work with what was called "a statewide campaign."That politically pregnant...
View ArticleVIDEO: More Easter baskets than bunnies at KTWB
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Easter baskets were multiplying like rabbits for KTWB Radio's 18th annual Easter Basket Drive.Hundreds and hundred of baskets were brought to Midwest Communications offices...
View ArticleHouse still eyes Obamacare repeal
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - House Speaker Paul Ryan was forced last month to withdraw a bill intended to undo much of Obamacare, but Republicans continue negotiating a compromise.Congresswoman Kristi...
View ArticleA little lawn fertilizer goes a long way
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Part of the spring spruce-up of lawns in Sioux Falls is applying fertilizer and weed control but over application sends some of the chemicals into the Big Sioux River...
View ArticleKoalas summering in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) -Two male Koalas, Moki and Burra, will spend the summer at the Great Plains Zoo and arrive in Sioux Falls on May 13th.San Diego Zoo's Koala Loan Program allows thousand of...
View ArticleLord Mayor of Potsdam coming to Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Mayor Mike Huether announced today visitors from Sister City Potsdam, Germany, will visit Sioux Falls in September.A group of Potsdam community leaders, including Lord...
View ArticleTree guns? No, two guns found in a tree
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) Two stolen guns have been found stashed up in a pine tree in western Sioux Falls, and a third gun was leaning up against the tree.Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead...
View ArticleAnnexation crowds call for more breathing room
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) The crowd was so large at this week's first meeting of the Sioux Falls Annexation Task Force at the downtown Library, the next meeting will be at more commodious...
View Article