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Superintendent resigning after five years at helm of Sioux Falls School District
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls School District Superintendent Dr. Jane Stavem is resigning. Dr. Stavem is ending an impressive 35 years in K-12 education, including 15 years as a superinten...
Oct 25, 2024
Lincoln County landowner lawsuit dismissed in penitentiary dispute
LINCOLN COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- A major setback for Lincoln County Landowners trying to defeat plans to build a men's penitentiary near Harrisburg. Landowners filed suit to stop the plans earlier thi...
Oct 25, 2024 Inside the Sioux Falls State Penitentiary. Photo from the S.D. Dept. of Corrections.
Call to Freedom awarded major grant
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A half-million dollar grant for an organization that helps people caught up in human trafficking. Call to Freedom was awarded the grant from the Bush Foundation and the S...
Oct 25, 2024 Call to Freedom logo.
Penitentiary Warden relieved of duties
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Penitentiary Warden Teresa Bittinger has been removed, as questions remain over last month's prison lockdown. Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko briefed stat...
Oct 25, 2024 S.D. State Penitentiary. Photo by Mayor Paul TenHaken.
Concerns over election fraud boil over in Minnehaha County Commission meeting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- One week later, and Minnehaha County Commissioners are dealing with accusations related to alleged election fraud again. It's due partially to a gap between state law, wh...
Oct 25, 2024 hemul75 / Depositphotos.com
Possible parking restrictions for larger vehicles in Downtown Sioux Falls
You may have to look elsewhere if you want to park your big rig on Philips Avenue in Downtown Sioux Falls. City Councilors are considering an ordinance aimed at larger pickups and SUV's that are too l...
Oct 25, 2024 Photo: DTSF
Efforts to develop archive and research center at Blood Run
BLOOD RUN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK (KELO.com) -- You could never tell by looking at it today, but a spot straddling the Iowa/South Dakota border once was home to one of the largest population center...
Oct 25, 2024 Photo: State Historical Society of Iowa
Absentee voters lining up to cast their ballots
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Election day is two weeks away, and the lines are growing among absentee voters in Minnehaha County. Auditor Leah Anderson says they've averaged over 300 absentee ballots...
Oct 22, 2024 hemul75 / Depositphotos.com
Minnehaha County Sheriff searches for wanted man
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A bad guy is on the loose, and the Minnehaha County Sheriff's office needs your help in bringing him in. Authorities are looking for 28 year old Luis Zuniga. Zuniga is ...
Oct 19, 2024
Slowing economy hits Sioux Falls city sales tax revenue stream
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sales tax collections are declining in Sioux Falls, But the impact on the city budget doesn't appear to be too severe. City Finance Director Shawn Prichett says sales tax...
Oct 18, 2024
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