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Yankton, SD

YANKTON, S.D. (KELO) — One man was arrested after a Thursday hostage incident in central Yankton. Yankton Police say it happened just after 3 p.m. Thursday (March 23) in the 1,700 block of College Street. Officers were helping South Dakota DOC parole agents who were checking on a man in the area.

Man arrested after Yankton hostage incident

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Effective immediately, Teresa Bittinger is the interim warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary and Jameson Annex, the South Dakota Department of Corrections said in response to KELOLAND questions today. The DOC’s Michael Winder said the department would not comment on the status of...

Sioux Falls prison has new interim warden

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A teen female that was reported missing has been found safe according to the Sioux Falls Police Department. She was reported missing at 9:25 p.m. Thursday.

Sioux Falls teen found safe

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — From tremors to a lack of movement and so much more, Parkinson’s disease carries different symptoms for every patient. A diagnosis of the neurological condition may be devastating at first, but it is not the end of the road. Many patients and their families put up an impressive fight.

Inside KELOLAND Parkinson’s Perseverance

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — As KELOLAND marks 70 years of bringing you the news, we’re looking back on some of our most memorable moments. One of those dates back to the early 60s when droves of people flocked to rural South Dakota for a chance to win big.

Digging up Gold Rush memories

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A new program has started within the Sioux Falls Police Department that collaborates with Southeast Technical College. The Career Cadets Program will give community members the chance to learn about a career in law enforcement while earning credits toward an associate’s degree. Like...

A new path for aspiring police officers

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (STACKER) — While all is not necessarily calm on the home front, U.S. consumers are still enjoying lower gas prices this week than the one prior. A gallon of regular gas was $3.44 on average Monday, March 20, according to AAA. Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Sioux Falls, SD metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of March 20. State gas tax data is from World Population Review.

How gas prices have changed in Sioux Falls in the last week

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A non-profit in the Sioux Falls area that helps at-risk youth is getting ready for a major project. McCrossan Boys Ranch helps about 15-20 boys get a high school diploma each year, but the school is running low on space. McCrossan Boy’s Ranch’s school...

McCrossan Boys Ranch planning school expansion

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — Snirtfest is a celebration of the end of the season at Great Bear Ski Valley in Sioux Falls. Activities include a Limbo & Ollie Contest at 11 a.m., a Costume Contest at noon, a Sled Race at 1:30 p.m. and a Pond Skim at 3 p.m. It’s $5 to enter each race with proceeds going to Angels With A Dream in memory of Roxie Johnson. Great Bear is also open to the public for skiing & snowboarding from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday Boredom Busters: March 26th

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — In December 2022, the Sioux Falls School District announced it had surpassed $100,000 in school lunch debt. Today, local businesses are working to help erase that debt. Severance Brewing Company in downtown Sioux Falls is helping raise money and awareness in the fight against...

Raising money to help erase the school lunch debt

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Construction will be underway on the 41st Street project and East Benson Road project starting Monday, March 27th according to the City of Sioux Falls. I-29 and 41st Street interchange project. After each Monday morning commute, the eastbound outside lane of West 41st Street...

2 major SF construction projects begin Monday, March 27

Freeman, SD

FREEMAN, S.D. (KELO) — A family in Freeman is OK but picking up the pieces after a fire destroyed their home. Cody, Haley Roth and their three-month-old Stetson, were not home when the fire started Saturday night. Once they found out about the fire, they did everything they could to put it out, but still their home is a total loss.

Freeman family OK after losing home in fire

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Trophy Show, also known as The Big One is South Dakota’s largest gun show. The event features 1,300 vendor tables at the Sioux Falls Convention Center & Arena. Antique, collectible along with modern rifle and handguns will be on display and for sale. The show opens at 9 a.m. today and Sunday. Admission is $10.

Saturday Boredom Busters: March 25th

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) –Professional clothing can be hard to come by when times are tight financially. A Sioux Falls organization is raising money to ease that burden for women in the community. Whether you buy shoes, shirts or jewelry at Embe’s spring closet sale, every dollar goes back...

‘It’s just women helping women’ Embe hosting spring closet sale

Brookings, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The SDSU women fall in the NCAA Tournament, a familiar coach is returning to the Midwest and DSU comes off a tournament run. Those are just a few of the stories you’ll see in this week’s SportsZone Saturday. Watch on KELO-TV at...

SportsZone Saturday: SDSU, Dakota State participate in national tournaments; Yankton wins state title; Cheerleader works through injury

For more than 67 years, the staff and volunteers at McCrossan Boys Ranch have worked to change the lives of young boys in turmoil. And it’s events like the annual banquet auction that allow them to raise the funds they need to provide the programming and hope they need for a better life for many, many years to come. And with your help when parents and caregivers find themselves looking for a way to ease the tension at home–McCrossan Boys Ranch is there to help. Christy Menning Vastenhout is the Director of Development at McCrossan Boys Ranch and she is joined us to tell us more about this year’s Banquet Auction. She also explained what a difference your support of the online auction can make to the services and classes they are able to provide to the young men they serve.

2023 McCrossan Boys Ranch Banquet Auction

As we age, the eye’s natural crystalline lens may lose its ability to clearly focus on what we see. Refractive lens exchange, or RLE, is a procedure performed at Vance Thompson Vision that is designed to improve your eyesight by replacing the natural lens of your eye with an intraocular lens. I recently sat down to find out more about the procedure with two vision specialists at Vance Thompson Vision, one who performed the surgery and the other who got it.

Refractive Lens Exchange with Vance Thompson Vision

We just can’t shake the cold air that continues to grip KELOLAND. Part of the problem is that we have a snowpack covering the NE half of KELOLAND. The other is that we’ll have northerly winds all day long. Today will be partly sunny during the afternoon, with...

Cool weekend, cool start to next week: Storm Center AM Update – Saturday, March 25

Tea, SD

TEA, S.D. (KELO) – An elementary school principal in Tea is being recognized nationally for her dedication to her students as the 2023 South Dakota National Distinguished Principal Honoree. Samantha Walder has been the principal of Legacy Elementary in Tea for five years. While she’s just now getting recognized...

Tea principal receives national honor

The changing of the seasons from winter to spring is the most exciting time of year. We get to shed those heavy sweaters, puffy jackets and chunky boots for the bright colors of spring, the strappy sandals, and flowy dresses and skirts. And no one knows better what great fashion spring can bring than our friends at Leela and Lavender boutique. Vanessa Anderson is the store manager here in Sioux Falls. She stopped by to show off the latest spring styles to put us all in the mood to shop for the new season.

Spring fashion trends with Leela and Lavender

Hurley, SD

HURLEY, S.D. (KELO)-Earlier this week, we told you about a first sign of spring a viewer sent us. He was able to capture this picture of a robin perched in a tree in his back yard. In this week’s Flashback Friday, we take you back to 2009 with KELOLAND’S Perry...

Flashback Friday: Robins roost on a backhoe in 2009

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — In 1961, Clint Eastwood was a young actor just starting out in Hollywood, much like KELO-TV was a young station in the TV broadcast world. The two came together on Aug. 27, 1961, for KELOLAND TV’s Dakota Territory Centennial Gold Rush event near Manchester. An estimated 100,000 people turned out for the event that featured small plots of land on which participants would dig for a prize. The top prizes included $10,000 and new car. The event happened on the centennial of the Dakota Territory.

When Clint Eastwood came to KELOLAND

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Sioux Falls robberies; Father, son sentenced for defrauding crop insurance; Drug arrest

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Tuesday, January 31. Here’s everything you need to know this Midday. Sioux Falls Police are currently investigating two separate robberies...

Sioux Falls robberies; Father, son sentenced for defrauding crop insurance; Drug arrest

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