Minnehaha County gets first-ever speed trailer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Minnehaha County Highway Department is the first in the nation with new style of message board speed trailers.County Highway head D.J. Buthe says they’ll show drivers...
View ArticleCounty drainage board will stay, for now
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Minnehaha County Commission today voted against dissolving the county drainage board.The state legislature passed an act last session providing mediation of certain...
View ArticleOctober is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - October is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to remember victims, survivors and work to end violence.Director of Children’s Inn, Amy Carter, says one in...
View ArticlePatterson found guilty
Canton, SD (KELO AM) - A jury in Lincoln County has found Joseph Patterson guilty on all counts against him stemming from the 2013 death of Tyrese Ruffin, the biological son of Minnesota Vikings...
View ArticleAquifer mapping project public open house
SIOUX FALLS (KELO AM) - The City of Sioux Falls and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are conducting a state-of-the-art groundwater survey this fall. CGG Canada Services, who is under contract...
View ArticleAuthorities say a male teen, Harrisburg student shot administrator
HARRISBURG (KELO AM) - Authorities says a male, teenage student shot Principal Kevin Lein in the arm this morning in the offices at Harrisburg High School.Superintendent Jim Holbeck says the suspect...
View ArticleDaugaard testifies to House Committee on state's rights
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - There’s an inherent tension between the federal government and states which is most pronounced in western states. Governor Daugaard testifying before the House Committee...
View ArticleUptick in counterfeit $20 at Sioux Falls businesses
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police say there are more counterfeit twenty dollar bills showing up at Sioux Falls businesses.Lieutenant John Duprey says the latest attempt was at the Family Dollar...
View ArticleHarrisburg Schools to reopen on Thursday
Harrisburg, SD (KELO AM) - School will be back in session Thursday in Harrisburg following a shooting on Wednesday that left High School Principal Kevin Lein with a flesh wound in his arm and a 16 year...
View ArticleKrystil Smit new Executive Director for the SDFB
By Kristin Vandersnick HURON (KELO AM) - “We are extremely excited to welcome Krystil Smit to the South Dakota Farm Bureau team,” stated Scott VanderWal, SDFB President and farmer from Volga, S.D. “She...
View ArticleUpdate: man wounded in shooting in SE Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - An 18-year-old Garretson man was shot in what police say was a drug related incident early this morning at an apartment in southeast Sioux Falls.Captain Greg Vandekamp...
View ArticleUSD issues alert after two reported rapes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Vermillion Police are investigating two reports of rape, one the U-S-D campus and another off-campus.Authorities released photos of three persons of interest which were...
View ArticleHarrisburg High shooter identified and charged
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Lincoln County State’s Attorney Tom Wollman says 16-year-old Mason Buhl will be tried in adult court for attempted murder in yesterday’s shooting at Harrisburg High...
View ArticleCommemorative Air Force's, 40's, hangar dance fundraiser
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Joe Foss Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force is holding a Hangar Dance fundraiser Saturday night at the Maverick Air Center.Rick Tupper says the Squadron’s goal is...
View ArticleIt’s Not Too Soon to Get Your Flu Shot
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) This season’s flu vaccine is now available, and the Sioux Falls Health Department is encouraging everyone to get their flu shots.“Because the virus that causes the flu changes...
View ArticleHarrisburg officials open up about Wednesday's shooting
Harrisburg, SD (KELO AM) – The first steps in the healing process for members of the Harrisburg High School were taken on Thursday when students went back to class and Dr Kevin Lein returned to work...
View ArticlePolice looking for the alleged rapist of a Sioux Falls woman
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police say a man raped a 19-year-old Sioux Falls woman in the garage of her home on South Spring Avenue early yesterday morning.Captain Greg Vandekamp says the unknown...
View ArticleShowcase of Remodeled Homes is this weekend in SF
SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO AM) - The most remodeled room in homes is the kitchen.Chairman of the Showcase of Remodeled Homes Charlie Beatch says soffits come out and new cabinets go in.Batch says the...
View ArticleSioux Empire Smiles offers free oral health clinic to children
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (K4ELO AM) - Many children in the Sioux Empire face painful dental issues due to lack of funds or insurance.Keri Barrow says the South Dakota Dental Foundation is holding a one-day...
View ArticleJohnson and Holbeck say school fortresses won't work
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Neither the Lincoln County Sheriff or the Harrisburg School superintendent want to turn schools into armed fortresses with metal detectors and armed guards.Sheriff Dennis...
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