Texas State

Sioux Falls, SD

South Dakota State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We’re having better luck when it comes to rain in eastern KELOLAND as scattered showers and storms have developed over the past couple of days, but we could use more. Now I know, not EVERYONE is getting wet but we’ve seen more rain...

Spring months were some of driest on record

Nebraska State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A pour at BronzeAge Art Casting in Sioux Falls is a sight to behold. And it’s happening more and more often as the business is busier than ever. Bronze has a melting point of nearly 1,700 degrees. “Yeah, it’s perfect,” BronzeAge Art Casting...

A new age of bronze art

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Surrounded by trees older than 100 years and trees as new as this spring, Bryan Peterson wondered what Sioux Falls could look like if the rest of the city modeled tree planting after McKennan Park. Peterson, the city’s urban forestry specialist, was armed with...

What tree should I plant in Sioux Falls?

Iowa State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Thursday, June 1. Here’s what you need to know in news and weather for your midday. Police in Sioux Falls announced a saturation that was held this past weekend that targeted high-speed drivers. Three residents of an Iowa apartment building that...

Operation Grover; wolf puppies born; Davenport residents unaccounted for

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Some utility rates in Sioux Falls could be increasing over the next four years, including the treatment of wastewater. With that future increase, we take you on a tour of where your money is going and how the City of Sioux Falls Water Reclamation Plant works.

What happens to all of Sioux Falls’ wastewater?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — You step out into your garage, walk across the floor, flip open the door to your sprinkler box and hit start. The time is 12:03 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, and your house number is 2308. Two minutes later your phone rings. It’s the...

Why you can’t water your lawn every day in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Thomas Cox and his dad, Jake, created one-of-kind t-shirts on Thursday. The father and son made the shirts at Color Splash Studio, a new tie-dye business at Lake Lorraine in Sioux Falls. The studio opened last week. “The people that have come in were...

Tie-dye studio opens in Sioux Falls

Hill City, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Storms that moved through western South Dakota Wednesday included hail. Hail was reported from Custer to Hill City. Some vehicles were damaged and traffic moved slowly as the hail fell. KELOLAND Weather online resources. Southwest South Dakota has a marginal risk of seeing more...

Hail falls in Black Hills

Lincoln County, SD

Canton, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Lake Lakota, part of Newton Hills State Park near Canton, has been dry before but this year is different. “This year is the worst that I can remember seeing it,” said Lynda Johnson, the secretary for the Pattee Creek Watershed District. Lake Lakota...

Lake Lakota dry in Lincoln County

Brittany Kaye has experienced jaw pain from teeth grinding, and will be the first to tell you that the pain can be unbearable. And when you’ve tried all the remedies you can think of, it can feel like relief is always out of reach. Thankfully, the team at Siouxland Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is here to help. Brittany recently stopped by their office in Sioux Falls to find out how they are working to treat TMJ, including with a medical injection you’ve probably heard of, only they are using it in an unexpected way.

Siouxland Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery TMJ treatment

Mccook County, SD

Spencer, IA

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — What started as Saturday night coverage of a dangerous storm capable of producing a tornado quickly escalated as damage reports started to flood in. The day was May 30, 1998, and at 8:38 p.m. a tornado hit the town of Spencer in McCook County....

WATCH: KELOLAND coverage of deadly Spencer tornado

Pennsylvania State

Carlisle, PA

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The remains of a South Dakota student who died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania will be returned to the state later this year, according to the U.S. Office of Army Cemeteries (OAC). Amos LaFramboise of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the...

Tribal student’s remains to be returned to South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Tuesday, May 30. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go with everything you need to know in news and weather. A Sioux Falls bait shop is looking for help in finding a person who took items from the store. A student...

Bait shop break-in; Student injured during rodeo event; Removal of commissioners fails

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –June is Pride month and South Dakota is celebrating with festivals, parades and performances throughout the month. Here’s a look at the local events across the state for 2023. Aberdeen, June 2-4 On Friday, June 2, Aberdeen Area Pride will kick off their festival...

Celebrating Pride across the state

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A new addition along the bike trail near Rotary Park in southeastern Sioux Falls is almost ready for the public to use. Equipment is going in at the outdoor fitness court ranging from cardio bikes to yoga options. This is the first exercise park...

First-ever outdoor fitness court near Rotary Park almost finished

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — If you or your pet have spent some time outside lately, there’s a decent chance you’ve encountered a handful of ticks so far this summer, either crawling up you pant leg, in your pet’s ear or even latched onto you yourself.

Symptoms to watch out for during tick season

Minnesota State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Just in time for our 70 anniversary KELOLAND got a surprise gift. A reel of film from the 1950s. It came from the family of the host of KELOLAND’s first live variety show. “Hi there, we are glad you came because we are...

Copy of long lost KELOLAND variety show shared by host’s family

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls student is getting national recognition for a poem about her life. Teonna Randle just finished up her sophomore year at Jefferson High School. In April she entered a poem in the Expression by Walgreens competition and recently found out she won.

Sioux Falls student wins first in national poetry contest

SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO) — Amendment D passed last November, granting thousands of South Dakotans access to Medicaid. Thursday, a ceremony was held at Falls Community Health Center in Downtown Sioux Falls to speak more about the expansion. It was a celebratory day at Falls Falls Community Health, as...

‘This is going to be a lifeline’; Medicaid expansion early enrollment begins

Rapid City, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Wednesday, May 31. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go with everything you need to know in news and weather. An unsolved homicide case in Independence, Missouri has ties to South Dakota. One person is dead and another is hurt after...

Fatal officer-involved shooting; Family seeks answers in unsolved homicide; 2 injured in plane crash

Missouri State

Benton County, MO

Cassville, MO

(KOLR) – The body of Dr. John Forsyth, a Missouri ER doctor who went missing last week, has been found in northwest Arkansas, his family told Nexstar’s KOLR Tuesday night. The Benton County Sheriff’s Department said an investigation is ongoing, but the body is believed to be that of Forsyth’s pending an autopsy and final identification.

Body of missing Missouri doctor found in northwest Arkansas, family says

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — While we did see a few showers in a few places this morning, much of Memorial Day has been mainly quiet. Later this evening, that may change as we keep an eye on the potential to see some scattered showers and thunderstorms develop over the region. Chances are highest to the west and then in southern and southeastern KELOLAND overnight.

Warm and Unsettled Into the Start of June – Storm Center PM Update: Tuesday, May 30

Washington State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Midwest Honor Flight’s fifteenth mission will depart for Washington D.C. Tuesday morning. Tomorrow, 84 local veterans are taking off on the trip of a lifetime. “It’s a time to remember, especially this close to Memorial Day. It’s going to be something that...

Local veterans getting set for Midwest Honor Flight

Buffalo Ridge, SD

Renner, SD

Tea, SD

Harrisburg, SD

Rowena, SD

Brandon, SD

Crooks, SD

Corson, SD

Hartford, SD

Lyons, SD

Lennox, SD

Baltic, SD

Worthing, SD

Garretson, SD

Larchwood, IA

Chancellor, SD

Hills, MN

Humboldt, SD

Sherman, SD

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Are geese migrating too early this year?

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...

Are geese migrating too early this year?

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