South Dakota State

Sioux Falls, SD

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Friday, May 26 was the last day of the 2023 school year for the Sioux Falls School District. With summer’s arrival, here’s a guide to free summer lunch programs for students in the area. The school district has free lunches at eight...

Where to find free summer lunches

Florida State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –It was an emotional last day of school at Lowell Elementary in Sioux Falls. Graduating 5th graders and departing staff rang a bell outside one last time. But they weren’t the only ones saying good-bye. At Lowell Elementary, summer starts with the ring of...

Custodian for over 30 years says goodbye to Lowell Elementary

SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO) — The Sioux Falls district is ending its long-time after-school program Kids Inc. after this summer and replacing it with a collaborative community approach. Students across the Sioux Falls School District celebrated the end of another year Friday. “We had a lot of parties and...

Program changes coming this summer to the SFSD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — On this week’s Inside KELOLAND, we’re showcasing some of the most positive stories from the last week. We’ll look at what’s been positive in education with the end of the school year. We’ll see how the 437 project and a...

Inside KELOLAND: Showcasing the positive in KELOLAND

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Today’s vehicles can be longer and taller than the vehicles of 20 years ago and that can mean a tight squeeze into an angled parking space in the downtowns of Rapid City and Sioux Falls. “Bigger and longer vehicles can potentially create an...

Too big for parking in Sioux Falls, Rapid City?

Texas State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls restaurant is getting a third helping of technology to assist its wait staff. For the past year, the Pizza Ranch on 41st Street has been using a pair of robots to bus tables. Now, the management may soon be adding at least one more robot to its staff.

A.I. & pizza pie

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –With the Memorial Day weekend just ahead of us a lot of people will be visiting gravesites all over KELOLAND remembering loved ones who have gone before us. Some are also be hitting the rivers and lakes, including some very special fishermen. It’s not easy...

Paralyzed Veterans reel in a fun fishing trip

Alabama State

Brookings County, SD

Aurora, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — People in the town of Aurora should be extra weather aware for the Memorial Day weekend according to the Brookings County Emergency Manager. That’s because the town of just over 1,000 people has been without a weather siren since an old city building was condemned and torn down more than a month ago. Aurora Mayor Josh Jones told KELOLAND News the city’s one siren, which was installed atop the building that was torn down, should be operational next week after being installed atop a newly installed power pole.

Brookings County community working to get weather siren reinstalled

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Commonground is the featured performer during the Outdoor Concert Series at Good Earth State Park at Blood Run southeast of Sioux Falls. The performance is at 4 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or a blanket. The free concerts are held each Sunday through July 30th. A park entrance license is required for vehicles.

Sunday Boredom Busters: May 28th

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A lawsuit was just filed against a local university. Two former faculty members in Augustana’s School of Music claim they were the victims of a two-year smear campaign that led to the loss of their jobs. Lisa Grevlos and Paul Nesheim have filed a civil lawsuit in federal court.

Former Augustana University faculty members file lawsuit against school

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s a unique summer for the housing market as mortgage rates are rising but inventory remains scarce across the country. In tonight’s Your Money Matters, why mortgage professionals from all over the U.S. were in Sioux Falls this week tackling some of those issues.

Mortgage industry leaders in Sioux Falls for conference

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Recently, both Sioux Falls and Rapid City animal control services have seen an uptick in animal bites. Most of the time, a day in the park with your dog goes without incident. But this spring, animal control services in South Dakota have seen an unprecedented amount of dog bite cases.

Staying safe from dog bites this summer

We’re just weeks away from the official start of summer, and just days away from it’s unofficial kick-off: Memorial Day weekend. That means more time outdoors and a bit of leisure time for you and your family, which begs the question: “Have you gotten all of your plans nailed down for the summer?”

Reliabank Business Beat: Summer Spectacular plans

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — There are multiple things you can do if want to volunteer. Those can include serving food, sitting with someone or taking care of animals. In this week’s Flashback Friday, we go back to 1996 and introduce volunteers that introduced puppies to new people.

Flashback Friday: Puppies meet new people

BALTIC, S.D. (KELO) — Four kayakers are safe following an overnight water rescue north of Sioux Falls. First-responders were called to the Big Sioux River south of Baltic where the kayakers were stranded in the water. Rescuers brought the kayakers safely to shore just after midnight Saturday. Sioux Falls...

Overnight water rescue

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — OSHA has joined the investigation into a scaffolding collapse on the Sanford Health campus in central Sioux Falls. The collapse Thursday afternoon sent three construction workers to the emergency room with injuries, but there are no updates on how they are doing. The incident happened in the area between the Surgical Tower and the Children’s Hospital where a new orthopedic center is being built.

OSHA investigating construction site incident

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The collaboration of several law enforcement agencies in South Dakota helped authorities arrest a 25-year-old Huron man for rape. Police say on May 14th, they received a report of a sexual assault in the central part of Sioux Falls. Officers sent DNA evidence to...

25-year-old Huron man arrested for Sioux Falls rape

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Happy Friday! It’s May 26 — start your day with KELOLAND On The Go with everything you need to know in news and weather. People all across KELOLAND are sending support to a central South Dakota family after Wednesday’s fatal home explosion.

Support for home explosion victims; 3 injured in scaffolding collapse; Search for wanted man

Spencer, SD

SPENCER, S.D. (KELO) –On May 30th, 1998, five tornados formed over Southeastern South Dakota. “It was a hot humid day, one of those days you knew thunderstorms were going form,” said Keloland Chief Meteorologist Jay Trobec. One of those thunderstorms would produce a tornado not far from Spencer.

25th Anniversary of Spencer Tornado

Illinois State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) –Aside from a couple of isolated showers and storms in southeast KELOLAND today, it looks to stay mostly dry and warm in eastern KELOLAND for the next several days. Temperatures will remain above average through the holiday weekend with many in the 80s. Depending on...

Dry, warm & windy holiday weekend in southeastern KELOLAND

With the warmer weather hitting, you want to see for as far as you can during those crystal-clear skies and balmy days. But that can be difficult with glasses or contacts between you and the beautiful summer sights. The solution might vision correction surgery. Yet, with so many options these days, it can be difficult to decide what is truly the best option for you. Though LASIK has become a household name for improving vision through surgery, it may or may not be a good fit for you and your eyes.

Vance Thompson Vision: What to know about ICL surgery

Minnesota State

White, SD

WHITE, S.D. (KELO) — A Minnesota man has been identified as the person killed in a crash Sunday evening east of White, South Dakota. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling south on 486th Avenue when the lead driver lost control going around a curve. A second motorcycle rear-ended the Harley. Both motorcycles came to a rest in the west ditch.

Pipestone man identified as person killed in Brookings County crash

Vermillion, SD

VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO) — It’s a sad week for rock and roll fans. Superstar Tina Turner died at 83 on Wednesday. Mary Edelen enjoyed folk music in her younger years, but on a Friday night in 1973, she was a rock and roll fan. “Everything was alive. It...

Woman recalls Tina Turner performance at USD

Brandon, SD

BRANDON, S.D. (KELO) — He’s considered the greatest race car driver of all time; Mario Andretti. Andretti is one of only three drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, the World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR. Andretti made a pit stop in Brandon, South Dakota Thursday for...

Mario Andretti makes a pit stop in Brandon

Buffalo Ridge, SD

Renner, SD

Tea, SD

Harrisburg, SD

Rowena, SD

Crooks, SD

Corson, SD

Hartford, SD

Lyons, SD

Lennox, SD

Baltic, SD

Worthing, SD

Garretson, SD

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Chancellor, SD

Hills, MN

Canton, SD

Humboldt, SD

Sherman, SD

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Raising money to help erase the school lunch debt

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — In December 2022, the Sioux Falls School District announced it had surpassed $100,000 in school lunch debt. Today, local businesses are...

Raising money to help erase the school lunch debt

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