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Smoldering cigar cause of Penbrooke fire
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Mike Top says damage at the Vallahala Boulevard fire last weekend is estimated at over $1 million.Top says a smoldering cigar dropped in...
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Some clues in Mall bomb threat case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls detectives have some leads into who may have called in a bomb threat at the Empire Mall food court yesterday.But Officer Sam Clemens says there’s nothing...
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SDFB volunteers serve meal in Delmont during tornado cleanup
HURON (KELO AM) - The “Farm Bureau Cares Trailer”, a special trailer outfitted with a large custom-made grill, was taken to Delmont to grill hamburgers, brats, and hot dogs on Friday, May 15, 2015....
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Incumbent mayors in Mitchell and Rapid City lose
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Voters in Mitchell and Rapid City fired incumbent mayors in yesterday’s elections.Challenger Jerry Toomey beat Mitchell Mayor Ken Tracy by 400 votes. Toomey says...
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Senate considers military funding measure
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Senate is considering the Defense Authorization Act that John Thune says eliminates wasteful spending, reduces bureaucracy and streamlines military functions.Thune...
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Huether: the best is yet to come
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether says the recently announced Foundation Park is the tip of the iceberg in economic development.Huether says the city is close to closing a...
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Wiring in Dell Rapids High School begins to smoke
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Authorities in Dell Rapids says the town’s high school sustained minor smoke damage when wiring in an air vent began smoking this morning.Crews were called to the Dell...
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City to consider multi-housing sprinkler ordinance
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls property losses due to fire total between three and four million dollars a year which is much less than cities of comparable size,Battalion Chief Dean Lanier...
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Power pole knocked down
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO-AM) - A Fed-Ex delivery truck knocked over a power pole Wednesday afternoon. The truck hit the pole on 12th St. west of Minnesota Ave. No major outages were reported.
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Smart microgrids to help farm communities use locally produced power
BROOKINGS (KELO AM) - Strategic use of locally produced, renewable energy through smart microgrids can reduce power costs and help prevent outages, according to assistant professors Wei Sun and...
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Thune introduces smog standard alternative to EPA proposal
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Senator John Thune introduced the Clean Air, Strong Economies Act which he says balances economic growth and the environment.Thune says the bipartisan bill requires the...
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GP Zoo opens dragon exhibit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Great Plains Zoo unveiled its newest resident yesterday, a four-year-old Komodo Dragon named Natasha.Executive Director Elizabeth Whealy says the Indonesian lizard...
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Rounds says EPA needs to corral its water rules
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The E-P-A’s “Waters of the United States” ruling expands the agency's oversight on waters and Senator Mike Rounds is concerned it will interfere with agriculture.Rounds...
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SF man arrested for allegedly making meth in his apartment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police say a 48-year-old Sioux Falls man is accused of making methamphetamine in his apartment on North Dakota Avenue.Officer Sam Clemens says the Drug Task Force found...
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Play in the past at SiouxLand Renaissance Festival
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Play in the past this weekend at the Siouxland Renaissance Festival at the W-H Lyon Fairgrounds.Festival Board Member Denise May says the setting is Shrewsbury, England...
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Huether, council collide on free bus rides
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether has refused to sign off on the pilot program for free bus rides for children this summer unamiously approved by city council last month.Huether...
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Body found in field near 53rd/Ellis
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Fire and ambulance crews were called to a field near the intersection of 53RD and Ellis for a report of a man’s body found in a field.Details are few and far between, but...
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Farmers Union urges Noem to speak out against repeal of COOL
HURON (KELO AM) - A bill to repeal Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) is expected to be on the House floor next week. South Dakota Farmers Union urges Representative Kristi Noem to speak out against the...
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Troubling news over fatal Brandon house fire
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) -The findings from an investigation into April’s fatal house fire in Brandon are shocking.Brandon Valley Police Chief Dave Kull says Valley Springs volunter firefighter...
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What volunteer fire departments will learn from tragedy
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The President of the Minnehaha County Fire Chiefs Association says departments will learn lessons from the tragic details surrounding the death of firefighter Steve...
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