City seeks property tax hike based on inflation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The City of Sioux Falls is seeking a 1.5% increase in property taxes.Finance Director Tracy Turbak says the state allows an increase based on the rate of inflation.Turbak...
View ArticleGas forecast at just over $2 by year's end
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Energy Information Administration says strong demand for gasoline and refinery outages on the West Coast pushed average gas prices from $2.47 in April to $2.79 in...
View ArticleMcCook County deputy cleared in July shooting
PIERRE, SD (KELO AM) – Attorney General Marty Jackley and the Division of Criminal Investigation today released the summary into the shooting of Cornelius Milk on July 20, 2015, in Salem, South Dakota....
View ArticleFemale cabby robbed at gunpoint this morning
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police say someone robbed a Sioux Falls cab driver with a handgun early this morning.The suspect got into the cab and asked the 53-year-old woman if she had change for a...
View ArticleMorning shooting and rollover may be tied
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A shooting in central Sioux Falls early this morning may be tied to a single car rollover on the East 18th Street bridge over I-229.Police blocked McClellan and First...
View ArticleA new Sioux Falls Police Chief named today
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - He was appointed Assistant Police Chief last spring and today Matt Burns was endorsed by Nayor Mike Huether as the City’s next Chief of Police.Huether says he wants Burns...
View ArticleNew vendors and more spaces for Sidewalk Arts Festival
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - At first glance, the organizers of the Sidewalks Arts Festival thought the parking alterations on Main Avenue would mean fewer vendor spaces.But Michele Wellman with the...
View ArticleMachete-wielding man caught in central Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police say a North Minnesota Avenue homeowner shot twice at the feet of a man wielding a machete in the resident’s backyard yesterday morning.Officer Sam Clemens says the...
View ArticleUSD Professor's article on South Dakota aviation published
VERMILLION (KELO AM) - A University of South Dakota history professor wrote the feature article in the quarterly journal of the State Historical Society that features the state's colorful aviation...
View Article3rd annual "Cast with a Cop" is Saturday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Saturday is the third annual “Cast With a Cop” kid’s fishing event in Sioux Falls.Officer Sam Clemens says 30 kids, picked by The Banquet, will fish with officers at a...
View ArticleCelebrate the Big Sioux River at Riverfest
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The ever-growing Downtown Riverfest celebration boasted over 15,000 people last year.Brienne Maner with Downtown Sioux Falls says the festival is Saturday along the...
View ArticlePOET releases first-ever economic impact study
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Ethanol producer POET released a key economic impact study revealing $13.5 billion in sales for America’s businesses.P-R Director Matt Merritt also points to POET's impact...
View ArticleBike trail attack may be a strong armed robbery attempt
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - After re-interviewing the victim in Wednesday morning’s assault on the bike trail in Cherry Rock Park, police believe the suspect was after her iPod.Officer Sam Clemens...
View ArticlePolice beef-up undercover patrols on bike path
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls police have increased security on the bike trail in the wake of Wednesday’s assault at Cherry Rock Park.Officer Sam Clemens says police have been...
View ArticleIndoor Aquatic Center Construction Site Tour
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) The public is invited to attend a project site tour of the indoor aquatic center currently under construction at Spellerberg Park. The tour will take place on Monday, August...
View ArticleRollover Accident at 33rd Street and Western Avenue
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) On August 12, 2015, at 4:28 p.m., Sioux Falls Police, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue, and Paramedics Plus responded to the intersection of 33rd Street and Western Avenue for a...
View ArticleFalse alarm in Family Park
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - A report of a missing person in Family Park turned out to be a false alarm Friday night.Shortly before 5PM police were notified that 4 people had jumped in the lake for a...
View ArticleConcrete Pavement Repair Scheduled on Interstate 229
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation says pavement repair work will begin in the southbound lanes of I-229 from the Benson Road interchange (Exit 9) to the Louise Ave....
View ArticleSunday Morning Stabbing
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) – Sioux Falls Police are investigating a stabbing early Sunday morning. Officers responded to Giliberto’s Restaurant just after 1:00 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. Officers...
View ArticleAlert Cab Dispatcher Foils Robber
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - An alert cab dispatcher led to the arrest of a suspect in an armed robbery of a cab driver last week.At approximately 11:40 p.m. Saturday night, an alert dispatcher at...
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