A Look At The Current Union Contracts
Fraternal Order of Police attorney Tom Wilka said union membership voted 95 percent against a proposed contract for 2017 and 2018 calendar years. According to the Union, the city of Sioux Falls offered...
View ArticleOverall Mosquito Numbers Down, West Nile-Carrying Mosquitoes Up
South Dakota is ranked second in the nation for confirmed West Nile cases. Â Currently, there are 64 cases. Â 84 percent of cases involve West Nile fever; 16 percent of them are reporting neuro-invasive...
View ArticleLast Minute Back To School Preparations
While many students across the state are already back in the classroom, the Sioux Falls School District is only about a week away from returning! We talked to a district official about the best ways to...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Salutes To Honor First Responders
A new event next month is set up as a way to say "thank you" to first responders across the state.South Dakota Salutes plans a two-day event at Hunter's Pointe shooting complex in Humboldt. Organizers...
View ArticleMissing SF Teen Found Safe
Update - 11:30 p.m. Missing Sioux Falls teen has been found safe. Sioux Falls police say 13-year-old Hassan Otban was located and safely returned home. SFPD thanks the community for it's assistance in...
View ArticleJury Deadlocks On Felonies Against Suspended County Official
The trial of a suspended Meade County commissioner accused of damaging private property ended with an acquittal on a trespassing misdemeanor, but the jury deadlocked over two property damage felonies....
View ArticleSuspects' Names Released In Sex Sting
Authorities are releasing the names of the eight people caught in an undercover sex sting during this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. They are: Marshall Brown, 26, Ellsworth AFB, SD. Duane Hosek, 61,...
View ArticleLocal Business Owner From Italy Talks About Earthquake
The death toll now stands at 250 in a part of Italy hit by an earthquake this week. Italy's premier authorized millions of dollars in emergency funding and ordered the cancellation of taxes for people...
View ArticleNoem Checks In On Sioux San Hospital Progress
Thursday, congresswoman Kristi Noem stopped by the Sioux San Hospital in Rapid City to check on improvement efforts. It's at risk of losing some of its Medicare and Medicaid funding due to serious...
View ArticleStrong Aftershocks Rattle Devastated Italian Earthquake Zone
Strong aftershocks rattled central Italy and shut down a key route into the hard-hit town of Amatrice on Friday as hopes dimmed that firefighters would find any more survivors from the earthquake that...
View ArticleVirginia TV Station Marks 1 Year Since Fatal On-Air Shooting
A Virginia television station is marking a year since two journalists were fatally shot during a live broadcast watched by thousands of viewers.The television station, WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, held a moment...
View ArticleCar Bomb Attack In Turkey Kills 11 Police; 78 Wounded
Kurdish militants on Friday attacked a police checkpoint in southeast Turkey with an explosives-laden truck, killing at least 11 police officers and wounding 78 other people, officials and the...
View ArticleWork Underway On 10-Acre Solar Energy Farm In Pierre
Work has begun in Pierre on what is expected to be the biggest solar energy project in South Dakota. The 10-acre solar farm at the Pierre airport will have 11 rows of 500-foot-long solar panels, and...
View ArticleRapid City Man Sentenced In Alleged Murder-For-Hire Case
A man who helped move the body of a Rapid City woman who was killed in what authorities allege is a murder-for-hire case has been sentenced to serve four years in prison. Twenty-nine-year-old Garland...
View ArticleLive At 10:30: Sioux Falls Police Briefing
Sioux Falls Police will review its crime log at today's media briefing. Watch live below, starting at 10:30 a.m.:Open the player in a new windowKELOLAND News is also live tweeting today's...
View ArticleGolf Course In Platte Vandalized; Police Seek Public's Help
Police in Platte are investigating vandalism at the town's golf course. The vandals damaged several greens and yardage markers last weekend. Authorities say video surveillance captured two people...
View ArticleSimilarities May Connect Two Sioux Falls Robberies
Officers are investigating the possible connections between two reported robberies during the past week. Sioux Falls Police Sgt. Sean Kooistra said a 17-year-old boy was walking near 14th Street and...
View ArticleFeds Wants To Force Lower Speeds On Truck And Bus Drivers
The U.S. is seeking to forcibly limit how fast trucks, buses and other large vehicles can travel on the nation's highways. A new proposal Friday would impose the nationwide limit by electronically...
View Article2 Women, 6 Men Arrested For Prostitution-Related Charges In Rapid City
Eight people have been arrested for prostitution and prostitution-related charges in Rapid City. A Rapid City woman, 59-year-old Jimmi Ashley, was arrested Wednesday for prostitution, practicing...
View ArticleMazda Recalls SUVs Over Potential Steering Problem
Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling more than 190,000 CX-7 sport utility vehicles because of a potentially dangerous steering control defect. The recall involves vehicles made from February 14, 2006 through...
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