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Lennox City Council signs on to allow new penitentiary to connect to city sewer system
LENNOX, SD (KELO.com) -- The state of South Dakota has found a willing partner to handle sewage from a proposed men's penitentiary between Harrisburg and Canton. The Lennox City Council unanimously ap...
Nov 13, 2024 Steve Mays / CC
Time to start thinking snow
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The rain we saw today could just as well be snow as we look at the calendar. Street Operations Manager Dustin Hanson urges residents to get into the winter mindset and be...
Nov 13, 2024 A plow works to clear snow at an intersection in Sioux Falls.
Aquatics bond pushed back to December - council says it's time to move forward
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A proposed Aquatics bond to fund new pools and recreational facilities in Sioux Falls has been delayed several times this year. Now, it's being delayed again - until next...
Nov 13, 2024 A Sioux Falls swimming pool. Photo from the Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Department.
Oversized vehicles may face parking ban in part of Downtown Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council is on track to remove parking for over-sized vehicles on part of Phillips Avenue. Councilor Jennifer Sigette is making the proposal, which wo...
Nov 13, 2024 Ruiwei Qi / CC
Sioux Falls man charged in child rape, trafficking case that spanned a decade
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man faces numerous charges in a sexual assault case that went on for more than a decade. 60-year old Leon Siess allegedly raped and trafficked the victim, w...
Nov 08, 2024 Tinnakorn / Depositphotos.com
SWAT team called in to resolve assault and threats against small children
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- An aggravated assault case that started on South Western Avenue at about two Friday morning made for a long night for Sioux Falls police. 33-year old Donte Newton alleged...
Nov 08, 2024 Sioux Falls Police cruiser. KELO.com News file photo.
Parks department starts Jacobson Plaza fee discussion with city council
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls City officials are getting excited about the opening of Jacobson Plaza near Falls Park early next year. This week, the Parks Department took the first steps t...
Nov 08, 2024 Jacobson Plaza Ice Ribbon
(Photo: City of Sioux Falls)
GOED childcare training grant may soon begin producing results
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The home-based Childcare universe is about to grow in Sioux Falls. A grant last spring from the Governor's Office of Economic Development was put to work over the summer,...
Nov 08, 2024 Scottish Government / CC
1-229 & Cliff off ramp to be closed
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) You could be in for some traffic delays next week if the I-229 & Cliff Avenue interchange is part of your daily commute. The northbound off-ramp will be closed from Mond...
Nov 07, 2024 Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash
Man charged in strangulation death of Sioux Falls woman
EDGERTON, MN (KELO.com) -- A man is behind bars in Minnesota - charged in the strangulation death of a Sioux Falls woman. 35-year old Joseph Benson is accused of strangling 38-year old Samantha Koehne...
Nov 07, 2024 fergregory / Depositphotos.com
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