Arrests made in two random Sioux Falls rapes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls police made arrests in separate, random rape cases.Officer Sam Clemens says 23-year-old Mario Alberto Banegas-Jaen is accused of raping a 43-year-old woman two...
View ArticleAll Saints residents: wait till the dust has settled
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) Some residents at Touchmark All Saints are confident the surrounding neighborhood will be happy once the major expansion at the retirement community in central Sioux Falls is...
View ArticleBREAKING: Man, woman shot in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) There was a shooting Friday afternoon at an apartment complext on the westside of Sioux Falls. It looks like the Grant Square Apartments on W. Karmya Circle.Sgt. Sean...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Fire in Downtown Sioux Falls Damages Restaurant
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - A single story downtown Sioux Falls restaurant was damage by fire Saturday morning.Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a report of a fire in a single story restaurant...
View ArticleShooting at 9420 W. Karmya Circle Update
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - The investigation of the shooting at 9420 W. Karmya Circle continues. The shooter is identified as 53 year old Cameron Demetirus Young of Sioux Falls. He shot a 30 year...
View ArticleNearly a Dozen People Running for Open Seats on Sioux Falls City Council
SIOUX FALLS, SD - Theresa Stehly is the latest name to join the race on Friday for Sioux Falls City Council. The deadline to submit nomination petitions ended at five o'clock Friday afternoon. Many...
View ArticleFive People Arrested on Robbery and Related Charges Saturday Night
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Five people were arrested on robbery or related charges after a parking lot robbery Saturday night. Just before 8:00 p.m., authorities were called to the area of 3921 W 41st...
View ArticleKids and fireworks cause church fire in north Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Kids playing with fireworks started a fire in a dumpster that caused about $5,000 damage to a north Sioux Falls church yesterday afternoon.Officer Sam Clemens says...
View ArticleInternet sale tax bill moves ahead in Pierre
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Legislators admit that Senate Bill 106, collecting state sales tax from internet businesses, is intended to force the issue in the courts. The House State Affairs...
View ArticleProhibiting sale of fetal body parts moves to House
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Attorney General Marty Jackley says it is illegal to sell fetal body parts in South Dakota but he says there’s no penalty.Jackley says Senate Bill 24 would make the crime...
View ArticleSioux Falls construction permits boom in February
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) February was the second best month on record for construction permits in booming Sioux Falls.City Permits Chief Ron Bell says some $98 million in construction valuation was...
View ArticleSnow alerts issued for area towns
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - Monday's round of snow has prompted several communities to issue snow alerts into Tuesday. The list includes:Dell Rapids (Plowing will begin at 5AM Tuesday)Tea (Alert begins...
View ArticleSioux Falls man loses $4K in IRS phone scam
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KJELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man lost $4,000 in an IRS phone scam yesterday.Officer Sam Clemens says the caller threatened the fifty-five-year-old man with arrest if he didn’t pay and...
View ArticleHouse committee wrestles with cannabidiol
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A House committee deferred until Thursday a measure authorizing a marijuana derivative to treat epileptic seizures.A primary caregiver offered emotional testimony for...
View ArticleCommittee stops conceal/carry in courthouses and capitol bill
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Senate Judiciary Committee today killed a bill allowing concealed pistols in the State Capitol and South Dakota courthouses with an enhanced permit.Secretary of State...
View ArticleBB vandals strike big over the weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police are investigating at least forty cases of car and house window vandalisms over the weekend.Officer Sam Clemens says investigators don’t know if one person, a group...
View ArticleSt. Paddy's Parade leads the way on downtown restrictions
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) Even tradition must bend to accommodate the growing population in downtown Sioux Falls. The 37th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade March 12 will march a dramatically different...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton capture key "Super Tuesday" Wins
(Reuters) -- Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton rolled up a series of wins on Tuesday, as the two presidential front-runners took a step toward capturing their parties' nominations on...
View ArticleDWU has plans for new campus theater
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Dakota Wesleyan University has another building project on tap.Wesleyan President Amy Novak says it’s a new theater expansion. Novak says the administration sees the new...
View ArticleDowntown Sioux Falls economic impact
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) -The economic impact of last year’s events in downtown Sioux Falls totaled $1.8 million.Brienne Maner with Downtown Sioux Falls says the heart of the city is a thriving...
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