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

South Dakota State

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

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

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) — 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

Yankton, SD

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

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

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

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

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) — 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) — Sioux Falls’ Homeless Task Force can now get the ball rolling for a ‘street outreach’ program. Tuesday night, the city council voted in favor of funding part of the pilot program. The street outreach program will include trained professionals who interact...

Homeless street outreach program gets go-ahead in Sioux Falls

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 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

Brookings, SD

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — A new piece of equipment is now in Brookings to help firefighters polish up their skills for the various challenges they could face on job. A new fire training tower arrived Tuesday and crews are busy working to get everything installed. “We’re taking delivery of...

Brookings Fire Department receives new training tower

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

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) — It’s Thursday, March 23. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go with everything you need to know in news and weather. A Mission man is heading to federal prison after pleading guilty to Arson. Officials in Yankton say the cause of a...

Man sentenced for arson; Vehicle vs. transmission tower crash; 3 injured in bus crash

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

SOIUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Take a look at the day’s top stories in KELOLAND On The Go First@4. Sioux Falls police need your help to find the person involved in a fatal hit and run Friday night on the northwest side of the city. Sioux Falls police...

Search for hit-and-run suspect; Man accused of assaulting driver; Tuesday brings rain, snow chances

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Wednesday, March 22. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go with everything you need to know in news and weather. 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.

Ex-officer sentenced; 3 arrested during traffic stop; Noem signs tax reduction bill

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) — 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

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

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Winter taking a toll on streets

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — From major storms to arctic blasts, to winter warm-ups, it’s been a rollercoaster winter in KELOLAND. It’s not exactly a smooth...

Winter taking a toll on streets

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