Sioux Falls School Board considers calendar for next two years
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Sioux Falls School Board tonight will consider approving calendars for the next two years.President Kent Alberty hopes the committee, of parents and school board...
View ArticleBomb threat at Empire Mall
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Authorities chose not to evacuate the Empire Mall last night after someone called in a bomb threat.Sioux Falls Police say the call came after 6:30.Officers and security...
View ArticleAnother Sculpture Walk piece removed from its site
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Bacchus is one of the original Sculpture Walk pieces in the fountain plaza in downtown Sioux Falls and Sunday morning a group was seen carrying it near 13th and...
View ArticleShoplifters face felony drug charges too
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A routine shoplifting arrest turned into a felony drug bust last night near 41st and Louise.Officer Sam Clemens says police arrested 30-year-old Claudia Leon of Tucson and...
View ArticlePregnant woman injured while stopping a thief
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - When Austin Johnson fled in an Explorer after allegedly stealing cash from an event at Nickel Spot early Sunday morning a woman tried stopping him by jumping on the...
View ArticleFirst City Council hat thrown in ring
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) The first declared candidate for Sioux Falls City Council elections next April is Greg Neitzert in the Northwest District.“Sioux Falls is a great place to work, live, raise a...
View ArticleCell phone driving ban proposed for Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls City Councilor Michelle Erpenbach wants to ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. She says talking on a phone behind the wheel is as dangerous as...
View ArticleUnited Way's "Reading Takes You Places" is Saturday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Story books will come to life on Saturday at the Sioux Empire United Way’s 15th Annual Reading Festival, “Reading Takes You Places.”The festival features children's...
View ArticleLawn work now pays big spring dividends
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - For a beautiful lawn next spring start working now to improve healthy roots that grow thick strands of grass.Kansas State expert Dennis Patton advises aerating your lawn...
View ArticleCell phone image helps police make indecent exposure arrest
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man was arrested for indecent exposure yesterday afternoon at West Brookings and Minnesota Avenue.Lieutenant John Duprey says there were many witnesses,...
View ArticleSioux Falls Parks and Rec best of the best
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies recognizes Sioux Falls Park and Recreation as one of the best nationwide.Parks head Don Kearney says of...
View ArticleMore fake bills appearing in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - More counterfeit fifties and hundred dollar bills are being passed in Sioux Falls.Lieutenant John Duprey says most phonies are showing up at drive-thru’s.Duprey says...
View ArticleBridge Repair on I-90 over I-29 next three days
SIOUX FALLS (KELO AM) - The South Dakota Department of Transportation will be doing repair work to the bridge deck in the westbound lanes of the Interstate 90 bridge over I-29 for the next three...
View ArticleInjured Sioux Falls' bicyclist dies a week after accident
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police say the 63-year-old Sioux Falls man injured in a car-bicycle accident a week ago today on West 41st Street died yesterday.Officer Sam Clemens says a 56-year-old...
View ArticleBBB: threats and dangers from cyber criminals
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) -The Better Business Bureau is holding a cyber security event in a couple of weeks on the impact of cyber fraud.Jessie Schmidt says you’ll learn how to protect your family,...
View ArticleCitigroup's earnings surge 36 percent in third quarter
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Citigroup, the parent company of Citibank Sioux Falls, reports earnings surging to almost $4 billion in the third quarter.Citibank markets insurance, investment...
View ArticleSouth Dakota's minimum wage will rise January 1
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The state minimum wage will increase from $8.50 to $8.55 beginning the first of the year.Dawn Dovre with the State Department of Labor says this is the first time the...
View ArticleHuether mum on phone ban for now
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether - for now - is staying out of the debate over the proposed city-wide ban on cell phones while driving.Huether says he wants the legislative...
View ArticleParade of Lights entry deadline approaching
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) – The 24th Annual Parade of Lights presented by CenturyLink is scheduled for Friday, November 27th, at 7:30 p.m. on Phillips Avenue in downtown Sioux Falls. Event organizers...
View ArticleParking lot fight precedes crash into West 12th Kmart
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Two men and a handful of minors face charges after a car crashed into the West 12th Street, Kmart’s garden center yesterday afternoon.Officer Sam Clemens says the incident...
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