SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man drove into a moving train early this morning near 6th and Weber and walked away with a swollen lip.
Officer Sam Clemens says 42-year-old John Wayne Hall is charged with D-W-I.
Clemens says Hall told police that the train came "out of nowhere." Witnesses estimate that Hall was driving around 40 miles an hour prior to the crash.
Police estimate the damage to Hall’s 2015 Toyota Cruiser at seven thousand dollars.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Kidney disease affects one in nine Americans and most don’t know they’re sufferers.
Gene Dickey says the National Kidney Foundation is holding a free, public screening in Sioux Falls.
Dickey says the screening consists of determining obesity levels, blood pressure, urine test and a meeting with a clinician. During the counsel you'll learn if you are at risk for kidney disease.
No appointment necessary for the screening at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church next Thursday, April 16th, between 3 p.m.and 7 p.m.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The silent auction at Friday night’s “The Big Grape” fundraiser for Avera Children’s Hospital is a lot sweeter with a limited BMW M5 automobile.
Avera Foundation’s Missy Kuyper says “The Big Grape” features mobile bidding.
Kuyper says you can go to thebiggrape.org, put in your cell phone number and you are registered and can bid on any of the silent auction items.
Luxury Auto Mall of Sioux Falls offers the one-of-a-kind car with a reserve bid of 149-thousand dollars and any amount over goes to “The Big Grape.”
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - In observance of Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, Nordstroms Auto Recycling will take unsafe products from vehicles free of charge.
Shannon Nordstrom says they recycle these products every day. Batteries, car and pickup tires, oil or anti-freeze.
Nordstrom says the offer is open to households and individual quantities only, not businesses or heavy-duty farm tires.
He says 86% of each vehicle can be recycled. That's about 6 million tires, 100 million gallons of gas and diesel fuel, 24 million gallons of motor oil, 8 million gallons of engine coolant and 4.5 million gallons of windshield wiper fluid annually.
Nordstroms will also offer free admission to the Ewe Pullet self-service facility from the 20th to the 26th.
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) A sparkling new office building project proposed for 8th Street and Minnesota Avenue in downtown Sioux Falls could help freshen up disheveled Van Epps Park.
Developer Dale Jans' vision includes office and retail space, underground parking and maybe even loft apartments in a building of at least 50,000 square feet. He says the five story complex would be the "front entrance" to downtown Sioux Falls, driving from the north on Minnesota Avenue.
Jans says he is in preliminary discussions on ways to incorporate Van Epps Park into the overall plan - opening it up as a green area to accomodate the new development. The new building would be right next to the park that has caused city officials so many headaches with public drunkenness and other embarrassments..
BERESFORD, SD (KELO AM) – The South Dakota Department of Transportation says two projects on Highway 46 through Beresford started earlier this week.
Work includes complete reconstruction of Highway 46 through Beresford and a city project to replace utilities at the same time.
Traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction with a 10-foot width restriction on the south half of the project. Once complete, construction will commence on the north half.
Motorists are advised there will be a detour the week of April 27 for replacement of the railroad crossing. The detour route will be signed for through traffic and local traffic will be allowed up to the closed area.
The prime contractor on this $3.4 million project is T&R Contracting, Inc. of Sioux Falls. The utility contract is $1.1 million.
The roadway is expected to be fully open to traffic on Nov. 25. The overall completion date for this project is June 15, 2016.
SIOUX FALLS (KELO AM) - The Sioux Falls Police Department received 17 calls of a loud explosion that caused houses to shake at around 12:27 a.m. Numerous officers throughout the city also reported hearing the sound.
A majority of the calls came from the area of 9th St. & Valley View Rd. The Sioux Falls Police Department and Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to the area but were not able to locate the source of the sound at this time.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A man suffering stab wounds was brought to the Sanford emergency room where police were called last night.
Officers were then called to McKennan’s E-R where a man suffering head wounds says he was in a fight and stabbed someone.
Clemens says investigators believe the incidents are related but both men are reluctant to give much information. He says police talked shortly to the stabbing victim before he went into surgery. The man suffering head wound is uncooperative.
The men’s injuries are non-life threatening, their names haven’t been released and there are no charges.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The 23rd Annual Pancake Benefit for LifeScape is Sunday at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.
Linda Eidem says this signature event helps LifeScape’s mission of helping the disabled gain independence.
Eidem says the funds will be used to provide hygiene products, communication devices, buy groceries, help with the rent, special therapies; the needs go on.
Tickets are $5 in advance at Nyberg’s Ace or $6 at the door.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls police are adding an additional 13 officers to Saturday’s day patrol.
Officer Sam Clemens says the extra officers, in addition to the regular patrol, with concentrate on the impaired driver, red light running and accident causing violations like reckless and careless driving.
Officer Sam Clemens says the extra patrol will work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) There is little disagreement on major issues among the three candidates running in the Sioux Falls School Board election April 14th.
Incumbents Kate Parker and Todd Thoelke and newcomer, Randy Dobberpuhl all support the Common Core standards in Math and English currently in the schools.
All three support higher pay for city teachers. Parker and Thoelke think a small increase in the state sales tax only during the summer months to fund higher salaries would be a good start.
Parker and Thoelke both support keeping the school start date where it is, using the current school calendar. Dobberpuhl favors a middle ground - somewhere between the current calendar and a start date after Labor Day.
The three candidates are fighting for the two positions up for grabs April 14th. The voters will also decide the school start date debate.
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Beginning on Monday, April 13, 2015, South Minnesota Avenue will be reduced to one lane in each direction at West 85th Street to allow construction crews to begin work on the 85th Street and Minnesota Avenue Intersection Improvement Project. With this work, Anchor Lane will be closed at Minnesota Avenue. Also, lane widths on 85th Street to the east of Minnesota Avenue will be reduced.
Work will include construction of northbound and southbound right turn lanes, installation of traffic signals, and upgrades to underground utilities. Work on this project is expected to be completed by late August.
Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce their speed while traveling near the construction area. Drivers may want to consider alternate routes.
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Discover the possibilities Siouxland Libraries offers as we join libraries nationwide in celebrating National Library Week.
The books on our shelves are just the beginning—download digital books, audiobooks, movies, music, and magazines to your favorite device with your library card. Attend free learning and recreational programs for children, teens, and adults, or take a class online through Gale Courses. Need a place for your club or organization to gather? Ask about our meeting rooms. Accessing these resources and more is easier than ever—connect with us at any of our 13 branches, or online through our website, mobile app, Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest.
As part of this year’s National Library week theme, “Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library,” Siouxland Libraries invites you to explore new reading territory using online resources NextReads and NoveList, with a chance to win a copy of Pioneer Girl: the Annotated Autobiography. There are several ways to enter a drawing:
A special event for children at the Downtown Library on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 3:30 p.m. will feature a visitor from Siouxland Heritage Museums. Discover what it was like to be a child in pioneer times! Kids who attend this program have a chance to win a set of Little House on the Prairie books.
For more information, visit your neighborhood Siouxland Libraries location or see the library’s website at www.siouxlandlib.org for locations and hours.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A single vehicle rollover on the East 11th Street viaduct last night left the driver suffering minor injuries.
Sioux Falls police say 31-year-old Abel Tadesse was eastbound on the viaduct just before midnight when he lost control; hit a concrete barrier, flipping his car.
Tadesse was arrested for DWI and reckless driving.
Police say Tadesse was alone and suffered minor injury.
SIOUX FALLS (KELO AM) - The Sioux Falls School Board will hold an Election to fill two vacancies when the terms of Kate Parker and Todd Thoelke expire in July. The School District's annual Election will be tomorrow from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M.
Petitions may be picked up in the Office of the Business Manager beginning January 30, 2015. The petitions must be returned to the Office of the Business Manager by 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2015.
Included on this ballot will be a school start date referendum. This referendum asks whether to hold the opening day of school before or after Labor Day in the years 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Absentee ballots (for voters in both Lincoln and Minnehaha County) will be available at the County Auditor's Office, Minnehaha County Administration Building, 415 North Dakota Avenue no later than March 30, 2015, from 8:00 until 5:00 p.m. daily through April 13, 2015.Voter Registration Deadline for this Election is March 30, 2015. Voter Registration Forms must be turned in to the respective county auditor (either Lincoln County or Minnehaha County) no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 30, 2015.
Vote Center Locations (see Exhibit)
The Election will be conducted at 13 Vote Centers located throughout the Sioux Falls School District. On Election Day, the voters may choose any one of the Vote Centers to cast their ballot. Vote Centers will be open from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. at the following locations:
1. First Lutheran Church, 327 South Dakota Avenue
2. Wesley United Methodist Church, 1700 East Sixth Street
3. Kenny Anderson Community Center, 3701 East Third Street
4. Sioux Falls Arena, 1201 North West Avenue
5. Oyate Community Center, 2421 West 15th Street
6. MariCar Community Center, 400 North Valley View Road
7. Memorial Middle School, 1401 South Sertoman Avenue
8. Peace Lutheran Church, 5509 West 41st Street
9. Faith Baptist Church, 601 West 57th Street
10. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 5500 East 57th Street
11. Morningside Community Center, 2400 South Bahnson Avenue
12. Asbury United Methodist Church, 2425 South Western Avenue
13. Instructional Planning Center, 201 East 38th Street
School Board Candidates for this Election (in ballot order) are:
Randy DobberpuhlTodd ThoelkeKate ParkerSIOUX FALLS, S,D, (KELO AM) - There are two fatalities in a Brandon house fire last night.
Brandon Police Chief David Kull says the homeowner, 47-year-old David Smith was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital where he died of his injuries.
Kull says Valley Springs volunteer firefighter 38-year-old Steven Ackerman also died in the home. His body was recovered in the basement of the home.
Kull says Smith and his daughter were sleeping at the time ofthe fire. She awoke when the smoke alarm sounded and tried to wake her father. She went to the neighbors for help and they tried to get into to the house but were turned back by smoke and fire.
There's no word on how the fire started.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - City volunteers are cleaning designated Sioux Falls neighborhoods this week as part of annual cleanup efforts.
Coordinator LuAnn Ford says the City wants to reduce an increasing number of nuisance calls.
Each year the neighborhoods, designated as NICE and KEEP areas, get a helping hand in the form of a cleanup with City volunteers. These neighborhoods also receive educational materials about the City and its services.
Ford says the City has been able to keep the number of neighborhood nuisance calls stable despite a 33 percent increase in population in 26 years.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - An internet sting that advertised sex with minors resulted in the arrested of six people in Sioux Falls last week.
Officer Sam Clemens says the suspects were arrested after agreeing to meet in Sioux Falls believing they would pay for sex with minors.
All six men are charged with solicitation of a minor.
Those arrested include:Jose Joaquin Oxlaj, 24, GuatamalaAndrew Richard Krogman, 35, Doon, IowaScott Robert Larson, 29, Sioux FallsLance Eugene Hunter, 29, Little Rock, IaNathanuel Walter Downs, 27, Sioux City, IABenjamin Lyle Iverson, 25, Sioux Falls
Brandon, SD (KELO AM) - Valley Springs Fire Chief Don Johnson says the loss of Steve Ackerman is hitting his department hard, following a Sunday night fire in Brandon that also killed the homeowner David Smith. “It’s not something you ever want to do, not fun when you take someone to the morgue” Johnson told KELO Radio’s Mark Russo on Monday following the precession of Ackerman’s body, which included 4 trucks.
“The whole time you think what you could have done different that would have made it end different.” He added, saying Ackerman leaves behind a family which includes his wife Julie, children, and step-children.
Ackerman has been described as an outstanding family man, community member, and firefighter. Johnson said he and his wife were very involved in the community. Chief Johnson also had the privilege of watching Ackerman grow up around his own sons, adding to the pain of Ackerman’s death.
Services for Smith will be held at Heartland Funeral Home in Brandon on Thursday. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7PM, with a brief service to follow. Ackerman’s funeral arrangements are pending.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A passenger in a car that crashed into a house on North Leadale Avenue around midnight was the only one injured and his wounds are considered minor.
Sioux Falls Police say 30-year-old Eric Robinson of Brookings missed a curve, hit a tree and launched his car into the front of the house.
Robinson was arrested for D-W-I and reckless driving. His 21-year-old passenger was treated at a hospital.
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