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DE & I dispute causes agency to part company with United Way
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A dispute over a move toward stronger Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE & I) alignment has pushed a United Way funded agency away from the organization. KELO.com ne...
Sep 29, 2023
Missing teen sought in Sioux Falls
Robert Yellowbird has been found. SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in finding a missing 18-year old who's armed and dangerous. Robert Yello...
Sep 28, 2023
High tech street inspection
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It isn't a joy ride, but a van from Texas is embarking on a nine-hundred mile journey - all on Sioux Falls city streets. The van is from RAS - Roadway Asset Services. Cit...
Sep 27, 2023 The City's Snow Plow Progress Tracker will highlight which streets have and have not yet been plowed.
Free alarms for fire prevention week
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Seven-thousand free fire alarms installed in the last ten years. That's the work of Sioux Falls Fire and Rescue, as officers work to save lives. Fire inspector Brandon Fe...
Sep 27, 2023 Sioux Falls Fire Rescue emblem.
Dusty Johnson won't take paycheck if government shuts down
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- An impasse in Washington has the United States facing a costly government shutdown in a week. Congressman Dusty Johnson is working on stopping the shutdown. No work on t...
Sep 23, 2023 Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)
New government program aims to connect more people to internet
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- High speed internet access is vital to succeeding in the 21st century. A government program called the Affordable Connectivity Program is available to help eligible hous...
Sep 23, 2023 Pat Guiney / CC
Fighting emerald ash borers
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Little by little, the Emerald Ash Borer is leaving its mark in the region. The bugs are killing ash trees. City Urban forestry Specialist Brian Peterson says property own...
Sep 21, 2023 emeraldschell
Juvenile in custody after phone threats cause shelter in place orders in Tea and Sioux Falls schools
TEA, SD (KELO.com) -- A juvenile is in custody in connection with threatening calls that affected the Tea and Sioux Falls School districts. Tea placed several buildings in lock down after receiving th...
Sep 21, 2023
Avera Health announces new President and CEO
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Avera Health has its new President and CEO. Jim Dover takes over next month for one of the largest non-profit rural healthcare systems in the Midwest. He's the current pr...
Sep 21, 2023 Avera logo.
Fugitive sought by Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office is looking for a wanted fugitive. 19-year-old Jaedyn Jesse James Davis is wanted by authorities for Aggravated Assault Domestic. D...
Sep 19, 2023
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