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South Dakota State Representative, Erik Muckey, pushes back on National Guard being sent to Washington D.C.
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Rhoden is sending a dozen South Dakota National Guard troops to Washington, DC despite criticism. He says he backs President Trumps' push to make DC safer. State Repr...
Alisha Reinhart Sep 03, 2025 South Dakota House District 15 Erik Muckey
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Sioux Falls City Council approved 5-Year contract with ambulance service
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council has approved a new 5-year contract for Ambulance service with PatientCare EMS, but not without criticism. The proposal has won the support of...
Alisha Reinhart Sep 03, 2025 Paul Long / CC

South Dakota DOC Kelly Wasko resigned
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A political firestorm leads to the resignation of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko. 20 state lawmakers wrote an open letter to Governor Rhoden saying they had no confidence ...
Alisha Reinhart Sep 03, 2025

Boil water advisory for Northeast Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The City of Sioux Falls' Water Division has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for portions of its distribution system near Arrowhead Parkway and Veterans Parkway...
Tom Rooney Sep 02, 2025

1.3 Billion up for grabs in tonight's Lottery drawing
Lottery fever is spreading, as no one won the 1.1-billion dollar Powerball Jackpot last night. It's expected to grow to 1.3-billion for tonight's drawing. There was another 2nd place winner in South D...
Alisha Reinhart Sep 02, 2025 S.D. Lottery logo.

South Dakota's Public Utilities Commission race heats up
Public Utilities Commissioner race in South Dakota is starting to heat up. Former state legislature, Don Haggar, of Sioux Falls put his hat into the ring. His background is in real estate, banking and...
Alisha Reinhart Sep 02, 2025

Special Legislative Session scheduled for new men's prison in Sioux Falls
South Dakota lawmakers are gearing up for a special legislative session later this month. They'll debate a proposal to build a new men's penitentiary in northeast Sioux Falls at an estimated cost of 6...
Alisha Reinhart Sep 02, 2025 cboswell / Depositphotos.com

Sioux Falls Airport to being expansion project
A major expansion project at the Sioux Falls Airport gets underway later this week. Ground will be broken on a project to add a new concourse and five more gates. Airport officials say the expansion w...
Alisha Reinhart Sep 02, 2025 An American Airlines airplane is seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport during the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Queens, New York City, U.S., December 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Sanford Health to purchase Lewis Drug
Sanford Health is buying the largest locally owned pharmacy chain in South Dakota. Lewis has more than 60 locations across the region, and has been a household name for 80 years. Sanford and Lewis hav...
Alisha Reinhart Aug 29, 2025

A Sioux Falls woman is charged for making a terroristic threat
A Sioux Falls woman is in jail for allegedly threatening to shoot up the Minnehaha County Jail. Police found Emily Calvert just a few blocks away from the facility, with a BB gun in her car. She's cha...
Alisha Reinhart Aug 29, 2025 David von Diemar / Unsplash


