South Dakota State

Yankton, SD

Sioux Falls, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)-Sioux Falls Police are asking for the public’s help in finding an endangered runaway. Officials say 12-year-old Ali Barjebo was at Kenny Anderson Park with his family when he got into a silver vehicle driven by a teenager. He stands 5 feet tall with black hair...

Police search for endangered runaway

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

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

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

Sioux City, IA

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — An officer with the Sioux City Police Department witnessed the crash of a stolen vehicle on Tuesday evening. The vehicle was said to have caught fire after crashing through a fence. According to a release from the Sioux City Police Department, Gilberto Amenta, 21,...

Man arrested after crashing stolen vehicle on I-29 in Sioux City

Minnesota State

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is investigating a fire that happened at an apartment building Wednesday morning. Crews that first arrived on scene found smoke coming from the building and upgraded the call to a confirmed structure fire. Crews that entered the building found an injured person. They were able to remove the person from the building. The victim was transported to a hospital in the city.

1 person injured in Wednesday morning fire

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

Washington State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Going through TSA checkpoints ahead of your flight may seem daunting, but the work they do to keep everyone safe pays off. A recent incident involving a handgun at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport shows the importance of security checkpoints. During a routine check...

Stolen loaded handgun detected by TSA at Sioux Falls Airport Tuesday

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) –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

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) — 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, 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) — 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 Thursday, June 8. Here’s what you need to know in news and weather for your midday. Crews responded to a fire at a railroad bridge in western KELOLAND early Thursday morning. The bodies of three Iowa men have been removed from...

Railroad fire; Veteran’s Parkway construction; Pope recovery

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Suicide impacts families all across South Dakota. People will gather in Sioux Falls this weekend to remember their loved ones and help save lives. It’s been more than a year since James Gaspar lost his father to suicide. James worked with his dad...

Son to share dad’s story at suicide prevention event

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living recently awarded 10 South Dakota locations with a Bronze commitment to quality award. Seven of those were part of the Good Samaritan Society. In tonight’s Your Money Matters, what this recognition means in a time of deep demand for assisted living and long term care.

7 SD Good Sam locations receive national award

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

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, 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

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) –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?

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) — It’s been a month since the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. But COVID is still out there and on the minds of many health care providers. From City of Sioux Falls news conferences to appearances in the KELOLAND...

‘Do you want to talk to them on the phone and it might be their last goodbye’: Living in a post-pandemic world

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

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

Mission Hill, SD

Utica, SD

Gayville, SD

Crofton, NE

Fordyce, NE

Volin, SD

Tabor, SD

Wynot, NE

Lesterville, SD

Meckling, SD

Wakonda, SD

Irene, SD

Hartington, NE

Obert, NE

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Tyndall, SD

Maskell, NE

Scotland, SD

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Man arrested after Yankton hostage incident

YANKTON, S.D. (KELO) — One man was arrested after a Thursday hostage incident in central Yankton. Yankton Police say it happened just after 3...

Man arrested after Yankton hostage incident

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