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22nd Annual Siouxland Renaissance Festival returns this weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sharpen your sword and get ready for a turkey leg... the Renaissance Festival is returning to Sioux Falls. The 22nd Annual Siouxland Renaissance Festival kicks off this...
Jun 01, 2023
Landowners testify at pipeline safety hearing
DES MOINES, IA (KELO.com) -- Landowners are calling on federal regulators to slow things down. Safety hearings on carbon capture pipelines entered their second day in Des Moines today. Landowners impa...
Jun 01, 2023 Map of porposed carbon dioxide capture pipelines in the region. SDNW graphic.
Hiring bonuses controversial but effective
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Some veteran teachers are upset, but a signing bonus for new teachers seems to be working. The Sioux Falls School District is offering bonuses of up to 10-thousand dollar...
Jun 01, 2023
Local law enforcement agencies conduct Operation Grover
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- They called it "Operation Grover", and the goal was to take down speeders in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls Police, the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and the South Dakota...
Jun 01, 2023 Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and Sioux Falls Police Department emblems.
Spring planting nearing the end
BRIDGEWATER, SD (KELO.com) -- The crops are in--now the waiting game begins. We're following Bridgewater area farmer Jason Hofer through the growing season this year. After non-stop efforts over two w...
May 31, 2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Johnson: Debt ceiling agreement a victory for conservatives
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- They're cutting it close on raising the nation's debt ceiling. White House and Congressional Republicans reached a compromise package over the weekend, but it still needs ...
May 30, 2023 Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)
People lining up to testify at carbon capture pipeline hearings
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Carbon Capture Pipeline debate is already generating records. Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson says both sides are developing strategy. He says more than 400 peo...
May 30, 2023 Chris Nelson
Border concerns as Minnesota headed for recreational use of marijuana
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Minnesota is expected to have legalized recreational marijuana available later this summer. Governor Tim Walz is expected to sign the bill approved by the legislature tha...
May 30, 2023
Boys injured in home explosion recovering from burns, scam artists trying to profit
FORT PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Two small boys burned in a home explosion near Fort Pierre last week are making good progress at a burn unit in St. Paul. Their infant sister and grandparents all died in...
May 29, 2023
Jackley: SCOTUS ruling a big win for states and landowners
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley is celebrating what he calls a big win for property owners. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of states and property owners on controlling small ...
May 29, 2023
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