Category Archives: Local News
Major facelift for South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center is in for some major changes. Officials broke ground on the project, with Governor Kristi Noem stressing the need for telling the sto...
May 3, 2023 (Photo courtesy KGFX)
Medicaid expansion ready to go in South Dakota
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota voters are about to see the fruit of their vote to expand Medicaid. Department of Social Services Secretary Matt Althoff says rolling it out is a massive undertak...
May 3, 2023
Fire strikes Lake Norden fire department building
LAKE NORDEN, SD (KELO.com) -- Several fire departments are battling a fire at the Lake Norden Fire Department this morning. The building that holds all of Lake Norden's fire and ambulance equipment is...
May 3, 2023 Fire at Lake Norden Fire Department
(photo courtesy of Lake Poinsett Estates Campground)
Governor Noem appoints new members to Board of Regents
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Board of Regents has two new members. Governor Kristi Noem appointed Jim Lochner, former Chief Operations Officer of Tyson Foods. Doug Morrison, former Direct...
May 2, 2023
Economist: Employers are "labor hoarding"
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Most employers will tell you, it's hard to find and keep good employees. It's become so challenging that some companies have begun labor hoarding. Creighton University Ec...
May 2, 2023 Kevin Smith / CC
Farmers begin planting season in South Dakota
BRIDGEWATER, SD (KELO.com) -- Planting season is off to a slow start in South Dakota, but finally, things are beginning to move. Today we're starting a series of stories that will run through the grow...
May 2, 2023
Manhunt underway for suspect in recent murder
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A manhunt is underway in South Dakota for a murder suspect. Authorities across the state are asking the public's help in locating 39-year-old Alfredo Castellanos-Rosale...
May 1, 2023 An arrest warrant has been issued for Alfredo Castellanos-Rosales. He's wanted in connection with the recent murder of a Dakota Dunes, S.D, woman
Legislature's Appropriations Committee examining Medicaid expansion progress
YANKTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Medicaid Expansion is back on the table this week for South Dakota Legislators. The Joint Appropriations Committee will be taking the financial pulse on spending. Committee C...
May 1, 2023 S.D. State Capitol in Pierre. Adobe Stock photo via GDNS.
Mortgage rules change-fees higher for those with good credit scores
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It seems to break the rules on borrowing. The Biden Administration is rolling out new policies that increase fees for borrowers with good credit scores, and reduces fees ...
May 1, 2023
Sioux Falls rejects $1-million EPA grant
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The City of Sioux Falls says "no thanks" to a million dollar EPA federal grant. The grant was to have been used to create plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mayor ...
May 1, 2023
