SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - One of Faith McShane’s friends says he saw her Wednesday at around 1PM at the corner of 11^th and Summit near the Mercato grocery store. Witnesses told McShane’s mother a man was yelling at her, but he couldn’t tell what the man was saying. He did manage to get a license plate number for the silver Honda the man was driving: 1XR 248.

Theresa McShane said her daughter showed no signs of distress or problems in the days leading up to her disappearance from Roosevelt High School. “She was being playful, play-fighting at the house with the neighbor girls, playing board games. Just normal kids’ stuff” said McShane.

Captain Greg Vandekamp says Faith McShane went to Roosevelt High School Monday but she didn’t go home after classes dismissed early.

Faith's mother tells the Argus Leader that the girl left a note behind at home that read: "I'm sorry. I'm leaving. I cannot take it anymore." 

Vandekamp says someone claimed to have seen Faith  getting into a silver Honda car, driven by a man in his thirties, at 13^th and Duluth last night.

The driver is described as a white male, 30 to 40 years old, with dark hair and a goatee.

Faith is a white female, five-six, 140 pounds, long brown hair and hazel eyes.  She was wearing a black zip-up hoodie and jeans.

Anyone with information on Faith can call Sioux Falls Police at 367-7212.

Huron SD (KELO AM) - Applications are now available for students wishing to apply for a $1,000 college scholarship from the South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB).   To be eligible, the applicant must be a high school senior or college student whose parents or guardians are current members of the South Dakota Farm Bureau, and have been for at least two years.

“These scholarships are a fantastic way for Farm Bureau to give back to our member families who have children entering college or technical school,” said Wayne Smith, SDFB Executive Director. “Youth from rural America are top of their class in terms of work ethic, character, and drive. Farm Bureau is proud to help support this next generation of leaders.”

The South Dakota Farm Bureau Scholarship Fund was established in 2005 by Agnes and Richard Ekstrum, past SDFB President, of Kimball, S.D. The first scholarships were awarded in 2007, and to date $21,000 in college scholarships has been awarded to 21 students who are children of SDFB members.

Application forms and full details are available at this link. Applications are being accepted now through the deadline of March 15.  Winners will be announced in May. 

VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO AM) -- A $100,000 gift to the University of South Dakota Foundation by his widow will honor the memory of Dr. Walter Anyan and provide greater access to health care among Native Americans in South Dakota.

Dr. Michael Lawler, M.S.W., Ph.D., dean of the School of Health Sciences, says the money will fund scholarships for Native American students in any of the School of Health Sciences’ undergraduate majors — addiction studies, dental hygiene, health sciences, medical laboratory science, nursing, and social work — who will then practice in their home communities. “This generous gift will support Native American scholar-practitioners at USD who are eager to contribute to the health and well-being of their communities,” Lawler said. “We are thrilled to offer the Dr. Walter Anyan Scholarship.”

Carol Ann Anyan, of Guilford, Conn., says she and her late husband, who started the adolescent medicine program at Yale Medical School, had long been interested in the Native American culture since hosting a young member of the Hopi Tribe. She describes her husband as a “quiet, caring man, who did things anonymously to help people better themselves.”

A lay minister during his college years, who served as interim pastor in rural communities, Anyan was a leader in establishing school-based health clinics to increase access to quality health care for all children and adolescents in Connecticut public schools and youth detention centers.

Anyan hopes to direct additional funds to the Dr. Walter Anyan Scholarship Endowment so as to completely fund scholarship recipients’ expenses. “It’s a wonderful way to honor his memory,” she said.   

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Freshman U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R) is co-sponsoring his first piece of legislaton. - the Kestone XL Pipeline bill. It's the first bill to be consider in the new session.

Rounds says pipeline approval is long over due and south Dakotans support it overwhemingly. South Dakota's indian tribes strongly oppose Keystone, concerned about tribal land and water quality.

Rounds questions how many Democrats, especially up for re-election next year, will vote against the project.  He wonders how they can go back home where most people favor building the pipeline

Rounds says supporters believe the project’s benefits will be difficult to ignore.

(Thanks Tony Mangan KCCR Pierre)

SIOUX FALLLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Senator John Thune says South Dakotans stand to benefit from Republican policies in Congress that create jobs and reduce federal regulatory overreach.

Thune says Republicans were shut out of the legislative process over the last few years by the Democrats.

Thune says under Republican control the Senate will get back to work.  He says bills will be considered out in the open and in committees.  He says senators from both parties will be able to propose and to debate amendments.               

Thune says he’s looking forward to a Senate that works again.

WASHINGTON DC (KELO AM) - With "getting a better job" being one of the most popular New Year's resolutions in the U.S., nonfarm employment expected to grow by nearly 220,000 jobs per month and unemployment to fall to 5.4 percent by the fourth quarter in 2015, the leading personal finance social network WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015's Best & Worst Cities to Find a Job. In order to help employment seekers find the strongest local job markets in the U.S., WalletHub analyzed 150 of the most populated cities across 16 key metrics. Our data set ranges from job opportunities to employment growth.

Best Cities to Find a Job

1. Seattle, WA
2. Des Moines, IA
3. Gilbert, AZ
4. Sioux Falls, SD
5. Fremont, CA
6. Chandler, AZ
7. Omaha, NE
8. Salt Lake City, UT
9. Scottsdale, AZ
10. Plano, TX

Worst Cities to Find a Job

• Newark, NJ
• Winston-Salem, NC
• Tucson, AZ
• Modesto, CA
• Fresno, CA
• Memphis, TN
• Hialeah, FL
• Detroit, MI
• Moreno Valley, CA
• San Bernardino, CA

VERMILLION, S.D.(KELO-AM) – Students at the University of South Dakota will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a Day of Service, and a keynote address from comedienne and filmmaker Negin Farsad.

Students, faculty and staff from USD will join the Vermillion community on Monday, Jan. 19 for the Day of Service. All volunteers will meet at noon at the ballroom of the Muenster University Center for orientation (register online at http://bit.ly/1dta9Zu to volunteer) followed by an afternoon of community service projects. The Day of Service concludes with a reorientation and reflection at 4 p.m. at the ballroom. 

At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, Farsad will address campus with a lecture on “Comedic Justice” at the MUC ballroom. Farsad is at the forefront of social justice comedy – a field that she insists totally exists (or should). As one of few Iranian-American Muslim female comedian/filmmakers, this TED Fellow uses humor to bridge the racial, religious, social and immigrant gap. The Wall Street Journal calls her work “smart, funny, and fascinating.” A photo of Farsad is available for download at www.usd.edu/press/news/images/releases/Negin_Farsad.jpg.

The seventh annual Vermillion Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is sponsored by the USD Center for Academic & Global Engagement, the USD Vice President for Student Services, Center for Diversity & Community, Alternative Week of Off-campus Learning, and the Corporation for National & Community Service. For more information, please go to www.usd.edu/academics/center-for-academic-and-global-engagement/service-learning/keeping-the-dream-alive.cfm or contact the Center for Academic & Global Engagement at (605) 677-6338 or email engage@usd.edu.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO AM) -  Recalling days-gone-by, Sioux Falls city leaders today renewed an emphasis on neighborhood development.

Mayor Mike Huether says the emphasis is on enhancing livability among neighborhoods.

Huether says neighbors are a big thing in Sioux Falls and a return to knowing and helping the family next door makes a community shine.              

Huether says Adam Roach has been named Neighborhood Development Coordinator and the Mayor’s Neighborhood Champion award program begins this year.

Roach says Community Development will launch the Mayor's Neighborhood Championship award program this year.  The awards include Neighborhood Landlord of the Year, Neighborhood Champion of the year and Neighborhood Business of the Year.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A dozen Sioux Falls SWAT team  members and three negotiators were the armed standoff in Kimball that ended peacefully Thursday afternoon.

Lieutenant Loren McManus says the response didnt mean authorities were shorthanded.

McManus says former SWAT team members who have been assigned other positions and duties are ready to step-in should an incident arise in Sioux Falls.  He says that group is on standby.

The SWAT team was called out Wednesday night  before eight and the negotiators followed almost two hours later.             

Minnehaha County Sheriff’s office also was at the standoff scene in Brule County.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) -  Sioux Falls Fire-Rescue won the “Heroes Behind the Badges” blood drive this year with 410 donations.

Blood Bank Director Ken Versteeg says with the Police donations a total of 739 pints of blood were donated.

For winning, Fire-Rescue will donate $700 to Children’s Home Society and the Police will give $300 dollars to Special Olympics.

The donations are compliments of Citibank and Farmer's Insurance (Rod Goeman Agency).

Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Less than a year from announcing the vision for a more Comprehensive approach to providingneeded services for the homeless and vulnerable in the Sioux Falls area, the Bishop DudleyHospitality House is preparing to accept its first guests the night of January 12.

Tours of the nearly ready building, located at 101 N. Indiana, will be available to neighbors and thepublic on January 11, 2-4 p.m. Bishop Paul J. Swain will formally bless the facility following a shortprogram at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, January 12. More tours will follow.

“There are a number of finishing touches to complete and we likely will not have all our neededsupplies for the first few days, but we will be ready enough to get guests out of the cold,” said ChadCampbell, executive director of the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House.

The Bishop Dudley Hospitality House will provide overnight emergency shelter for men, womenand families, daytime services currently provided at the Good Shepherd Center, and additionalservices from existing service providers using a hub of offices at the new facility.

An enormous community response resulted from the vision outlined by Bishop Swain of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls last February. It began with a dedicated steering committee of knowledgeable service providers who helped shape the design of the building and the services to be provided, continued with the Task Force of community leaders who took on the fundraising needed, and culminated with the donors who so generously responded to the request for support. 

The former Good Shepherd board of directors has transitioned to become the Bishop DudleyHospitality House board of directors and will oversee the ecumenical ministry.

Over $4.8 million has been raised to date to complete the purchase and construction and to provideinitial operating support for the ministry, including the establishment of an operating endowment.The total includes cash donations, pledges, in-kind services and donations of goods. Over 1000donors, including individuals, organizations, businesses and churches have participated thus far.

The name, the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House, honors the spirit of generously and selflesslyserving the poor so often exhibited by Bishop Paul Dudley, who served the east river Catholicdiocese from 1979 to 1995. He helped found a number of feeding and sheltering ministries and often volunteered at them. That same spirit has been evident throughout the evolution of the BDHH effort.

VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO AM ) -- The University of South Dakota Chamber Singers, under the direction of David Holdhusen, Ph.D., director of choral activities at USD and Chamber Singers' conductor, has been selected as Honored Artists in The American Prize in Choral Performance (college/university chorus division). “Honored Artists” are individuals or organizations who have proven themselves to be of “sustained excellence" over a number of seasons as contestants in the competitions. 

The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit, national competitions designed to recognize and reward the very best in the performing arts in the United States. The American Prize was founded in 2009 and has been awarded annually in many areas of the performing arts since in 2010. The American Prize was founded from the belief that a great deal of excellent music being made in this country goes unrecognized and unheralded, not only in major cities but all across the country: in schools and churches, in colleges and universities, and by community and professional musicians. Finalists for The American Prize receive professional adjudication and regional, national and international recognition based on submitted recordings of their performances.

“To be recognized as ‘Honored Artists’ by The American Prize as one of the outstanding choirs in the country is truly exciting and extremely rewarding, especially for our students who have worked very hard and dedicated much of their time to the Chamber Singers,” said Holdhusen, who says this recognition speaks volumes to the musicianship and artistry of the choir. “This is a great way to share our musical message with audiences in 2015.”

Chambers Singers, the premiere vocal ensemble at the University of South Dakota, is comprised of graduate and undergraduate students selected through audition from the entire university student body. Its repertoire, which is primarily a cappella, includes music from the Renaissance to the present in a wide variety of styles. The ensemble presents formal concerts on campus each semester and has toured throughout the United States and Europe. The Chamber Singers are one of two choruses selected as Honored Artists of The American Prize 2014. The other is “Re-choired Element” Chamber Choir of Linn-Benton Community College (Albany, Ore.).

The American Prize is administered by Hat City Music Theater, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit performing arts organization based in Danbury, Conn.

(Reuters) - Two brothers wanted for the shooting of 12 people at the offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo were killed on Friday in a police raid on the print works north of Paris where they had been holed up with a hostage, officials said.

A police source said the hostage-taker at another stand-off at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris had been "neutralized". That hostage-taker was believed to have links to the same Islamist group as the two brothers.

One police official said the one hostage taken by the Kouachi brothers at the print works in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele was safe.

The fate of all the hostages believed to have been held at the supermarket in eastern Paris was not immediately clear, but French television showed several people running away from the premises after an earlier shootout.

(Reporting by Emmanuel Jarry; editing by Mark John)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man is accused of raping his nine-year-old nephew.

Officer Sam Clemens says 23-year-old Manzi Janvier is charged with rape and sexual contact with a child.

Clemens says Janvier was watching the boy because school was closed due to the weather.              

Clemens says earlier this week the third grade boy sat through the good touch-bad touch presentation from the school resource officer.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls police are confident they have a surveillance image of the suspect’s car from Monday’s armed robbery and shooting.

Officer Sam Clemens says they hope somebody will recognize the car and call police.

He says the pictures aren't the best but investigators hope the image will trigger someone's memory about a possible suspect.  Crime Stoppers number is 367-7007 for anonymous tips.

The victim was held-up in front of apartments on West Valhalla Boulevard and shot in the leg just after tossing his wallet and running away. 

Three men wearing masks robbed the victim, shot him as he ran and fled in the car.  The victim was treated for a non-life threatening wound.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - This week’s weather has been unkind to man and beast but it laid the groundwork for this weekend’s Frosty Frolics.

Jean Pearson, with Sioux Falls Parks and Rec, says the annual event celebrates winter.

Pearson says Sioux Falls Parks can get overlooked in the winter but that's when some of them shine brightest.  Plus, she says, it's an opportunity to get out of the house and beat the winter blues.              

Frosty Frolics kickoff is today at five at Falls Park followed by fireworks over the Falls at 6:45.

For a listing of events go the Parks and Rec page on the city’s website.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) – The Second Annual Downtown Burger Battle kicks off Friday.  The promotion runs through January 31st and features specialty burgers from six downtown restaurants in which the public decides which burger is best. 

The Competition

Customers at Elements on 8th, Grille 100 at the Holiday Inn, JL Beers, Phillips Avenue Diner,Skelly’s Pub & Grill, and Wild Sage Grille will assign up to five points in each of five categories for every featured burger they try.  The categories include: Patty, Toppings, Bun, Presentation, and Value.  The burger with the highest average points at the conclusion of the battle will be declared the winner!

The Burgers

The reigning Burger Battle champ is JL Beers with their signature Humpty Dumpty Burger. They will feature their winner burger once again in this year’s competition.

2013 winner of Best Patty, Best Toppings and Best Value, Skelly’s Pub & Grille is coming back into the competition strong with the Truffled Leek and Creamy Blue Cheese Burger.

Wild Sage Grille has the right idea again this year with the Coney Island Chili Cheeseburger.Phillips Avenue Diner is bringing the comfort food aspect back to the table with the Taco Burger. 

New to the competition this year: Elements on 8th with the Squash Burger and Grille 100 at the Holiday Inn with the Sweet Jalapeño Cheeseburger. 

Prizes

Each time customers turn in a rate card for a featured burger, they are entered into a random drawing to be held at the conclusion of the Downtown Burger Battle to win a gift card from every participating restaurant!

Customers can also enter to win one restaurant gift card in weekly drawings.  Simply post a photo of a featured burger to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and tag with the restaurant name and #BurgerBattle15.

More Info

Visit dtsf.com to view a full descriptions and pictures of each featured burger.

Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - The flu season is under way across the country, and local health officials report continued increases in numbers of influenza cases across South Dakota. Information released from the State Department of Health shows that seasonal influenza activity remains at a widespread level, with the number of cases of Influenza A continuing to show a steady increase. In the past week, the state has seen a doubling in the number of flu-associated hospitalizations and a quadrupling of the number of flu-related deaths. 

With a large portion of the flu season still ahead, local public health officials are urging people to practice good respiratory hygiene and get their flu shots. 

“Vaccination is the safest and most effective way to prevent the flu,” said Dr. Jennifer Tinguely, Chief Medical Officer for Falls Community Health and the City of Sioux Falls Health Department. “Even though this year’s flu vaccine may not be as effective because of mutations in some flu viruses, I cannot emphasize enough that it’s still very important to get vaccinated.” 

While vaccination provides the greatest protection against the flu, other effective ways to avoid getting or spreading it include washing hands frequently or using alcohol-based hand sanitizer; covering coughs and sneezes with tissues, or coughing or sneezing into elbows; avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth; and staying home when sick and until you have been fever-free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medications. 

Annual flu vaccination is recommended for everyone, but some people are at particularly high risk and should be sure to be vaccinated. This includes people over age 50, pregnant women, those with chronic medical conditions, health care workers, and household contacts of high-risk populations, especially those with young infants.

Vaccine is available at Falls Community Health. To schedule an appointment for a flu shot, please call 367-8793. Additional information about the flu can be found at www.cdc.gov/flu

Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation announces changes in hours of operation at Falls Park Visitor Information Center and Overlook Café for the winter season. 

• The Visitor Information Center located at Falls Park will be open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and closed Monday through Friday. These hours are in effect January 12 through March 27, 2015. For more information, contact the Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau at 605-275-6060.
• The Overlook Café will be closed beginning this Saturday, January 10, and reopen on March 1, 2015. For more details, call 605-367-4885.
• Be sure to catch the final days of the Winter Wonderland light display at Falls Park. The display runs through this Sunday, January 11, 2015. For more information, contact the Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Office at 605-367-8222.

VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO AM) -- The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine announced today the appointment of Dr. John Wempe as the new Assistant Dean of Medical Student Affairs.

Wempe, a native of Parkston, S.D., received his undergraduate degree from South Dakota State University; a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University; a Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Master of Science degrees from the University of California – Davis; a Ph.D. in Pathobiology from the University of Illinois; a Doctor of Medicine from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine; and a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University.

He comes to the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine from Colorado Springs, Colo., where he served as CEO of the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board at the United States Air Force Academy.  Col. Wempe served in numerous administrative and leadership positions during more than 30 years in the military. 

Wempe’s duties at the medical school include career counselling for medical students at the school’s four teaching campuses, and assisting students as they progress through their medical training to graduation. He will also be involved in medical school admissions and recruitment programs, with an emphasis on recruitment efforts at the high school level, and he will be based in Sioux Falls.