Arbor Day Foundation honors Sioux Falls for 36th time
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls again is designated as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation honoring the City's commitment to effective urban forest management.Sioux Falls met four...
View ArticleSioux Falls man warns of phishing email
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A retired Sioux Falls man says he a received an scam email claiming that he owes Transocean, a bonafide Swiss drilling company, almost $3,000.Brian Gage says he's never...
View ArticleWalletHub: South Dakota 2nd most gambling addicted
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - According to personal finance website WalletHub, South Dakota is the second most gambling addicted state.Jill Gonzalez says we're second only to Nevada when WalletHub...
View ArticleState Prison Inmate Dies
PIERRE, SD (KELO AM) - A state prison inmate has died. Inmate James Smith, age 63, was hospitalized after falling ill at the South Dakota State Penitentiary April 21. He died at a Sioux Falls hospital...
View ArticleSioux Falls driver allegedly takes aim at police cruiser
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) -A Sioux Falls man was arrested last night for intentionally hitting a police cruiser with his vehicle in an effort to elude authorities.Police tried stopping 28-year-old...
View ArticleVandals wreck machinery to the tune of $400,000
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police estimate that someone caused almost $400,000 in damage to construction equipment near the intersection of Maple Street and Marion Road early this morning.Officer...
View ArticleSioux Falls woman alledges son sexually abused her
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls woman claims her 23-year-old son raped her and in an alcohol-fueled confrontation last weekend he grabbed a kitchen knife and cut her hand.Officer Sam...
View ArticleCops and Firefighter cagers square off for charity
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls cops versus firefighters in the second annual basketball fundraiser tomorrow night at the Pentagon.The winners take sixty percent of the freewill offering with...
View ArticleGas prices continue rising this spring
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The average price for regular gasoline rose to $2.24 a gallon yesterday, up almost eight cents from a week ago says the Energy Information Administration.Pump prices were...
View ArticleCommission approves tiling project near Diamond Lake
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Minnehaha County Commission today approved a drainage permit near diminutive Diamond Lake in the northwest corner of the county.One of the lake's more famous neighbors...
View ArticleWoman suffers severe injuries on bike trail
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police are looking for a male bicyclist who hit a woman from behind on the bike trail seriously injuring her.Officer Sam Clemens says the collision sent the woman into the...
View ArticleSioux Falls woman wins baby powder suit
St Louis, MO (KELO-AM) A Sioux Falls woman has been awarded $55 million in her talcum powder suit against Johnson & Johnson.Lawyers for 62-year-old Gloria Ristesund convinced the jury in St. Louis,...
View ArticleSF Utility Hike
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) - It was a hot item before the Sioux Falls City Council Tuesday night. The second reading and vote on proposed rate hikes for power, water, and sewer fees. Public Works...
View ArticleSioux Falls Jazz and Blues new Concert Series
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues announced next season's concert series this morning.Executive Director Rob Joyce says the series opens October 7 with Here Come the Mummies a...
View ArticleCounty Commission hears liquor dangers during public comment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - During the public comment period at yesterday's MInnehaha County Commission meeting, Matt Walz called on the body to consider limiting hours of sale or increasing taxes on...
View ArticleLobster thief faces petty theft charge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO AM) - Yesterday's alleged lobster thief is identified as 51-year-old transient Lex Lauren Georg.Officer Sam Clemens says Georg had the butcher at HyVee on West 10th box up the...
View ArticleMetro Communications chief to direct community development
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Mayor Mike Huether today announced his appointment for the next Community Development Director.He's Daren Ketcham who has served as the Director of Metro Communications...
View ArticleAdd garden rows for local food pantries
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Backyard gardeners will play in the dirt this weekend and Feeding South Dakota asks that they plant an extra row of produce to donate to a local food pantry.Jennifer...
View ArticleShrine screening clinic for kids this Saturday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - El Riad Shriners and Orthopedic Institute offer free screening Saturday for kids suffering from conditions of the bones, muscles and joints.Roger Risty says new this year...
View ArticleWoman groped while riding bicycle on downtown trail
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls woman says she was groped by a man on the bike trail between the Tenth and Eleventh Street viaducts yesterday morning.Officer Sam Clemens says the woman was...
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