Governor's Office Reacts To Viral Rainbow Buffalo
A Rainbow Buffalo is going viral. Sioux Falls Pride posted a picture on social media over the weekend, and explained how the colorful symbol was removed from Sioux Falls' Outdoor Campus following a...
View ArticleDoon, Iowa Clean up Going "Smoothly" After Oil Spill
Crews are hard at work in Doon, Iowa, cleaning up 230,000 gallons of crude oil that spilled Friday morning. "It's been a busy few days. It's been a lot of people in and out constantly. The process is...
View ArticleLocal Chef Gets Invite From James Beard Foundation
A Sioux Falls chef is on a mission to do "good" after being invited to a special camp run by the James Beard Foundation in New York. Sanaa Abourezk owns Sanaa's Gourmet Mediterranean Restaurant in...
View ArticleBox Elder Structure Fire Contained
The Box Elder Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of smoke and fire visible in a residential area at 337 Cottonwood Drive. First arriving firefighters found a fire burning with heavy...
View ArticleRainy Rock Rapids Prepares For Whatever Comes
Catching a break from the rain and floodwater has not been an option for several communities in southeastern KELOLAND. Driving around rainy Rock Rapids Monday night, you could spot a few sandbags....
View ArticleRedfield Community Memorial Hospital Put On Lockdown
One man is in custody after walking into a hospital with a gun this morning and holding a 10-year-old boy hostage. The Community Memorial Hospital was put into lockdown just after 8:00 Monday morning...
View ArticlePair Charged With Murder After Remains Found In Minnesota
Authorities say two people killed a man on a Minnesota farmstead before burning the body and burying the remains in two separate sites. Thirty-nine-year-old Jason Jensen and 34-year-old Kayla Westcott...
View ArticleHeavy Rain Causes Flash Flooding in Vermillion, Yankton County
Heavy rain Monday caused flash flooding in Vermillion and Yankton. Yankton County is reporting wide spread flooding. Several areas of 444th Avenue are closed because of floodwater. Photos show rain...
View ArticleTrain Tracks Open Near Doon, Iowa
Cleanup continues in Doon, Iowa after a train derailed on Friday. On Tuesday morning, trains were back moving on the tracks near the northwest Iowa town. But more than 200 workers continue to work at...
View ArticleLiquidation Deals Aren’t Always What They Seem
In May, Sears announced its closing some stores across the country later this year. Sears just started liquidating some stores, so that means you can find good deals, right? Not exactly, at least, not...
View ArticleStill No New Job For Deputy Fired After Winning Election
Negotiations have stalled on a different county job for a South Dakota sheriff's deputy who was fired by his boss after defeating him in a primary race. Bon Homme County commissioners earlier this...
View Article6 People Injured, 2 Pets Killed In Box Elder House Fire
Six people suffered minor injuries and two pets died in a house fire in Box Elder. Firefighters responded to the scene about 2:30 p.m. Monday and stopped the flames from spreading to nearby buildings....
View ArticleSupreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban
The Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. The 5-4...
View ArticleOpening Statements Begin For Hubers' GEAR UP Trial
Opening statements took place Tuesday morning for the trial of one of three defendants charged in the Gear Up Scandal. Stephanie Hubers' trial was moved from Charles Mix County to Minnehaha County,...
View ArticleLongtime Minnehaha County Sheriff Deputy Looks Back
A long time deputy sheriff is retiring. Preston Evans has been with the Minnehaha County Sheriff's office for 26 years. And in that time, he's changed a lot of lives. "The biggest one I can give...
View ArticleCivil War Veteran Given Headstone Over 100 Years After Death
A Civil War veteran has been honored with a military headstone on his grave in South Dakota more than a century after his death. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War held a remembrance ceremony...
View ArticleSD Highway 11 Closed At Splitrock Creek Due To Rising Water Levels
Drivers who use South Dakota Highway 11 south of Brandon will need to find another road. SD Department of Transportation officials closed the highway at Splitrock Creek because of rising water levels....
View ArticleGet A Look At Northwest Iowa Flooding From Above
New satellite images are showing us the extent of the flooding in northwest Iowa. The first image shows the area around Doon, including the Little Rock River, before the flooding and train...
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Charges Filed Against Man Accused Of Holding Child Hostage At Redfield Hospital
Court documents filed on Tuesday say 30-year-old Matthew Mathern is charged with aggravated assault, child abuse and aggravated eluding. Police say he used a gun to hold a 10-year-old child hostage at...
View ArticleOpening Statements In Hubers Trial
The trial for one of three defendants charged in the GEAR UP Scandal is underway in Sioux Falls. Stephanie Hubers - the former assistant business manager for Mid-Central Educational Cooperative - has...
View ArticleDoon Clean Up Continues
Cleanup continues in Doon, Iowa after a train derailed last week. Tuesday, trains were back moving on the tracks near the northwest Iowa town. But more than 200 workers continue to work at the...
View ArticleNew Report Says Scammers Targeting Small Businesses
Small businesses are big targets for scammers. The Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission are warning mom and pop shops to beware. A new report finds scams targeting them are on the...
View ArticleIntroducing GenCyber: Girls In CybHER Security
There was a special guest at Dakota State University in Madison Tuesday. Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Heather Wilson stopped by to talk with campers attending the school's GenCyber: Girls in CybHER...
View ArticleVolunteers Save Homes From Flooding In Viborg
Pumps have been running overtime in the small town of Viborg, South Dakota in an effort to save homes from flooding. Thanks to the quick action of volunteers, so far just a handful of homes have water...
View ArticleBoys And Girls Club Gets Celebrity Support
As we told you during KELOLAND Sports, Vikings offensive lineman Riley Reiff was back home in South Dakota for the weekend. He was one of the special guests at the Boys and Girls Club of the Sioux...
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