Sioux Falls, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — This story has been updated with additional statements from the City. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is lending a hand to its fellow city department by assisting Public Works in their non-stop effort to fill potholes around the city. We are 81 days into 2023,...

Firefighters filling potholes in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The Wholestone Farms butcher shop has been closed since last week. In a social media post, Wholestone Farms said The Butcher Shop in Sioux Falls would be closed “until further notice.” The shop opened in October ahead of a public vote on whether slaughterhouses would be allowed to be built inside city limits.

Wholestone Farms closes butcher shop ‘until further notice’

South Dakota State

Yankton, SD

YANKTON, S.D. (KCAU) — A middle school in Yankton was put into lockdown Tuesday morning following a threat that prompted police investigation. According to a release from the Yankton Police Department (YPD), staff at the Yankton Middle School were alerted around 8:20 a.m. to comments stating that a student may have brought a weapon to school. Staff already had the suspected student secured and immediately alerted the YPD and Yankton School District Superintendent, Dr. Wayne Kindle.

Alleged weapon placed Yankton Middle School on lockdown Tuesday morning

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The city of Sioux Falls will have nearly $197 million in road construction designed to improve conditions for the future while slowing down traffic for the present. Be prepared for some one-lane sections of streets on projects in high volume traffic areas this spring...

Projects that will impact your drive in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The fate of high school gymnastics is up in the air as the Sioux Falls School Board works to finalize the FY2024 budget. Current and former gymnasts and coaches have been told the program will be cut due to mandatory decreases in the district’s budget. The Sioux Falls School District did not provide an answer when asked directly about whether the gymnastics program would be cut as the board adopts a final budget.

Future of gymnastics uncertain in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Adderall, a combination of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, is a stimulant drug used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As an amphetamine, it is a controlled substance that carries a high potential for abuse. It is also used by a large number...

Adderall shortage impacting South Dakota

Kentucky State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — In less than a week construction will start on a new way to enter and exit Interstate 29 from 41st Street in Sioux Falls. State and city officials have said for several years that the diverging diamond interchange at 41st Street and I-29 will reduce crashes and create a safer way to exit and enter the interstate. The diamond eliminates left-hand turns across lanes of incoming traffic. The entire project will also affect traffic flow on nearby streets and intersections.

Diamond work to start again on 41st, I-29

Iowa State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Take a look at the top stories First@4 in KELOLAND On The Go. South Dakotans will pay less in state sales taxes. Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday she signed House Bill 1137, which cuts the overall sales tax rate from 4.5% to 4.2% for the next four years.

Person killed in crash identified; Below average temps hold steady; Maher finalist for NE state job

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A former police officer charged with assaulting a man during an arrest outside of a Sioux Falls bar was back in court today. Joseph Larson, 34, entered a no contest plea and was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 55 of them suspended.

Ex-officer to serve 5 days on simple assault charge

Aberdeen, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– There is a Winter Weather Advisory posted today for South Dakota counties along the North Dakota border… and it may not be the last. We took a look back at the last five winters in the state’s three largest cities. Let’s start with...

It’s officially spring, yet winter advisories continue

Minnesota State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Tuesday, March 21. Here’s everything you need to know this Midday. Sioux Falls police have released the name of the person killed in a hit-and-run Friday night on the northwest side of the city. Firefighters in Milbank kept busy Monday with...

Name released in fatal crash; Crews respond to barn fire; MN abortion refuge

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We are hoping to learn more about what brought firefighters to a Central Sioux Falls Neighborhood overnight. Our KELOLAND News crew was able to capture video from the scene in the area of South Prairie Avenue. In it, you can see smoke coming from...

Firefighters respond to overnight incident in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A 19-year-old man from Sioux Falls is behind bars, accused of assaulting a rideshare driver. Investigators say the incident happened Sunday afternoon when the driver picked up Gerald Killen. Officers say they didn’t get very far before Killen allegedly started strangling the driver and punched them several times.

Rideshare driver attacked by customer, police say

Madison, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The passenger in a high-speed chase that involved driving the wrong way on Interstate 29, gunfire and a large amount of meth was back in court on Monday. 46-year-old Bonner Juel pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on law enforcement and a meth charge. Last...

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in downtown Sioux Falls. Police say, the driver is in jail and the victim is hospitalized with serious injuries. Witnesses got a description of the suspect and his pickup, and police were able to track...

1 hospitalized, 1 arrested after Sioux Falls hit and run

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It is another chilly day in KELOLAND. Afternoon temperatures are well below normal for this time of year. The winds have been light for the day, but we are dealing with thicker cloud cover. There is snow in western South Dakota trying to make...

Snow showers in western KELOLAND: Storm Center PM Update — Wednesday, March 22

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Women are doing more and more in the corporate world and entering leadership roles than ever before. That’s the message from tonight’s keynote speaker at the Women in Business conference in Sioux Falls. Kim Lear of Minneapolis speaks at about 50 events...

A father’s role at home impacts today’s businesswomen

Kansas State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Next time you spend a few minutes outside, look up. Particularly if you’re near a body of water, there’s a good chance you’ll see, or at least hear, geese overhead. Spring migration is in effect, but we still have several inches...

Are geese migrating too early this year?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls police have released the name of the person killed in a hit-and-run Friday night on the northwest side of the city. Police say it was 24-year-old Skylar Yellow Eagle who was hit by a white truck when he was trying to get his vehicle out of the ditch near Marion Road and Bentgrass Street.

24-year-old identified in fatal hit-and-run crash

Lincoln County, SD

Tea, SD

TEA, S.D. (KELO) — The person killed in a crash Friday morning southeast of Tea has been identified. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a Dodge Durango was traveling westbound on 276th Street when the driver lost control due to bad conditions on the road. The Durango crossed the center line and collided head-on with an eastbound 2014 Peterbilt semi-truck and trailer.

Woman killed in Lincoln County crash identified

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Monday, March 20. Here’s everything you need to know this Midday. Police are still looking for the driver who hit and killed a man on the northwest side of the city. Police say, the driver is in jail and the victim...

Fatal crash update; Driver arrested after hit and run; Snow chances Tuesday

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Perhaps slower than we’d like but still just as surely, the weather is changing. Springtime can bring about any kind of weather, and as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of KELOLAND TV this year, we’re looking back at some of the coverage we’ve brought you on topics related to this season.

70 years: How we’ve showed you springtime

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A robin appeared to pose for a photo just days before the first day of spring. Robert Bye of Sioux Falls said he took the photo in his backyard. The bird was perched in a Cleveland pear tree, he said. While robins may appear...

Sign of spring spotted with robin

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — So, spring is officially here, but it doesn’t mean temperatures magically warm to the 60s. As many know, snow in spring is a common thing in KELOLAND. It was another step back in the temperature department as we had another below-average day. But...

Hold your thoughts of warm days ahead

Have you always wanted to learn to knit? You are in luck! We asked a familiar face to KELOLAND Living viewers to join us back on the show to share her new role with us. Formerly our book club librarian, Jane Taylor, has taken on a new role as the owner of Prairie Road Yarn in Sioux Falls.

Learn how to knit with new local yarn shop

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A sure sign of spring… Snirtfest at Great Bear Ski Valley in Sioux Falls. Winter is showing no signs of calling it quits, but Great Bear Ski Valley is set to close up shop. “Every season has to come to an end at...

Great Bear Ski Valley set to close up shop

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DSS seeks new site as area targeted for development

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The state Department of Social Services plans to move from 811 E 10th St. to another site in Sioux Falls. The...

DSS seeks new site as area targeted for development

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