Sioux Falls, SD

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

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) — Police in Sioux Falls announced a saturation that was held this past weekend that targeted high-speed drivers. Lt. Andrew Siebenborn with Sioux Falls Police says the saturation called “Operation Grover” was held on Friday, May 26 from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Sioux Falls speeders targeted

South Dakota State

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?

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) — 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) — 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

Yankton, SD

YANKTON, S.D (KELO) The need for mental health resources is growing across South Dakota, particularly in rural communities. The city of Yankton is working to address this issue through a new behavioral health care facility. Community members, healthcare officials, and others gathered in northern Yankton today to break ground on...

$26 million behavior health facility coming to Yankton

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

Texas State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An endangered species is growing at the Great Plains Zoo. The zoo announced two of its Red Wolves became first-time parents to six Red Wolf puppies. The litter of puppies includes two females and four males. The parents, named Camelia and Uyosi, came to...

6 Red Wolf puppies born at Great Plains Zoo

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

YANKTON, S. D. (KCAU) — A community staple in Yankton has officially closed its doors for good after more than 50 years. The owners of JoDean’s Steakhouse in Yankton announced their last day is May 31. Just after the restaurant opened at 11 a.m. Tuesday, the dining room...

Ahead of closure, guests pack JoDean’s hall

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

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

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

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

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Augustana University is facing a lawsuit filed by two former tenured directors within the School of Music. Lisa Grevlos and Paul Nesheim claim they were wrongfully terminated due to age, sex, retaliation and breach of contract. In this civil lawsuit against Augustana University, Lisa...

Augustana University being sued by former faculty

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

Oklahoma State

Brookings, SD

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — The Prairie Repertory Theatre (PRT) at South Dakota State University is putting on two popular former Broadway musicals, “Godspell” and “Oklahoma!,” along with two other plays this summer. Starting June 7, PRT will hold performances Wednesday through Saturday at the Oscar...

SDSU Theater puts on Godspell, Oklahoma!

Union County, SD

Dakota Dunes, SD

LAREDO, T.X. (KCAU) — The suspect of a murder that happened at an apartment complex in the Dakota Dunes is now being extradited. According to the Webb County Jail, the jail where Alfredo Castellanos-Rosales, 39, of Sioux City was being held in Texas, Castellanos-Rosales was released from jail on Wednesday.

Dakota Dunes murder released from Texas jail, en route to Union County: Officials

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

If you could take something you’re passionate about and turn it into a business, what would you do? Would you take that leap of faith and leave the corporate world? There’s no denying that today’s Across The Table guest has had a passion for fashion for quite some time… and for her, taking that leap meant running it out of her basement.

Across The Table with Laurie Karlson

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Happy June! It’s Thursday, June 1. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go with everything you need to know in news and weather. The investigation never led to charges against T. Denny Sanford in South Dakota, but newly unsealed documents reveal evidence of a possible crime in another state.

Triple murder suspect pleads guilty; New Sanford docs unsealed; 5-year-old injured in hit-and-run

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Wednesday, May 30. Here’s everything you need to know this Midday. 43-year-old Francis Lange went into a home in November of 2021. According to court documents, he shot everyone inside, including a child. Two people were hospitalized after a plane crash...

Kidnapping arrest; Triple murder suspect plea deal; Iowa plane crash

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls police made an arrest related to a kidnapping early Sunday morning. Around 4:30 a.m., police noticed a woman walking along Cliff Avenue with a small child. She was later identified as Jewel Gary, 53, from Sioux Falls. Upon stopping to talk to her, the officer received “confusing information” from Gary.

Police make arrest in relation to kidnapping

California State

Menno, SD

MENNO, S.D. (KELO) — The person killed in a crash on Tuesday, May 30, easy of Menno has been identified. Authorities say a 2008 Chevrolet Express was traveling south on U.S. Highway 81 when it collided with a 2022 Lincoln UT that was traveling east on U.S. Highway 18. The Highway Patrol says the Lincoln UT did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign when it entered the intersection. The vehicles collided and both entered the ditch.

California man identified as person killed in Hutchinson Co. crash

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Homeless street outreach program gets go-ahead 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...

Homeless street outreach program gets go-ahead in Sioux Falls

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