Sioux Falls, SD

Yankton County, SD

South Dakota State

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

YANKTON, S.D. (KELO) — Officials in Yankton say the cause of a fire in the central part of the city is electrical in nature. The Yankton Fire Department says it happened in the 400 block of West 15th Street just before 5 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters arriving on the scene...

Crews battle electrical fire in Yankton

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) — 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

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) – Recently, law enforcement officials within South Dakota have said violent crimes are continually being committed by repeat offenders who have lengthy criminal records or are out on parole. This issue is something the Sioux Falls Police Department is dedicated to combatting through a new...

Violent crime unit added to Sioux Falls Police Department

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

Washington State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It isn’t the weather but a water issue that’s shutting down a Sioux Falls high school. According to a message from the principal, Washington dismissed students at noon Thursday because the school had no water and the bathrooms couldn’t be used.

Water issues send Washington students home early Thursday

Minnesota State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — One of the busiest stretches of road in the city of Sioux Falls will soon be host to a new medical marijuana dispensary. Genesis Farms COO, Emmett Reistroffer confirmed Thursday morning that they are currently doing work at 3601 S. Minnesota Ave., with a goal of opening in early May 2023.

Genesis Farms bringing dispensary to Minnesota Ave.

Watertown, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –Winter has a firm grip of us in KELOLAND. It’s was another day with below average temperatures as highs only made the 20s in northeast KELOLAND with 30 degree weather elsewhere. While we’ve had some warm days, we’re still playing catch up. Here’s what I mean.

Temperatures: 50 is the new 40, 30 or 20

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Temperatures are getting closer to normal as we head through the afternoon. There have been a few low level clouds this afternoon, but mostly sunny today. The winds have stayed light with hardly a breeze in western South Dakota and light south winds in eastern KELOLAND.

Mostly quiet weekend on the way: Storm Center PM Update — Friday, March 24

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Take a look at the top stories First@4 in KELOLAND On The Go. Four more cases, including two involving people sentenced to prison for killing someone in Sioux Falls, were heard by the South Dakota Supreme Court at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the campus of South Dakota State University.

Arguments heard for sentenced killers; Warmer temps Friday; Gov. Reynolds signs bathroom bill

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, 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.

TenHaken weighs in on Wholestone butcher shop closure

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) — Over the past few years, Cresten Properties has been rapidly expanding, adding five brand new multi-family housing projects in the past year along with ownership of five stabilized properties. In tonight’s your money matters, we have a look inside Cresten’s new luxury high rise...

Cresten Properties opens The Crimson at 85th & Minnesota

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

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) — 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

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

KELOLAND

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The All-State teams have been announced for boys high school basketball. Here’s a look at the three classes:

Boys High School All-State teams announced

Pierre, S.D. (KELO) — Governor Noem talked about the criminal justice reform bills she recently signed into law. This includes money for a new women’s prison in Rapid City as well as a new men’s prison in Sioux Falls. Noem says this funding will also help the state add more programs to help inmates.

Noem comments on criminal justice reform bills

Take a look at your dining chairs? Are they sad? Stained? Do you wish they still looked the way they did in better days from before your kids “accidentally” spilled grape juice on them? Well, you’re in luck. Janean Michalov is the Executive Director of the Sioux...

How to reupholster a chair & help the Furniture Mission

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

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

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

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No injuries reported after plane crash in Yankton County

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Yankton County Sheriff’s Office says there are no injuries reported after a plane was found...

No injuries reported after plane crash in Yankton County

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