FLANDREAU, SD (KELO.com) -- Moody County officials have recovered a body from the Big Sioux River near Flandreau. The victim is 29-year-old Jamie White. Early Saturday morning there was a report of someone in the water near the Flandreau dam. Initial search efforts had to be suspended because of high water, but her ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls Credit Union is sounding the alarm on check-washing scams. Thieves are stealing checks from mailboxes, changing the amounts and then cashing them. Levo Credit Union manager Mitch Eichhorn says they've seen three cases this summer and the trend appears to be growing. He say...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Brandon woman has pleaded guilty to attempting to distribute drugs at the South Dakota Penitentiary. 46-year-old Melissa Cockerham was sentenced to 5 years in prison, with 3 1/2 years suspended. Attorney General Marty Jackley says Cockerham attempted to throw a package of meth over the...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank is making an urgent call for donations as supplies normally run low after the Fourth of July. Donations drop off as people go on vacation, at a time demand often spikes due to car crashes and trauma cases. You can donate this Friday at the Texas Roadh...

CLARK, SD (KELO.com) -- New details have been released in a violent crime in Clark. 36-year old Bowen Fladland faces first and second degree murder charges. Officials say he beheaded his mother in the front yard of their home in Clark. Fladland has a violent history...being convicted of assaulting his mother in 2023...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls Credit Union is sounding the alarm on check-washing scams. Thieves are stealing checks from mailboxes, changing the amounts and then cashing them. Levo Credit Union manager Mitch Eichhorn says they've seen three cases this summer and the trend appears to be growing. He say...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank is making an urgent call for donations as supplies normally run low after the Fourth of July. Donations drop off as people go on vacation, at a time demand often spikes due to car crashes and trauma cases. You can donate this Friday at the Texas Roadh...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Chances are strong Sioux Falls will remain home to the men's state penitentiary. The Project Prison Reset Task force voted Tuesday to recommend construction of a new 15-hundred bed prison in northeast Sioux Falls, with a 650-million dollar price cap. Task Force chair, Lieutenant Governor...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A no-bid contract for ambulance service in Sioux Falls is being called into question. City Councilor Curt Soehl says the ambulance contract has historically been competitive. He was surprised when City Health Director Joe Kippley announced plans to award the contract to the current provi...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- An early morning fire caused heavy smoke damage to a home near Augustana University. Fire fighters found smoke and fire on the backside of the home when they arrived at about 4:15 Wednesday morning. Crews quickly doused the flames, while other teams made sure there weren't any occupants ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing evidence in an officer-involved shooting in Sioux Falls Monday afternoon. Sioux Falls Police were trying to arrest 24-year-old Deondre Blackhawk on burglary, drug and aggravated assault charges. Information Officer Aaron Be...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is setting his sights high on the future of technology and broadcasting. Brenden Carr is in Sioux Falls this week to launch his Build America Agenda. It is an ambitious plan to connect the entire nation to the latest technology to del...

Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are still investigating several recent shooting incidents; however, they think they found some answers in at least one case. Surveillance video identified two suspects in a Sunday evening shooting at 12th and Summit. 36-year old Chris Fulks was arrested for aggravated as...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The University of South Dakota is opting into the NCAA settlement tied to the House v. NCAA lawsuit. That move means USD can now share revenue directly with student-athletes, and keep all current athletes on the roster. Athletic Director Jon Schemmel says the decision won't hurt the schoo...

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.

FLANDREAU, SD (KELO.com) -- Moody County officials have recovered a body from the Big Sioux River near Flandreau. The victim is 29-year-old Jamie White. Early Saturday morning there was a report of someone in the water near the Flandreau dam. Initial search efforts had to be suspended because of high water, but her ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Brandon woman has pleaded guilty to attempting to distribute drugs at the South Dakota Penitentiary. 46-year-old Melissa Cockerham was sentenced to 5 years in prison, with 3 1/2 years suspended. Attorney General Marty Jackley says Cockerham attempted to throw a package of meth over the...

CLARK, SD (KELO.com) -- New details have been released in a violent crime in Clark. 36-year old Bowen Fladland faces first and second degree murder charges. Officials say he beheaded his mother in the front yard of their home in Clark. Fladland has a violent history...being convicted of assaulting his mother in 2023...

BIG STONE CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls based POET is teaming up with California company Antora, and Minnesota-based Otter Tail Power to launch a new clean energy project near the Big Stone City power plant. The plan uses thermal batteries to store heat, which is used to generate steam piped into the ethanol plan...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- The Agriculture Department has opened applications for farmers who suffered natural disasters in 2023 and 24. 16-billion dollars in Supplemental Disaster Relief Program will go out in the first phase, with applications starting today. Congress has appropriated 30-billion dollars in disast...

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