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Sioux Falls man on a mission to save ducks
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls man has a unique passion that has feathered out into a full time job. For the past nine years Mike Hillman has been rescuing little ducklings that have lost their mommas for one reason or another. And as you’re about to see, it’s a bigger job than you might think.
Chase the Ace for Folds of Honor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An organization dedicated to assisting families of service members and first responders is using a game of chance to help support its mission. Folds of Honor is a national nonprofit organization. The South Dakota chapter was founded in 2020. “We raise funds to give...
Ice cream and cold delights were abound at Sioux Falls' Zesto Shop: Looking Back
Those of a certain age from the Hilltop area of Sioux Falls, recall with fondness, the ice cream treats served by the Zesto Shop at the southeast corner of 10th and Cliff. Zesto opened the shop on April 5, 1950, and sold cones, shakes, and other delights over the next 29 years.
Mitchell & Mallory the Mallard welcome eleven ducklings
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — KELOLAND News first brought you the internet sensation Mallory the Mallard a month ago. Since then she’s been keeping a nest full of eggs warm and safe. Over the weekend Mallory welcomed a brood of ducklings. In 2022, Mallory the Mallard first visited...
Mallory (Mitchell’s Deck-Duck) is a Mama!
It was a crazy weekend at the home of Mitchell (and his husband Mark). Mallory, the live-in deck-duck has finally hatched her eggs, and mom, along with her 11 chicks, have all successfully flown the coop. Mitchell will keep an eye on this dynamic dozen over the next few weeks as they will live and grow up on the pond behind his house. We’ll have to wait until next year to see if Mallory decides to return to the flowerpot on the deck.
Local beekeeper discusses the importance of bees on World Bee Day
GARRETSON, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - May 20th is World Bee Day, a day to acknowledge the importance of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem. Duane Duerr is a beekeeper in and around the Brandon area with between 20 to 30 hives in currently six different locations. Duerr knows the importance of bees.
Across the Table with Jenny Haiar
Often the best ideas are a result of someone seeing a problem and developing a solution. That’s certainly true of today’s Across the Table guest who, as a nurse, saw many expectant moms having to come into the emergency room because they were dehydrated by the morning sickness that often plagues mothers-to-be. So, Jenny Haiar decided to make the path to IV therapy easier for anyone who needed extra hydration. But that’s only the beginning of her story as Ashley Thompson found out when I sat down with her recently at JJ’s Wine Spirits & Cigars.
KELOLAND Living Book Club: Erik Larson’s ‘In the Garden of Beasts’
World War II was one of the darkest times in modern history. From the decimation of cities, the loss of priceless pieces of art, and the unfathomable atrocities committed against the Jewish people throughout Europe. When we think of the war, that is the image that sticks with us. While...
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