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Minnesota State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Tuesday, June 6. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go with everything you need to know in news and weather. Police in Aberdeen say the people responsible for several thefts from vehicles were arrested in Minnesota. A 17-year-old is facing a...

Car theft suspects arrested; Teen allegedly tries to hire hitman; Zoo animals relocated

Iowa State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Thursday, June 8. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go with everything you need to know in news and weather. A 31-year-old man is behind bars after sending several law enforcement agencies on chases. According to Sioux Falls Animal Control, several...

Pursuit leads to arrest; Bats test positive for rabies in SF; Crews respond to 3 house fires

South Dakota State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A passenger looking to board a plane at Sioux Falls Regional Airport had a loaded handgun in a carry-on bag Tuesday. The Transportation Security Administration announced officers spotted the image of a handgun on an X-ray screen during routine screening of carry-on luggage. The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office and Sioux Falls Police Department responded to the checkpoint and confiscated the gun which was loaded. You can see a photo of the gun below.

4th gun in 2023 caught by TSA at Sioux Falls airport

Washington State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Going through TSA checkpoints ahead of your flight may seem daunting, but the work they do to keep everyone safe pays off. A recent incident involving a handgun at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport shows the importance of security checkpoints. During a routine check...

Stolen loaded handgun detected by TSA at Sioux Falls Airport Tuesday

Mitchell, SD

MITCHELL, S.D. (KELO) — Investigators in Mitchell are looking into what sparked a fire near Lake Mitchell over the weekend. Mitchell Fire says it happened Saturday afternoon on South Harmon Drive. Officials say Mitchell Police arrived on the scene first and confirmed that no one was inside the home.

Investigators looking into fire near Lake Mitchell

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls Police say that two businesses in the city failed a recent alcohol compliance check. Authorities say four businesses in total were checked. The two that failed are Mercato on West 11th Street and Park Ridge Gas N’ Pak on South Western Avenue in central Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls businesses fail alcohol check

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for the LGBTQ plus community in the United States, earlier this week. This comes as Sioux Falls Pride is preparing for its Parade and Festival on Saturday. This weekend will bring the 2023 Pride Parade and...

Addressing 2023 Sioux Falls Pride safety concerns

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Wednesday, June 7. Here’s what you need to know in news and weather for your midday. The city of Sioux Falls announced millions of dollars in donations that could bring year-round activities to the Falls Park area. Canada is offered a...

Changes near Falls Park; Crash victim identified; Scattered thunderstorms Wednesday

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A former Sioux Falls bar owner and manager has a new book out called Echoes After Dark: Here’s Comes the Dawn. It’s a rewrite of Tom Gunlicks’ first book depicting Sioux Falls’ nightlife in the 1970s and 80’s when some people say the two decades were defined by drugs, sex and rock n roll.

Sioux Falls bar owner writes book about nightlife

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Suicide impacts families all across South Dakota. People will gather in Sioux Falls this weekend to remember their loved ones and help save lives. It’s been more than a year since James Gaspar lost his father to suicide. James worked with his dad...

Son to share dad’s story at suicide prevention event

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The city continues to usher in another visible stage of growth, as South Veterans Parkway construction begins June 8. This project begins with creating a new road from Western Avenue to Cliff Avenue. Contractors will haul dirt and other materials for the roadbed across...

South Veterans Parkway construction scheduled to start Thursday, June 8

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls Animal Control is looking for more information about a dog that bit a woman at Falls Park. The City of Sioux Falls says the woman was bitten on the leg by an unleashed black and white pit bull mix. Animal Control says...

Animal Control looking for dog that bit woman

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Thursday, June 8. Here’s what you need to know in news and weather for your midday. Crews responded to a fire at a railroad bridge in western KELOLAND early Thursday morning. The bodies of three Iowa men have been removed from...

Railroad fire; Veteran’s Parkway construction; Pope recovery

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living recently awarded 10 South Dakota locations with a Bronze commitment to quality award. Seven of those were part of the Good Samaritan Society. In tonight’s Your Money Matters, what this recognition means in a time of deep demand for assisted living and long term care.

7 SD Good Sam locations receive national award

MITCHELL, S.D. (KELO) — Money for athletic facilities and selling lake property are two issues voters in Mitchell, as well as parts of Davison and Hanson Counties, have voted and passed on Tuesday. Money for school athletic facilities passed by a vote of 2,888 to 634. The bond passed...

Mitchell update: bond issue passes, city park land removal passes

Brookings, SD

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) –The Brookings Human Rights Commission plans to host the fourth annual Juneteenth Celebration. It will be on Saturday, June 17th at Pioneer Park in Brookings from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black people, which occurred on June 19th, 1865.

4th Juneteenth Celebration in Brookings Saturday

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)–Last year brought a record for new apartment permits in Sioux Falls; while development is slowing this year, a developer new to the city is well underway on three major new luxury apartments. “We set ourselves apart with the design,” Dusten Hendrickson, the founder of Mailbox...

Developer adding 3 luxury apartment projects in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — Summer is the season of picnics, but a Sioux Falls couple has created a business that takes picnics to a whole new level. The unique experience QBIC Luxury Picnics offers in tonight’s Your Money Matters. “It was just like right out of a...

Sioux Falls couple offers luxury picnic experience

On November 2, 1969, Craig Rodwell, along with his partner Fred Sargeant, Ellen Broidy, and Linda Rhodes proposed the first pride march to be held in New York City. Now more than 40 years later Pride Parades and marches are held around the world to celebrate and lift up the LGBTQIA plus community.

2023 Sioux Falls Pride festivities this weekend

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –It’s been a hot, sunny month across much of KELOLAND, which isn’t unusual during the summer season. But what is unusual is the storms that have been popping up. They’ve been moving to the west, which is the opposite of normal. It’s...

Why are storms moving east to west?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s been a month since the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. But COVID is still out there and on the minds of many health care providers. From City of Sioux Falls news conferences to appearances in the KELOLAND...

‘Do you want to talk to them on the phone and it might be their last goodbye’: Living in a post-pandemic world

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Afternoon temperatures remain above normal. High temperatures are 10 to 15° above normal. There are very few clouds today. This afternoon winds are light unless you are under one of the pop-up storms in eastern KELOLAND. Late this afternoon and into this evening...

Remaining warm for the end of the work week: Storm Center PM Update — Wednesday, June 7

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –Over the last 13 years, Levo Credit Union has given out close to 35 thousand dollars worth of college scholarships to students who serve their communities. Today, 5 new winners were announced. These five have put in hundreds of hours of their time volunteering at...

Student volunteers rewarded with $1000 college scholarships

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — There’s a new reason to head to downtown Brookings. This week, more than a hundred people, armed with paintbrushes, came together to make the city a little more beautiful. The Brookings Arts Council has a new mural downtown. “It’s just an addition onto the...

Downtown Brookings to add community-inspired mural

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Man part of wrong-way pursuit that ended in Madison pleads guilty to 2 charges

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The passenger in a high-speed chase that involved driving the wrong way on Interstate 29, gunfire and...

Man part of wrong-way pursuit that ended in Madison pleads guilty to 2 charges

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