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Work to begin soon on North Minnesota Avenue improvements
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Beginning on Monday, March 14, 2022, the outside northbound lane of Minnesota Avenue will be closed from Second Street to Bennett Street. The contractor will be perform...
Mar 11, 2022 Street construction graphic.
S.D. January unemployment drops to 2.8%; U.S. rate at 3.8%
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Labor reports that unemployment in the state dropped a tenth of a percent to 2.8%. In January, Minnehaha County had an unemployment rate of 2....
Mar 11, 2022 SDDOL Jaunary 2022 unemployment per county in S.D.
Avera observes second anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Thursday, Avera is observing the second anniversary of the COVID-19 virus within its 72,000-square-mile footprint. The first potential cases were identified on March 10...
Mar 10, 2022 Coronavirus update graphic.
Citigroup says operating Russia consumer business on 'more limited basis'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Wednesday it is operating its Russian consumer business on a more limited basis following the country's invasion of Ukraine, while sticking with its previous...
Mar 09, 2022
Public open house scheduled for Sioux Falls 41st Street Diverging Diamond Interchange construction project
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The city of Sioux Falls, along with the South Dakota Department of Transportation, will host a public open house to provide information on the construction of the 41st ...
Mar 09, 2022
Started by a convicted felon, Sioux Falls Union Gospel Mission to celebrate 122 years helping the homeless
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Union Gospel Mission, 701 East 8th Street in Sioux Falls, will celebrate its 122nd anniversary with an open house and chili cook off, Thursday, March 17, noon-5 p.m...
Mar 09, 2022 UGM logo for 122nd anniversary.
Garretson, Rapid City incidents expose loophole excluding comment at public meetings
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Open meetings advocates in South Dakota are increasingly concerned about new legal language that some government officials believe gives them the right to exclude membe...
Mar 08, 2022 Garretson school district Business Manager Jacob Schweitzer sits outside the school library during an executive session of the school board on Feb. 23, where the public was not allowed to participate in the decision-making process. SDNW photo.
Gasoline ranges from $3.29 to $3.99/gallon in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- With the national average price of a gallon of gasoline hitting a new record of $4.17 a gallon Tuesday, KELO.com News went on a drive about on East 10th Street in Sioux...
Mar 08, 2022 Gasoline prices at Casey's on East 10th Street in Sioux Falls, 3/8/22. KELO.com News photos by Todd Epp.
In 2021, Sioux Falls crime remained flat; Illicit drug seizures dramatically increased
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- In 2021, while many cities across the United States saw increases in crime, Sioux Falls saw most crime categories remain consistent compared to 2020. One notable except...
Mar 08, 2022 Crime graphic.
Sioux Falls minimum security inmate has escaped
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A minimum-security state prison inmate has been placed on escape status. Inmate Silas Cavanaugh walked away from the Sioux Falls Community Work Center overnight. Cavana...
Mar 07, 2022 Inmate Silas Cavanaugh. SDDOC photo.
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