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Construction project extending 49th Street between West and Western Avenue in Sioux Falls set to begin
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new stretch of road will be constructed in a busy part of Sioux Falls with the hopes of alleviating traffic pressure in the area. The multi-year project will extend 4...
Sep 23, 2021
S.D., Sioux Falls metro COVID-19 cases increasing, but slowly
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- South Dakota and the Sioux Falls metro area are seeing small increases in the reports of COVID-19 cases. That's according to the News York Times Coronavirus Tracker. St...
Sep 23, 2021 South Dakota COVID-19 graphic.
Subcommittee to take testimony, ideas on Sioux Falls legislative redistricting
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A legislative redistricting subcommittee will meet next Tuesday in Sioux Falls to consider proposals on redistricting. How to redistrict the Sioux Falls area is the subcommi...
Sep 22, 2021 S.D. Legislative session graphic.
SFPD: Another shots fired incident; A flasher and vandalism
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Here are the highlights from Wednesday's Sioux Falls Police briefing. JUVENILES FIRE A GUN NEAR OTHER JUVENILES Sioux Falls Police are looking for what they think is a ...
Sep 22, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.
With the start of fall means Sioux Falls leaf drop-off sites opening
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- With Wednesday the first day of fall, the City of Sioux Falls opening leaf drop-off sites can't be too far behind. The City's two sites open Saturday. One is located we...
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Child care in Sioux Falls 'expensive and inaccessible' - study
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new study says child care in Sioux Falls is "expensive and inaccessible" for many families. The report, which Augustana University conducted at the request of Sioux F...
Sep 22, 2021
Six new certified, out-of-state law enforcement officers report for duty in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Six new certified out-of-state law enforcement officers are joining the Sioux Falls Police Department. Chief Jon Thum says since they are already certified, they only h...
Sep 21, 2021 New certified out-of-state law enforcement officers who have joined the SFPD, 9/21/21. Photo from SFPD.
Not just the corn turning colors as fall approaches in Iowa!
DES MOINES, Iowa (KELO.com) -- It isn't just the corn that's turning colors in Iowa as fall approaches. So are the leaves. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says that in northwest Iowa, tree ca...
Sep 21, 2021 The best times to view fall colors in Iowa:
The farther south you travel in Iowa, the later the leaves change. The chart below shows Iowa's typical peak seasons. Graphic from the IDNR.
Sioux Falls mobile home blaze claims the lives of two dogs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Two family dogs died in a mobile home fire on Orwin Place in Sioux Falls Monday morning. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded at about 10 a.m. No one was home when fire un...
Sep 20, 2021 House fire graphic.
Help clean up the Big Sioux River Greenway!
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The City of Sioux Falls will be holding its annual Big Sioux River Greenway Cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 25, with ten locations that have been selected a...
Sep 20, 2021 Big Sioux River Greenway Cleanup logo.
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