Tasers now part of police utility belt
SIOUX FALLS, S.F. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls police officers are carrying Tasers for another less-than-lethal option when confronted with force.Chief Doug Barthel says Tasers will reduce risk of injury to...
View ArticlePolice bust meth house near JFK Elementary
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - On March 12, 2015, the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force received information that methamphetamine was being sold out of a home at 6605 W 53rd St, Sioux Falls, SD. The...
View ArticleLNI may move its events from Rapid City
Sioux Falls and Rapid City, SD (KELO AM) – Organizers of the prestigious Lakota Nation Invitational basketball tournament are reportedly unhappy with the way officials in Rapid City have handled recent...
View ArticleBreast cancer treatment pioneer speaking at SDSU
BROOKINGS (KELO AM) - Pre-eminent breast cancer researcher V. Craig Jordan, the "Father of Tamoxifen," will speak at South Dakota State University April 13.Jordan is professor of breast medical...
View ArticleSt. Patrick's Day Parade Traffic and Bus Changes
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - If you are driving in downtown Sioux Falls today, there will be road closures in your way with the St. Patrick's Day observance.The Fun Run route starts at 5th Street and...
View ArticleNo Serious Injuries in Friday Duplex Fire
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Three people were treated for possible smoke ihalation after a Friday night fire in central Sioux Falls.Fire crews were called to a fire at a duplex near the intersection of...
View ArticleTop U.S. Republican lawmaker to launch investigation of Clinton emails: ABC
By Amanda BeckerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to announce an investigation this week into Hillary Clinton’s use of email when she led the...
View ArticleEl Riad hosts burn trauma seminars
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The El Riad Shrine is holding burn trauma seminars for first responders and emergency staffers next week.Shriner Roger Risty says there is a glaring need for the...
View ArticlePaying to fix roads and bridges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The South Dakota legislature passed a road bill that raises the gas tax by six cents, license and license plate fees by 20% and allows counties to impose a $5 and up to...
View ArticlePublic hearing on updating education standards
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Board of Education held a public hearing in Sioux Falls today on four proposed curriculum updates.Speaking in support of the science standards Sam Shaw with the...
View ArticleBig Sioux Wins Second Place In National Cyberpatriot-VII
BROOKINGS (KELO AM) - The cadet cyber-security team of the Big Sioux Composite Squadron in Brookings, part of the Civil Air Patrol’s South Dakota Wing, won second place in the national finals of the...
View ArticleFarm Bureau seeks entries for "Telling Your Ag Story"
BROOKINGS (KELO AM) “Every farmer and rancher has a story to tell, whether it’s working with their livestock, caring for crops, or raising kids in the time-honored lifestyle that comes with living in...
View ArticleBeating license fee increase next month
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Senate Bill One increases license plate fees beginning April first but in South Dakota you can pay fees due ninety days out.Minnehaha County Treasurer Pam Nelson is...
View ArticleSpanish Immersion School on track for 2016
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Now that the legislative session is over the Sioux Falls School District is moving ahead with plans to build the Spanish Immersion Elementary School.Principal Tracy Vik...
View ArticleSF building permits skyrocket in March
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - An amazing amount of building permits issued in the first two weeks of March according to city’s chief of building permits Ron Bell.He says commercial permits so far this...
View ArticleYard sign bandits at work in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) About 100 yard signs were taken from homes in Sioux Falls over the weekend that supported changing the school start date to after Labor Day.Spokeswoman for the 'Voice In Local...
View ArticleSD Guard unit set to deploy in 2016
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) - The South Dakota Army National Guard's 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade has received an alert order for possible mobilization to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring...
View ArticleHouse prepares Obamacare replacement
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Representative Kristi Noem says a House bill replacing Obamacare will be unveiled in several weeks.Noem says an alternative health care bill is important if the Supreme...
View ArticleCounty treasurers at odds with DMV
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles is telling county treasurers to charge higher license plate fees to owners trying to beat the April first increase.Minnehaha...
View ArticleThune presses EPA to reconsider smog standards
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Senator John Thune is trying to block the EPA’s attempt to expand ozone regulations nationwide.Thune says according to the National Association of Manufacturers lowering...
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