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SWAT teams close off area near Sherman Park
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- There's no danger to the public following a heavy police presence on the west side of Sioux Falls Monday evening. SWAT teams from the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office we...
Feb 25, 2025 SWAT near 13th Street and Garfield at standoff, 10/28/21. KELO.com News photo by Liz Ryan.
Fence project near Bishop Dudley stirs emotions
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Officially it's a vacant lot that doesn't have any residents. In reality the occupants of the vacant lot next to the Bishop Dudley Shelter draw more police and emergency ...
Feb 25, 2025 Courtesy Bishop Dudley Hospitality House.
DWU launching Sioux Falls nursing program
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Dakota Wesleyan University is going to be launching a new Nursing program in Sioux Falls this fall. The year-round program will be offered as an Associate of Science degr...
Feb 25, 2025
Will South Dakota librarians become criminals?
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Could South Dakota librarians suddenly become criminals? The State House passed House Bill 1239, which would update South Dakota's criminal code to remove current protection...
Feb 22, 2025 burnbless / CC
New State Prison funding defeated in Legislature
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- They don't have the votes to build a prison in Lincoln County...(TR/ID) After years of saving, planning and debate, the South Dakota House has defeated plans to build that f...
Feb 22, 2025 michael scott / CC
Cold weather means crowded conditions at Dudley Hospitality House
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- This week's bitter cold has created record crowds at the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House in downtown Sioux Falls. It's 'standing room only' by day...with night guests sle...
Feb 20, 2025 Courtesy Bishop Dudley Hospitality House.
Legislators push for more control over long-term leases following One Stop questions
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Some push back in the legislature on the long-term leases for the One Stop government centers in Sioux Falls and Rapid City. The state Senate Appropriations committee vot...
Feb 20, 2025 South Dakota House of Representatives. KELO.com News file photo by Todd Epp.
Parks & Rec Department working on 2030 master plan, seeking input
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They're planning the future for Sioux Falls Park and Recreation, and they want to hear from you. Parks & Rec department leaders have been working on the 2030 Park Sys...
Feb 20, 2025 A Sioux Falls swimming pool. Photo from the Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Department.
Fencing off vacant downtown lot put on hold in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The idea of fencing off part of downtown is on hold in Sioux Falls. The City Council deferred action on a proposal last night to lease a vacant lot near the Bishop Dudley...
Feb 19, 2025
Raw crime numbers up, per-capita numbers down in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- How safe is the city of Sioux Falls??? Mayor Paul TenHaken and area law enforcement officials released the semi-annual crime stats Tuesday. Police Chief Jon Thum says the...
Feb 19, 2025 BrianAJackson / Depositphotos.com
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