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Sioux Falls, SD

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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

Iowa State

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

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

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

On November 2, 1969, Craig Rodwell, along with his partner Fred Sargeant, Ellen Broidy, and Linda Rhodes proposed the first pride march to be held in New York City. Now more than 40 years later Pride Parades and marches are held around the world to celebrate and lift up the LGBTQIA plus community.

2023 Sioux Falls Pride festivities this weekend

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a deck fire Wednesday which started to spread to part of the home. When crews arrived at the 2600 block of S. Hawthorne Avenue, they found smoke and flames coming from the back of the home and interior.

Fire burns deck and part of home in SF

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — On Wednesday, the city of Sioux Falls announced millions of dollars in donations that could bring year-round activities to the Falls Park area. The money will impact Jacobson Plaza, which is taking shape north of the Levitt Shell and to the immediate east of Phillips Avenue in Falls Park West.

Donations announced for downtown Sioux Falls splash pad, dog park

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

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) — A passenger looking to board a plane at Sioux Falls Regional Airport had a loaded handgun in a carry-on bag Tuesday. The Transportation Security Administration announced officers spotted the image of a handgun on an X-ray screen during routine screening of carry-on luggage. The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office and Sioux Falls Police Department responded to the checkpoint and confiscated the gun which was loaded. You can see a photo of the gun below.

4th gun in 2023 caught by TSA at Sioux Falls airport

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) — 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

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) — Two men are behind bars and police are looking for two other people following a chase that included gunshots through western Sioux Falls. Sam Clemens with Sioux Falls Police said Police say an 18-year-old man and woman were driving near the Empire Mall around 7:30 p.m. Monday. Clemens says police don’t have an explanation yet as to how or why the incident started, but the suspects followed the victim’s car and ended up flashing a gun.

2 charged in chase with gunshots through western Sioux Falls

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

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

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Afternoon temperatures remain above normal. High temperatures are 10 to 15° above normal. There are very few clouds today. This afternoon winds are light unless you are under one of the pop-up storms in eastern KELOLAND. Late this afternoon and into this evening...

Remaining warm for the end of the work week: Storm Center PM Update — Wednesday, June 7

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

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –Over the last 13 years, Levo Credit Union has given out close to 35 thousand dollars worth of college scholarships to students who serve their communities. Today, 5 new winners were announced. These five have put in hundreds of hours of their time volunteering at...

Student volunteers rewarded with $1000 college scholarships

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 Tuesday, June 6. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go with everything you need to know in news and weather. Police in Aberdeen say the people responsible for several thefts from vehicles were arrested in Minnesota. A 17-year-old is facing a...

Car theft suspects arrested; Teen allegedly tries to hire hitman; Zoo animals relocated

When it comes to exercising, you probably don’t think you could get a great, full body workout in while sitting. But with Row House Sioux Falls, you can! They stopped by to explain the benefits and Brittany Kaye got to try it out on set!. We all love to...

Rowing our way to a great week!

Orange City, IA

ORANGE CITY, Iowa (KELO) — Nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by their partner. Those fleeing domestic violence or facing homelessness can turn to the Genesis House in Orange City, Iowa. At Genesis House, residents can find a new beginning. “The idea of Genesis, newness. New start...

Water issues send Washington students home early Thursday

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