Sunday Boredom Busters, August 14th
The Sioux Empire Fair wraps up its 10-day run at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds. Fair hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The carnival opens at noon. PRCA rodeo starts at 1:30 p.m. in the grandstand. Fair...
View ArticleSouth Dakota's Oldest County Fair Begins Monday
A community in KELOLAND is getting ready for the return of a longtime summer tradition. Monday is when the 136th annual Turner County Fair begins.The town of Parker will soon be full of familiar sights...
View ArticleHow One Obstacle Course Is Helping A Local Food Pantry
Most people spend their Saturday mornings sleeping in but some people decided to do it a little differently today- slipping, sliding, and swinging through a giant obstacle course. For Rob Green,...
View ArticleRiverfest Brings Crowds To Big Sioux River
Live music, canoe rides and more, all surrounded around the Big Sioux River. "The city, the way it's built around the river here. It's just beautiful," said Ron Burchatz, Sioux Falls Riverfest....
View ArticleCelebrate National Park Service Centennial
Celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service by heading down to Riverside Park in Yankton. On August 25, you can enjoy music, art, dancing, and even a speech from Theodore Roosevelt. The...
View ArticleSturgis Bees Kill Dog, Sting Police Officers Multiple Times
Bees held in a commercial beehive in Sturgis have killed a dog and stung several people including police officers. The Rapid City Journal reports that authorities responded to a call Friday after the...
View ArticleSen. Schumer Urges Support For Crackdown On Ticket Scalpers
Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal crackdown on ticket scalpers using computer programs to jack up the prices of popular Broadway shows, concerts and sporting events, urging support for...
View ArticleDisaster Declaration Sends Repairs, New Homes To Reservation
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says roughly 200 manufactured homes have been turned over to tribal residents a year after a federal disaster declaration for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation....
View Article$50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Huron
A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Huron. The ticket matched four of five white ball numbers with the numbers drawn on August 13. The winning numbers were 38, 44, 60, 64, 69, Powerball 6....
View ArticleKansas City Man Identified As Newell Crash Victim
The final daily report released by the Department of Public Safety on the Sturgis Rally identifies the man killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday. Sixty-year-old Donald Keaton Jr. of Kansas City, MO...
View ArticleSturgis Rally: By The Numbers
Numbers have been released for the 76th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally by the South Dakota Department of Safety. We broke them down. DUI arrests and fatal crashes were down from the 75th rally. However,...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Red Cross Volunteers Heading To Louisiana
Three American Red Cross volunteers from Eastern South Dakota, along with an Emergency Response Vehicle, will be heading to Louisiana for the next few weeks to assist with the flood response. The Red...
View ArticleReports Of Shots Fired At JFK Airport
Police are evacuating a terminal at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport following reports of shots fired. Port Authority police say they received the reports of shots fired at...
View ArticleOfficer-Involved Shooting In Aberdeen
Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Aberdeen overnight. Attorney General Marty Jackley confirmed with KELOLAND News that the Department of Criminal Investigation, along with...
View ArticleRain Helps KELOLAND Farmers
While a rainy day might be something that puts a stop to your plans, it's something that farmers rely on to make sure their crops stay green during the growing season. Karen Sproul and her husband...
View Article2 Terminals At JFK Airport Resuming Operations After Scare
Two terminals at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport are resuming normal operations Monday morning after reports of shots fired prompted evacuations and grounded and diverted flights.The...
View ArticleMonday Morning Business Brief - August 15
International stock markets are mostly higher today, as investors awaited the release of U.S. housing, inflation and manufacturing data this week. Futures point to gains on Wall Street this morning....
View ArticleOne Person Shot In Milwaukee Protest But No Repeat Of Riots
Police said an 18-year-old was shot at a Milwaukee protest on Sunday evening and officers used an armored vehicle to retrieve the injured victim during a second night of unrest over the police shooting...
View ArticleWater Everywhere, Louisiana Residents Struggle For Dry Land
Barbara Manuel saw a flicker of sun and that gave her hope that the worst of the horrific flooding to hit southern Louisiana was over. But then the skies ripped open, the lights in her house started to...
View ArticleDivided America: Climate Change Polarizes Country
Tempers are rising in America, along with the temperatures.Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn't as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on global warming was...
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