Sioux Falls, SD

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

South Dakota State

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, 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

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) — 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

Iowa State

Mitchell, SD

MITCHELL, S.D. (KELO) — Students from England are uncovering history in KELOLAND. This is the 20th year the University of Exeter and Augustana University have partnered for a field school at Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village. Travel and archaeology are both dreams for University of Exeter student Ben Rondeau. Now,...

Artistic artifacts found at Mitchell dig site

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) — 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 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

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, 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

Rapid City, SD

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — Crews responded to a fire at a railroad bridge in western KELOLAND early Thursday morning. The center support trestle of the bridge — located over Rapid Creek — was on fire when the first crews arrived around 2:30 a.m., according to the Rapid City Fire Department.

Railroad bridge catches on fire overnight

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) — 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)-Sioux Falls Police are asking for the public’s help in finding an endangered runaway. Officials say 12-year-old Ali Barjebo was at Kenny Anderson Park with his family when he got into a silver vehicle driven by a teenager. He stands 5 feet tall with black hair...

Police search for endangered runaway

Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) –Rapid City Area School District is looking to restart the Integrated Lakota Program. The program was offered in a few locations during the 2021-2022 school, but couldn’t continue during the 2022-23 school year. Some Rapid City families were upset when Rapid City’s immersion program...

RCAS looks to bring back Lakota Language Program

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

Rockerville, SD

ROCKERVILLE, S.D. (KELO) — Multiple agencies in the Black Hills were called to help battle a blaze Tuesday afternoon. The Rockerville Volunteer Fire Department says it happened in the 24000 block of Stoneridge Road just after 2:30 p.m. Moutain Time. Firefighters arriving on the scene found a garage on...

Crews battle blaze in the Black Hills

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) — Autumn Davis, a 13-year-old, is listed as a runaway according to the Sioux Falls Police Department. She left her home near 12th Street and Kiwanis Avenue Tuesday night. Authorities are asking the public’s help in finding her. If you know where she is please...

Authorities looking for runaway teen

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

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — Rapid City Police need your help looking for two men involved in a robbery. Just before 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, police responded to a call on Sheridan Lake Road. An employee inside said two men entered and demanded cash, one brandishing a knife and...

Police looking for robbery suspects in Rapid City

Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Election Day in Rapid City, where voters are selecting a new mayor. Polling places have been open to the public since 7 a.m. Tuesday and will stay open until 7 p.m. tonight. Once you arrive at your polling place the process is...

59th mayoral race in Rapid City

Minnesota State

Minnehaha County, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Minnesota woman died on June 7 in a cell hours after being placed at the Minnehaha County Jail, the county jail said in a news release. The 41-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her cell during a routine cell check at about 2 p.m. Jail staff and Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and paramedics all responded to the incident.

Woman dies in Minnehaha County jail hours after placement

Vermillion, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– Multiple school districts in eastern South Dakota have begun expansion projects to help with the growing number of students, including Mitchell, Vermillion and Harrisburg. Mitchell. Residents in the Mitchell School District will vote tonight to include a $17 million athletic facility in the new high...

New schools built in response to enrollment growth

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Hold your thoughts of warm days ahead

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...

Hold your thoughts of warm days ahead

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