Yankton County Double Fatal
YANKTON, SD (KELO AM) – Two people died in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 81 about three miles north of Yankton on Friday, February 8.Becky Marie Leapley, 57, of Yankton, was southbound on Highway...
View ArticleUpdate: Missing Juvenile Found
Missing Juvenile LocatedSioux Falls, South Dakota: At 4:00 p.m. today the Sioux Falls Police Department successfully located the missing juvenile, Haily Nyreen. The female was located safe and...
View ArticleMayor of Irene, SD Killed in Car Crash
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO-AM) Two people died in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 81 about three miles north of Yankton on Friday, February 7.One of the people killed in the head-on collision was the...
View ArticleTeenagers involved in Friday night gunplay
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - An 18 year old Sioux Falls man was shot in the cheek Friday night by a 16 year old Sioux Falls boy with a stolen handgun.Officer Sam Clemens says the victim and suspect,...
View ArticleBeating victim faces assault charges too
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Two men are accused of beating their niece’s boyfriend and running when police arrived yesterday afternoon on North Duluth Avenue.Officer Sam Clemens says the boyfriend...
View ArticleClosing time robbery at adult entertainment store
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man is accused of robbing Romantix, the adult entertainment store in downtown Sioux Falls, and assaulting the clerk. Officer Sam Clemens says 57-year-old...
View ArticleCatholic Church considering new homeless shelter in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) The Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls is looking at an old warehouse for a possible new homeless shelter. Also, if the plan works out, The Good Shepard Center could be relocated...
View ArticleState to host LAUNCH 14
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO-AM) South Dakota State University will host the ninth annual South Dakota Entrepreneurship Education Conference Feb. 20. LAUNCH 14 starts at 9:30 a.m. and will be held at the...
View ArticleTechnopolis avenue Closed to through traffic
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - On Tuesday morning, February 11, 2014, Technopolis Avenue will be closed to through traffic north of 57th Street. Access for local traffic will be maintained at all...
View Article2015 United Way goal $10 million?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Now that the latest Sioux Empire United Way goal has been exceeded work has started on next year’s effort.Past United Way Campaign Chair Tom Bosch says this year’s total...
View ArticleCounty Commissions objects to crimes costs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Some members of the Minnehaha County Commission today voiced concern over shouldering the lion’s share of public safety costs.Commissioner John Pekas advised Sioux Falls...
View ArticleNew group forms to oppose indoor pool at Spellerberg on behalf of veterans
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) A new group has formed to oppose an indoor pool at Spellerberg Park in Sioux Falls, claiming it would make it tougher for veterans to access the V-A Medical Center, adjacent...
View ArticleYankton approved for five certified ready sites
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO-AM) – Pat Costello, Commissioner, Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), announced today five sites in Yankton have been approved as South Dakota Certified Ready Sites....
View ArticleState University Theatre drama resonates with students
Brookings S.D. (KELO AM) - The South Dakota State University Theatre troupe prepares to present Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things"—an emotional story of a college student searching for...
View ArticleJanuary didn't crack top 40 coldest
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - It may feel like a long cold winter but numbers don’t back that up.Sioux Falls Meteorologist Todd Heitkamp says blame this season’s harshness on the wind. He says...
View ArticleLiquor compliance check spotless
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - For the second straight month the Sioux Falls liquor compliance check had no violations.Officer Sam Clemens says all 19 clerks at off-sale businesses passed.Clemens says...
View ArticleSevere weather training schedule is released
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Meteorologist Todd Heitkamp says after going through weather awareness training you’ll never look at clouds the same again.Heitkamp says the sessions are the...
View ArticleCar seat checks really do help save lives
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) Sioux Falls Fire Rescue recently received a thank-you letter from a grateful mother who acknowledged that her children were alive in part because of a car seat check at Fire...
View ArticleMedal of Honor Winner Joe Foss Honored in Arizona
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is pleased to report that Joe Foss has been honored in Arizona. Members of the CAP’s Yuma Composite Squadron 508 of the...
View ArticleNominations open for Tribute to Women
SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO AM) - For over forty years EmBe, formerly the Y-W-C-A in Sioux Falls, has honored women of achievement.Director of Marketing and Development of EmBe Catherine Forsch says...
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