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Early design on Frank Olson pool replacement released
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council got a peek at early design work for the new Frank Olson pool and recreation center. Parks and Recreation Director Don Kearney says the project includes indoor recreation and fitness facilities, because public surveys show that's what the public wants. City Cou...
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Prison Task Force removes top two prison sites from consideration
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Project Prison Reset Task Force has shot down the top two proposed locations for a new men's penitentiary. A consultant's top recommendation was a controversial site in Lincoln County, with a site near Huron coming in second. Those two sites were eliminated last night by the Task Force, a...
11h ago

Mosquito season about to make its presence known
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The annual war against summer public enemy number one is about to begin in Sioux Falls. City Public Health Program Manager Jaime Roggenbauer says workers will be out in force spraying for mosquitoes in the next few days. Roggenbauer says Sioux Falls has a high risk of West Nile Virus infe...
11h ago

Federal budget cuts trim Feeding South Dakota budget, outreach
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Feeding South Dakota is feeling the pain of federal budget cuts. A sudden drop in USDA support has slashed the agency's food inventory by 14 percent. That's a two-and-a-half million dollar hit, or in other terms, one and a quarter million meals.
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2024 best year for South Dakota pheasant hunters in over a decade
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- 2024 was a banner year for South Dakota pheasant hunters. They harvested over 1.3-million birds - the highest in 13 years. That's an average of nine birds per hunter during the season.
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Early design on Frank Olson pool replacement released
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council got a peek at early design work for the new Frank Olson pool and recreation center. Parks and Recreation Director Don Kearney says the project includes indoor recreation and fitness facilities, because public surveys show that's what the public wants. City Cou...
11h ago

Mosquito season about to make its presence known
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The annual war against summer public enemy number one is about to begin in Sioux Falls. City Public Health Program Manager Jaime Roggenbauer says workers will be out in force spraying for mosquitoes in the next few days. Roggenbauer says Sioux Falls has a high risk of West Nile Virus infe...
11h ago

Sioux Falls woman indicted on grand theft charge
WATERTOWN, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls woman has been indicted on a Grand Theft charge, for allegedly taking unauthorized control of money from 16 different victims. 67-year old Margaret Spears-Pederson is accused to taking between 100-thousand and 500-thousand dollars between January of 2023 and January of this ye...
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Early morning gas station shooting leaves man in critical condition
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 24 year old man is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in Sioux Falls early Tuesday morning. It happened at a gas station near 24th and Minnesota Avenue shortly after one this morning. Two men were in the parking lot when a third man arrived. Information Officer Sam Cl...
Jun 03, 2025
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SWAT teams involved in search warrant; Kiwanis Avenue closed
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Part of Kiwanis Avenue was closed Monday evening as Sioux Falls Police executed a search warrant. Police and Sheriff's Department SWAT teams were involved in the operation. The warrant is part of an ongoing investigation that involves juveniles, so authorities can't release further detai...
Jun 03, 2025
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Skyforce make it 6 in a row at home
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Skyforce routed the Texas Legends Thursday evening 125 to 107 - making a season-high sixth-straight victory at the Sanford Pentagon.
Feb 28, 2025

Pirates crush Twins in exhibition game
FORT MEYERS, FL (KELO.c0m) -- Pablo Lopez struggled in his first Spring Training start during a 12-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Lee Health Sports Complex on Thursday. Lopez was charged with the loss after surrendering three runs on four hits in just two innings of work. Matt Wallner drove in Minnesota's only r...
Feb 28, 2025

Twins blank Tigers in spring matchup
LAKELAND, FL (KELO.com) -- The Minnesota Twins held the Detroit Tigers to two hits during a 4-0 Spring Training victory at Publix Field. Andrew Morris earned his first win of the Spring after tossing two no-hit innings. DaShawn Keirsey, Allan Cerda, and Rubel Cespedes all homered in the victory. Minnesota improved t...
Feb 27, 2025

Vikings top NFL players survey again
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (KELO.com) -- The Minnesota Vikings are continuing to live the good life. The NFL Players Association released its annual survey yesterday, and the Vikings finished second in the league for a second-straight season. The report cards grade organizations on several factors including practice facilities,...
Feb 27, 2025

Sioux Falls entrepreneur ready for football
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Are you ready for some football? One local entrepreneur is ready, too! Sioux Falls native Gio Oromo is mixing his love of sports history with his business mind. Oromo, a Senior Marketing major at USD has opened his business "Cosy Thrifts". He specializes in sports merchandise l...
Aug 10, 2024
State News

Prison Task Force removes top two prison sites from consideration
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Project Prison Reset Task Force has shot down the top two proposed locations for a new men's penitentiary. A consultant's top recommendation was a controversial site in Lincoln County, with a site near Huron coming in second. Those two sites were eliminated last night by the Task Force, a...
11h ago

Federal budget cuts trim Feeding South Dakota budget, outreach
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Feeding South Dakota is feeling the pain of federal budget cuts. A sudden drop in USDA support has slashed the agency's food inventory by 14 percent. That's a two-and-a-half million dollar hit, or in other terms, one and a quarter million meals.
11h ago

2024 best year for South Dakota pheasant hunters in over a decade
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- 2024 was a banner year for South Dakota pheasant hunters. They harvested over 1.3-million birds - the highest in 13 years. That's an average of nine birds per hunter during the season.
11h ago

Prison Task Force narrowing options for prison upgrades
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Project Prison Reset Task Force is back at work in Pierre today, looking for solutions to overcrowding and poor conditions in the men's prison system. They're hearing recommendations from a consulting firm that says the state's prison needs may be double what officials have been considerin...
Jun 03, 2025
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Tariffs being felt in manufacturing sector
OMAHA, NE (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Manufacturing economy slumped in May, with manufacturing exports dropping by nearly 18-percent from last year. That's on par with what's happening throughout the region. Creighton University's Mid-America Index shows over 12-thousand manufacturing jobs lost. Creighton economist...
Jun 03, 2025
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