Mount Rushmore Achieves Climate-Friendly Park Status
Mount Rushmore National Memorial has achieved "climate-friendly park" status thanks to energy reduction, waste management and other efforts that the park has undertaken since 2007. The designation is...
View Article1 Dead, 2 Injured After I-229 Collision
A 90-year-old man is dead and two others are seriously hurt after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 229 in Sioux Falls Wednesday afternoon. A pickup, driven by a 90-year-old man, was driving northbound...
View ArticleHuron Hoping To Keep Air Service
Another South Dakota community is in jeopardy of losing commercial air service. Huron is part of a federal program where an airline receives a subsidy for serving the city. Passenger numbers are down...
View ArticleMentors Needed In Sioux Falls
Your time is needed to help mentor a child! Just one hour a week is all you need to set aside to change the life of a child in need. Right now the Sioux Falls school district has more than 1,200...
View ArticleCrews Continuing Custer State Park Prescribed Burn
Wildland fire crews are planning to continue a prescribed burn in Custer State Park on Thursday. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture's Wildland Fire Division, the South Dakota Game, Fish and...
View ArticleWoman Steals Beer Truck In Nebraska
The University of Nebraska is cleaning up after a woman crashed a stolen beer truck into a university fence. At around 5 a.m. Wednesday, a delivery driver left the keys in the ignition of the semi at a...
View ArticleWildlife Center Owner Seeks Application For State Permit
A Minnesota woman who ran into opposition last year with a wildlife center in Deadwood, South Dakota, might have plans to try again. Assistant South Dakota State Veterinarian Mendel Miller said...
View ArticleThe Real Consequences Of Drunk Driving
It's that time of year as high school students across KELOLAND prepare for prom night. But a night of fun can quickly turn tragic and now one school is demonstrating the real consequences of drunk...
View ArticleCDC: Zika Definitely Causes Severe Birth Defects
Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with...
View ArticleInky The Octopus Makes Daring Escape
Inky the octopus waited until it was dark and the staff had gone home from the National Aquarium of New Zealand before making his move. He squeezed and pushed his way through a tiny gap in the mesh at...
View ArticleOfficials: More Takata Air Bags Should Be Recalled
About 85 million Takata air bag inflators that haven't been recalled are inside cars and trucks now being driven in the U.S. and would have to be replaced if the company can't prove they are safe, the...
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.:KELOLAND News is also live tweeting today's briefing:Tweets by @keloland
View ArticleHot Lotto Ticket Sold In North Sioux City Worth $9,000
A Hot Lotto ticket sold in North Sioux City is worth $9,000 in Wednesday's drawing. South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Hot Ball to win the...
View ArticleIowa Principal Won't Punish 9th Graders Who Hired Male Stripper
A Des Moines principal has decided not to punish the ninth-grade girls who arranged for a male stripper to perform at their high school's synchronized swimming club banquet. Officials say the girls...
View ArticleMore Charges Possible After High-Speed Pursuit
More charges could be filed after an attempted murder suspect was arrested following a high-speed pursuit in Sioux Falls. On Tuesday afternoon, Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pete Jaros said...
View Article90-Year-Old Victim Identified In Fatal I-229 Crash
A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 229 in Sioux Falls killed a Minnesota man and injured two other people. The Highway Patrol says a pickup truck driven by 90-year-old Edward Thraen, of Slayton,...
View ArticleC-SPAN Bus Stops In Sioux Falls To Honor Students
Three student groups in Sioux Falls are being honored by the public affairs network C-SPAN. The network's bus rolled into town to recognize students who are winners of C-SPAN's national StudentCam...
View ArticleMitchell Police Look For Indecent Exposure Suspect
Mitchell Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man suspected of exposing himself to a female college student. Authorities responded to a call of a man exposing himself to a woman on...
View ArticlePassengers Encouraged By Airline Reform Bill
U.S Senator John Thune is piloting an airline bill in Congress that's being touted as one of the most consumer-friendly pieces of legislation in years. Thune is chairman of the Senate Transportation...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Truck Driver Killed After Driving Off I-25
A truck driver from South Dakota is dead after driving off Interstate 25 in northern Colorado and plowing through a line of garages at an apartment complex. The crash happened just after 4 a.m....
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