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Flashing blue lights added to some of SD DOT's snowplow fleet
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Interim Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt says the blue lights will add more visibility to ensure plows can clear roads while also improving safety for motorists and ...
Dec 23, 2020
Blizzard Warning in effect until 9 pm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It looks like we'll have a white Christmas after all! The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Blizzard Warning in effect from 6 am until 9 pm. A major ...
Dec 23, 2020
Street construction update 12/23/20
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Street construction update: Lane Closure - Arrowhead Parkway Beginning on Wednesday morning, December 23, 2020, the northern most eastbound through lane on East Arrowhe...
Dec 23, 2020 Street construction graphic.
COVID-19 Story #3: Smithfield plant was a national hotspot
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The coronavirus pandemic was the biggest story of the year, not just nationally but across our region. Here's the number three COVID-19 story of 2020 as selected by the...
Dec 23, 2020 2020 Stories of the Year graphic
2020 COVID-19 stories of the year: Number 4: Three governors one pandemic
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - As the world rang in the New Year this time last year, health officials in China were reporting a cluster of cases of what they deemed as pneumonia in the Wuhan, Hubei P...
Dec 22, 2020 2020 Stories of the Year graphic
Winter returns to the area just before Santa
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- At least for parts of the KELO Radio listening area, winter makes a nasty return, just in time for Christmas travel. The National Weather Service says there will be "bl...
Dec 22, 2020 NWS watches and warnings map, 12/22/20.
Minnehaha County Commissioners to recognize Treasurer Nelson and Auditor Litz
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Minnehaha County Commissioners will recognize outgoing elected officials at the December 29th Commission meeting at 9 am. Recognized will be Pam Nelson, first elected as...
Dec 22, 2020 Minnehaha County Auditor Bob Litz and Minnehaha County Treasurer Pam Nelson.
S.D. Civil Air Patrol receives Unit Citation Award
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Civil Air Patrol has received a rare award for excellence. The Unit Citation Award, given by the organization's national headquarters, recognized unpreceden...
Dec 22, 2020 Col. John R. O'Neill, CAP, presents the Unit Citation Award to the S.D. Wing of the Civil Air Patrol in a recent virtual presentation. Photo from SDCAP.
Helmsley Trust donates $25,000 to help Feeding South Dakota's mobile food pantry program
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The holiday season should be filled with feelings of gratitude, joy, and hope, but for too many families, those positive feelings are replaced by dread and the thought o...
Dec 22, 2020 Feeding South Dakota logo.
Avera selected as service provider for The Link
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Board of Directors of The Link has selected Avera as the provider to operate services at the community triage center. The Link, located at 132 N. Dakota Ave. in dow...
Dec 22, 2020 The Link logo.
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