Sioux Falls SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Community Learning Centers are designed to be more than just a safe place for kids to go before or after the school bell rings. District leaders say the programs provide structured, enriching environments where students can continue learning outside the traditional school day....

It's a busy time of year for the production staff at Vanilla Bean Kings in Hartford as they prepare loads of shipments of vanilla beans, extract, paste and more.

South Dakota saw powerful wind gusts Thursday as an Arctic front swept through, with Sioux Falls near 60 mph and parts of western South Dakota topping 100 mph.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It has been a very windy 24 hours in KELOLAND as an arctic front moved through. The highest gusts of the day have occurred in western South Dakota with downtown Rapid City recording a gust of 101 MPH just after 3 AM. The High Wind Warning has expired West River […]

Nationwide arrest warrants are being issued for two suspects in connection with this week’s burglary at the Lyon County Courthouse in Rock Rapids. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Brandon Lyle High Pipe and 18-year-old Luciano Eliseo Sanchez are wanted on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges tied...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — It’s been just over a month since the Furniture Mission of South Dakota moved into its new home in Sioux Falls. The new location on South Van Eps Avenue is three times the size of its old facility, allowing the staff to take in more donated furniture. All that extra […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Pennington County jurors are determining whether a Rapid City hotel violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act. NDN Collective is suing the company that owns the Grand Gateway Hotel. They say the hotel discriminated against potential customers because of their race. But attorneys for the hotel deny...

Beth Jensen retires from KELOLAND News after nearly 30 years.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A retirement party today for a man who has spent nearly 40 years working to keep the community safe. Jeff Kaufman started working as an EMT in his hometown of Freeman, South Dakota, before coming to Sioux Falls 24 years ago to work with rural metro ambulance. He tells us one of...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — High winds are impacting parts of KELOLAND. Photos from numerous agencies show downed powerlines and tipped semis. Our KELOLAND viewers have sent photos of the damage to our uShare page. Below is from the Pennington County Sheriff’s office. Custer County Sheriff posted downed trees and...