Sioux Falls, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A 13-year-old boy who had been missing for several days has been found safe, Sioux Falls Police say. Police updated a social media post Tuesday morning. As of 9:30 a.m., they say the missing boy has been located and is safe.

UPDATE: Missing teenager found safe

Brandon, SD

BRANDON, SD (KELO) — Police in Brandon have been searching for a teenager believed to be involved in an early morning armed robbery at a house party. It happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday at a home near Aspen Park. Police set up a perimeter in the area and...

Police investigate robbery at Brandon house party

South Dakota State

BRANDON, SD (KELO) — Authorities are no longer actively searching for a teenager believed to be involved in an early morning armed robbery at a house party in Brandon, SD. Police say they called off their search around 6 a.m. Sunday, with no arrests. Around 2:20 a.m., police were...

Update: Police call-off search for armed robber in Brandon

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Madison, SD

MADISON, S.D. (KELO) — A woman from the Madison area is recovering in a burn unit in St. Paul, Minnesota, after an accident four weeks ago where her clothing caught on fire. She later had part of both her legs amputated. On May 7, 78-year-old Barb Hansen was doing...

Madison area woman recovering after severe fire burns led to amputations

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Construction on the South Veterans Parkway project in Sioux Falls begins June 8, ushering in another visible stage of growth for the city. To get a sense of what this growth will mean for the city, KELOLAND News sat down with City of Sioux Falls Assistant Director of Planning and Development Services Kevin Smith, and Engineering Program Manager Shannon Ausen.

Veterans Parkway project will be a Sioux Falls artery

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) — It’s that time of year, now that the weather has warmed up, the bugs are back. The City of Sioux Falls is now spraying for mosquitoes. Five out of 18 zones throughout the city are being sprayed Monday night. It’s that familiar buzzing...

City of Sioux Falls begins mosquito spraying

Iowa State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Monday, June 5. Here’s what you need to know in news and weather for your midday. The search is over for a drive-by shooting suspect in Sioux Falls. Mike Pence has filed to run for president in 2024, officially setting up...

Drive-by suspect arrested; 3 bodies recovered in Iowa; Mike Pence presidential bid

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –It’s been a hot, sunny month across much of KELOLAND, which isn’t unusual during the summer season. But what is unusual is the storms that have been popping up. They’ve been moving to the west, which is the opposite of normal. It’s...

Why are storms moving east to west?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County may post the big visitor and tourism numbers in the state but there other draws in towns and cities across southeastern South Dakota. The 14 counties of the southeastern South Dakota tourism region had $1.8 billion in visitor spending...

Chislic, nature part of the tourism wins in SD region

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Monday, June 5. Take a look at the top stories First@4 in KELOLAND On The GO. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information regarding shooting suspect Lyle Blue Legs III, according to the Rapid City Police Department. While much of the...

Caitlin Clark at home; Plane destroyed over DC; Summit Carbon Solutions partners with Absolute Energy

Florida State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Just as the Great Plains Zoo welcomed new red wolf pups, the zoo is now saying goodbye to two other animals. Komati the black rhino and Solstice the giraffe are leaving the Great Plains Zoo. Komati was moved to a zoo in Florida as...

Great Plains Zoo says goodbye to black rhino, giraffe

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — With morning and afternoon sunshine, it was a day just like the past several days with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s in eastern KELOLAND. It’s something we’ve grown accustomed to this season as we’re already ahead of schedule when it comes to heat in KELOLAND.

The heat is a little earlier than usual this year

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A new private golf club has received approval from the Joint Planning Commission and will have a public hearing at the Joint Minnehaha County Commission and Sioux Falls City Council meeting later this month. Announced to the public in April, Mapleton Golf Club is...

Mapleton Golf Club moving through planning process

Have you tried on those shorts, or that swimsuit from last summer yet? If you’re feeling a little defeated because they just don’t fit like they used to, we shared a great solution for you on today’s show!. Jess Lynn is the general manager at Row House...

Get a full body workout in with Row House Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — If you’ve attended any craft fairs in the region over the past 15 years, you’ve likely run into Shake Rattle Sew, known for their incredibly soft handmade blankets. Now owner Holly Andeson-Hintz has opened a storefront in Sioux Falls, giving people a...

Sioux Falls handmade store opens Build a Blanket workshops

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A summer program that got its start nearly 80 years ago in Sioux Falls is still going strong. The Supervised Playground Program has been a staple of summer in Sioux Falls since 1944. “We visit 12 parks a day and we bring out a...

Spending the summer at the playground

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The summer season has people flocking to downtown Sioux Falls to enjoy all of the walkable entertainment throughout the heart of the city. But this year, the skyline of uptown has a very different look. While people may not be able to enjoy its benefits yet, the Steel District development atop the falls is already filling with tenants that promise to add an even bigger draw to downtown.

Looking at downtown’s Steel District development

How have you been holding up in the heat lately? The summer months can be uncomfortable—even dangerous—for people and our pets. Thankfully, there are a few tools that can help your pet keep their cool. Madison Rietz and Andi Brandner are with Pet Wants in Sioux Falls. They...

Pet Wants Sioux Falls: Keeping pets cool in the heat

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Health Connect of South Dakota held its fourth year of The Human Race Saturday morning. 30 runners and 60 walkers joined up at Sertoma Park to raise money for local non-profits. Adrienne Horsley and her family decided to run the 5K and donate their registration fee to the local organization Collision.

Human Race benefits local non-profits

Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO) — The relationship and shared experience between an honored veteran and that veteran’s guardian on the trip is at the heart of a Midwest Honor Flight journey to the nation’s capital. Air Force veteran Dale Christensen of Watertown, South Dakota was one of 83...

Dale and Joe: A vet/guardian pairing of new friends

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

Nebraska State

Another hot summer day is ahead for much of KELOLAND, more typical of July or August rather than early June. Highs reached the 90s in many spots yesterday in eastern KELOLAND. The 90s are showing up in the driest areas. You can link the map above with the map below on the 60 day rain trends. West River is still much wetter compared to most areas east, with a few exceptions.

More heat ahead; scattered rain chances continue

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is seeing more animals coming through its doors this year than last year so far. That’s why the non-profit is returning to a pre-pandemic policy. “For dogs, we are up significantly. We have not had this many...

Walk-in adopters welcome at Humane Society

Growth, faith, patience, wisdom, self-sacrifice and enjoying the fruits of your labor are the biggest points of owning and operating a small business. No one knows what it takes to make a small business run better than Jaime Meyer and Meghan Andersen, who are the co-owners of Mulberry market. They...

Mulberry Market: Small business under one roof

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls police have released the name of the person killed in a hit-and-run Friday night...

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

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