Lincoln High School to unveil Honest Abe
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls Lincoln High School on Wednesday April 20 will celebrate 50 years of educating children in South Dakota's largest city. There will be a re-dedication ceremony in...
View ArticleNew Leaders Elected, Measures Pass
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) - It wasn't all smooth going in the city election Tuesday night, as vote counting machines had their share of "usual issues", but the count from all 67 precincts is in! City...
View ArticleArea Election Results
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) - Many issues and candidates were on the ballots across the area Tuesday. The City of Hartford elected Mark Brenneman to the Ward 1 seat, Ward 2 going to winner Ryan Horn. In...
View ArticleCongress sends Obama bill on Zika drug development
By Toni Clarke(Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill to provide financial incentives to companies developing treatments for the Zika virus, and the White House said President Barack...
View ArticleSioux Falls father faces felony abuse charges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man faces a felony, child abuse charge after allegedly hitting his nine-year-old son with a belt.Officer Sam Clemens says staff at Cleveland Elementary...
View ArticleHilton Garden Inn customers get rude wake-up call
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - All hell broke lose early this morning at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Sioux Falls when a 29-year-old transient jumped from a second story window after activating the...
View ArticleNational Library Week emphasizes empowerment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Libraries across South Dakota are observing National Library Week with events, games, challenges and some are forgiving overdue book fines.South Dakota is home to over a...
View ArticleCity invests in major sanitary sewer projects
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The city is spending $35 million dollars to replace four miles of sanitary pipes that transports over 90 percent of the wastewater for the region.Director of Public Works...
View ArticlePolice chase nabs attempted murder suspect
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) There was a big police chase in eastern Sioux Falls Wednesday afternoon to catch a man wanted for attempted murder in Sisseton, South Dakota earlier this month.Authorities say...
View ArticleUpdate: Patrol identifies fatality on I-229
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) – The Highway Patrol identifies the 90-year-old man who died in a two-vehicle crash on I-229 yesterday as Edward Thraen of Slayton, Minnesota. Two other people suffered...
View ArticleSioux Falls schools budget in the public eye
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian Maher says the tenative $149 million FY17 general fund budget is a "mostly status quo, bare-bones plan void of frivolous...
View ArticleGo green with free bus rides in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) City bus rides will be free as part of Sioux Falls official Earth Day celebration on April 22. The hook is that taking public transit saves gas and cuts pollution.Several...
View ArticleMidday Stabbing
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) A mail carrier in the middle of his route got a shock Thurday afternoon. Shortly after 1 o'clock, Postal Service carrier Tommy Heuer was was delivering mail in the...
View ArticleMore gun play in Sioux Falls this morning
SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO AM) - No one was injured in a shooting incident around one this morning on East 18th Street, east of Frank Olson Park.Police say several residents heard shots fired and saw a...
View ArticleSF School Board gives budget first-round approval
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Sioux Falls School Board yesterday gave tentative approval of the fiscal year 2017 budget of $149 million dollars, a 9.5% increase in State Aid Formula funding....
View ArticleCongress misses self-imposed budget deadline today
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - House Republicans will miss today's deadline to pass a budget but House and Senate Appropriations committees will work next week on spending.Senator John Thune says...
View Article50-year-old Sioux Falls woman's death ruled accidental
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Minnehaha County Coroner has ruled the death of 50-year-old Nancy Flack as accidental due to toxic levels of methamphetamine and a prescription drug.Officer Sam...
View ArticleGroundbreaking set for predicted jobs juggernaut
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) Groundbreaking for what Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether has called a juggernaut of job creation - Foundation Park - is set for Tuesday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m.The Sioux Falls...
View ArticleFatal Crash near Wall Lake
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) - The area's third "wrong way" collision in one week has killed a man. Law Enforcement, Paramedics, Fire Rescue and Medical helicopters responded to the area of the Wall Lake...
View ArticleUPDATE: Runaway Youth Found Safe
Authorities have found missing Sioux Falls boy Ephraim Shelue. The 12 year old young man reportedly is safe and with family. Details were not made available, but it was stated he was located Saturday...
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