PARKSTON, SD (KELO.com) -- The Parkston City Council has decided to keep the city's local police department. Council members voted unanimously to reject a plan to dissolve the department and hand law enforcement over to the Hutchinson County Sheriff's Department. The move was considered because of consistent staffing...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Area Metro is building on its early success. General manager Torin Kalberg says ridership is up by nearly 30 percent through October of this year. SAM plans to add or upgrade existing bus shelters at the city's busiest stops to push ridership even higher.

MISSION HILL, SD (KELO.com) -- A Mission Hill man is headed to prison on a sex crime committed in Iowa. Daniel Alvarado pleaded guilty to a sexual abuse charge, and will serve up to five years in prison. He sexually assaulted a minor in Sioux County, Iowa a number of times in April of 2024.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden likes his job and wants to keep it. Supporters say the Governor has decided to run for re-election, and an Eventbrite listing says he'll make a special announcement next Tuesday. He'll join three other Republican candidates running for the Governor's seat.

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- At long last, the Government shutdown of 2025 is over, but it will take time for things to return to normal. SNAP Nutrition benefits were delayed in South Dakota. Recipients received partial benefits on their EBT cards Wednesday...two days later than normal. There's no word from the stat...

PARKSTON, SD (KELO.com) -- The Parkston City Council has decided to keep the city's local police department. Council members voted unanimously to reject a plan to dissolve the department and hand law enforcement over to the Hutchinson County Sheriff's Department. The move was considered because of consistent staffing...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Area Metro is building on its early success. General manager Torin Kalberg says ridership is up by nearly 30 percent through October of this year. SAM plans to add or upgrade existing bus shelters at the city's busiest stops to push ridership even higher.

MISSION HILL, SD (KELO.com) -- A Mission Hill man is headed to prison on a sex crime committed in Iowa. Daniel Alvarado pleaded guilty to a sexual abuse charge, and will serve up to five years in prison. He sexually assaulted a minor in Sioux County, Iowa a number of times in April of 2024.

Now that we've had our first brush with winter weather it's time to name your favorite snowplow. The South Dakota Department of Transportation is taking entries for this year's naming contest through December 12th. Past winning names include Luke Icewalker, Darth Blader, Betty Whiteout and the Blizzard of Oz.

Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The suspect in the most recent homicide in Sioux falls made a brief court appearance yesterday. 18-year old Kray Bluebird faces several charges, including first-degree murder. Bluebird allegedly shot and killed 43-year old Bonita Keeble last week. Bluebird's bond remains at one million dol...

The Sioux Falls Curling Club is celebrating their first national championship and Gold Medal! Despite being seeded number 12, Sioux Falls bested Dallas-Fort Worth six-two in the final matchup over the weekend. Sioux Falls is gearing up to host the U.S Olympic Curling Team Trials next month with hopes to spotlight the c...

Banana Ball is coming to the Bird Cage next year. Sioux Falls Stadium will host a three game series featuring the Savannah Bananas and the Indianapolis Clowns next August. Tickets can only be secured through a lottery list, which must be entered by the end of the month on the Banana Ball website.

Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Canaries are just one game away from a league championship. A 12-strikeout performance by pitcher Ryan Zimmerman led them to a 5-3 win over Kane County at the Bird Cage last night. Game four is tonight, with the Canaries leading the best of five series two games to one.

Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Tonight is a big night for the Sioux Falls Canaries, who are hoping to get one win closer to a league championship. They host Kane County at the Bird Cage tonight in game three of the five-game championship series. The two teams are knotted up at one win apiece, with the next three games i...

The Sioux Falls Canaries dropped game one of the Miles Wolff Cup Final last night, falling to Kane County 4-3. A Josh Rehwaldt solo homer and a bases loaded walk gave the Canaries the lead in the top of the fifth, but Kane County tied things up in the bottom half of the frame. The two teams square off for game two toni...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden likes his job and wants to keep it. Supporters say the Governor has decided to run for re-election, and an Eventbrite listing says he'll make a special announcement next Tuesday. He'll join three other Republican candidates running for the Governor's seat.

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- At long last, the Government shutdown of 2025 is over, but it will take time for things to return to normal. SNAP Nutrition benefits were delayed in South Dakota. Recipients received partial benefits on their EBT cards Wednesday...two days later than normal. There's no word from the stat...

The Chairman of the Minnehaha County Republican party will keep his post. There was an effort to remove Korry Petterson, but the state party's executive board ruled Monday's vote to remove him was invalid. The state's GOP chair says bylaws don't allow county members to remove elected officials without a state-level ame...

More than two-thirds of South Dakota's registered voters approve of plans to build a new men's prison. The poll was conducted by South Dakota News Watch and the Chiesman Center for Democracy at USD. The legislature approved the new facility during a special session held in September.

Officials of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water system are working now to meet water needs for the next five decades. Lewis and Clark is a major success story in water development but that didn't happen overnight. Crews are still building out phase one, to reach 44 million gallons of water per day. Phase two is 60-mill...

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