Missing woman found and is fine
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police say 47-year-old Dawn Marie Janis walked out of a Sioux Falls hospital in August and they want to talk with her.Officer Sam Clemens says they don’t believe Janis is...
View ArticleCounty struggled with keeping ditches mowed
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Some rural Minnehaha County residents are complaining about the length of the grass along public road ditches.Highway Superintendent D.J. Buthe says both the county’s two...
View ArticleFire-Rescue distributing smoke detectors Saturday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - It’s Fire Prevention Week and the emphasis this year is on working smoke alarms.Dean Lanier with Sioux Falls Fire-Rescue says the Department and volunteers will distribute...
View ArticleMeth lab seized in Sioux Falls - Update
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) – Tuesday afternoon the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force searched a home in downtown near Sunshine Foods that turned out to be a meth lab. Detectives seized used “one pot”...
View ArticleHarrisburg School Bond Passes 81% Yes, 19% No
Harrisburg, SD (KELO AM) - Voters in Harrisburg have approved a $25 Million bond sale for a new elementary school and improvements to the current high school and athletic facilities. 1054 votes were...
View ArticleFour tribal members speaking at Consider the Century
Four South Dakota tribal speakers will deliver perspectives on Native American life at the 26th annual Consider the Century conference at South Dakota State University Oct. 17.All sessions are in the...
View ArticleWalk With a Cop and parks booze ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls police invite Whittier neighborhood residents to “Walk a Block With a Cop” tomorrow and Friday nights.Captain Rich Miller says it’s important for officers to...
View ArticleKitchen fires #1 in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Kitchen fires are the leading cause of fires in Sioux Falls.Fire Marshal Dean Lanier says it’s important that residents know how to deal with a kitchen fire. Lanier says...
View ArticleSioux Falls Regional Infant and Child Mortality Review Committee Report
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) Today, the Regional Infant and Child Mortality Review Committee released a report examining the deaths of infants and children in 2013 and identifying preventive strategies...
View ArticlePaint the Plows event is this Saturday at the Empire Mall
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) The Fifth Annual Paint the Plows event will display 27 plows painted by area elementary schools and youth agencies this Saturday, October 11, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The...
View ArticleBoard on Geographic Names names island in Minnehaha County
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO-AM) – The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names (SDBGN) has unanimously recommended the name of Dells Island for an unnamed island in Minnehaha County. The SDBGN received two...
View ArticleUniversity Centers offer greater access to higher education
VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO-AM) – Providing educational opportunities for non-traditional and place bound students who desire more direct contact than online classes, university centers in Sioux Falls,...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Senate Race Gains Interest of Democrats Nationwide
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - In the past 2 days two difference Democratic organizations have committed nearly $3 million towards the campaign of Rick Weiland in an effort to keep Tim Johnson’s senate...
View Article11-year-old girl groped in apartment hallway
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man is accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-girl in the hall of an apartment building on East 3rd Street last night.Officer Sam Clemens says...
View ArticleSmall meth labs, huge potential for fire
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - As the Drug Task Force was dismantling a meth lab in downtown Sioux Falls earlier this week when part of it erupted into flames.Captain Greg VandeKamp says meth makers can...
View ArticlePitching a three month increase in sale tax
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A proposed bill from three South Dakota education groups would increase the sales tax a penny for three months earmarking the funds for teacher salaries only.Executive...
View ArticleArizona cocaine user cries thief
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Queen Creek, Arizona, man called Sioux Falls police last night saying someone stole $2,000 from him at Scarlett O’Hara’s Gentlemen’s Club.Officer Sam Clemens says...
View ArticleGhosts, ghouls and gourds coming to SD Ag Museum
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO-AM) The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum is hosting the class "Ghosts, Ghouls and Gourds" Oct. 18 at 1 p.m.Participants will use dried gourds to create a one-of-a-kind...
View ArticleFriday concert, two football games and craft show at Premier Center Complex...
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) — Several parking options will be available for Friday night’s concert, craft show, and football games at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center complex.Parking and traffic control...
View ArticleFood giveaway in Sioux Falls Friday
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) FOOD GIVEAWAY IN SIOUX FALLS THIS FRIDAY, 4PM UNTIL IT’S GONE PLEASE bring your re-useable cloth bags, boxes or tubs to take home with you.PLEASE bring your re-useable cloth...
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