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Emergency road closure at 26th Street and 8th and 9th Avenues
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Beginning immediately, August 6, 2021, East 26th Street will be closed to through traffic between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue. The City of Sioux Falls Public Works D...
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Sioux Falls hail ranges from pea-sized to three inches
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Parts of north and east Sioux Falls received hail from Thursday night's pop-up thunderstorm. Reports on Twitter and the National Weather Service varied from pea-sized, ...
Aug 06, 2021 Sioux Falls hailstones ranging from 2 to 3 inches, 8/5/21. KELO.com News photo by Dave Scaturro.
More warnings as hazardous storms continue to form
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Two new severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued as storms continue to pass through the area. A cluster of storms east of Salem have recently formed, and quickly r...
Aug 05, 2021
WATCH: Downtown Sioux Falls rain
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A sudden thunderstorm hit north Sioux Falls a little before 9 p.m. Thursday night. At that time, downtown Sioux Falls was experiencing heavy rain. There were unconfirme...
Aug 05, 2021 Rain on Phillips Ave. looking south to 9th Street, 9 p.m., 8/5/21. KELO.com News photo by Todd Epp.
NWS in Sioux Falls issues warning on storm set to pass through town
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A line of thunderstorms has formed this evening along I-29. Storms have grown in size and strength as the evening has gone on. The National Weather Service in Sioux Fal...
Aug 05, 2021 Image from NWS in Sioux Falls
COVID Act Now lowers coronavirus risk level threat in Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The coronavirus risk level for Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties has decreased. COVID Act Now places both counties in the High Risk category. That is a reduction from the ...
Aug 05, 2021 COVIDACTNow.com chart for Minnehaha County, 8/5/21.
SFPD: Another silent victim of violence; Don't lock car, get stuff stolen
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It was more of the same at Thursday's Sioux Falls Police briefing. ANOTHER SILENT VIOLENCE VICTIM Another victim of violence does not wish to cooperate with the Sioux F...
Aug 05, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.
Discover Aviation Day at FSD shows range of aviation careers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Discover Aviation Day is going on Thursday at the Maverick Air Center at the north end of the Sioux Falls Regional Airport. The free event includes a number of World Wa...
Aug 05, 2021 Civil Air Patrol Cadet Keon DenHoed helps a young "pilot" "fly" on a flight simulator at Discover Aviation Day, 8/5/21. Photo from CAP Lt. Col. Bill Strandell.
Sanford Health CEO wants quality patient care no matter where they live
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sanford Health CEO Bill Gassen says he wants to make quality health care available to people Sanford serves, no matter where they live. He says a farmer in Ellendale, N...
Aug 04, 2021 Sanford's Bill Gassen.
Fifteen Sioux Falls Police trainees begin their quest 'to protect and serve'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Fifteen new officer trainees have joined the Sioux Falls Police Department. They spend the next several months in training and getting their police academy certificatio...
Aug 04, 2021 Sioux Falls Police officer trainees, left to right: Kasey Lanning, Rachel Mitchell, Cory Myers, Logan Myers, Alek Ivancevic, Wade Miller, Chris Pearson, Zach Wipf, Vasiliy Stefanyuk, Israel Perez, Brady Knodel, Sierra Mechaley, Pete Pulizzi, Mike Lorenzo, and Rick Strubel. Photo from SFPD.
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