Remembering The Hanson Building Fire, 25 Years Later
25 years ago the Hanson Building in downtown Sioux Falls burned down. One group still remembers it like it was yesterday. Once a month, a group of women who worked together in the building two decades...
View ArticleNice Weather Helping Planting Season
This week's sunshine and warm temperatures are kick-starting planting season for many farmers across KELOLAND. Cherry Rock Farms in Brandon battled flooding two years ago. Right now, the owners are...
View ArticleBlack Hills National Forest Campgrounds Open Friday
Campgrounds in the Black Hills National Forest are scheduled to open Friday. The forest features 30 campgrounds with more than 682 individual sites. Many of the campgrounds are operated by a Forest...
View ArticleWoman Robs Connexions Casino
Sioux Falls Police are searching for a woman who robbed a casino at knife point Thursday evening. Just after 6 p.m Thursday, authorities say a woman walked inside the Connexions II Casino on Grange...
View ArticleUndercover: Under Arrest
It's been 10 months since the 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and we can now show you one of the suspects caught in an undercover sting operation. For the past few years, KELOLAND News has gone...
View ArticleWoman Fears For Safety Despite Protection Order
Earlier this week we told you abut the death of Jessica Rehfeld -- a Rapid City woman killed just days after filing for a protection order from her ex-boyfriend.In March, a Sioux Falls mother was shot...
View ArticleEgypt Army Says Plane Wreckage Found Near Alexandria
Egyptian air and naval forces have found some of the passengers' "personal belongings" and debris of EgyptAir flight 804, which crashed while carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo, the...
View ArticlePoll Shows Strong Support For Paid Family Leave Programs
Time off from work to care for a child or relative is codified in federal law. Now, an overwhelming majority of Americans 40 and older want that time away from the job to be paid.An Associated...
View ArticleConstruction Underway In 3 States On $3.8B Oil Pipeline
Construction is underway in three of four states on a $3.8 billion pipeline that will carry oil from western North Dakota to Illinois. Spokeswoman Lisa Dillinger said that work on the Dakota Access...
View ArticleFood Truck Friday Returns To Downtown
As summer approaches, Food Truck Friday returns back to downtown Sioux Falls. In its second year, The Bakery has moved the event to 5 p.m. Fridays. Last year, food was sold during the lunch hour....
View ArticleTrump, Clinton Speeches To Highlight US Divisions On Guns
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will court voters on opposite sides of the gun debate over the next two days in events that will highlight the nation's deep divide on the topic. Trump and other top...
View ArticleState Investigating Silt Contamination In Rapid City Creek
South Dakota's Department of Environment and Natural Resources is investigating a complaint about silt buildup in Rapid Creek due to a Rapid City road construction project. A retaining pond spill of...
View ArticleKeystone Woman Fed Up With Mount Rushmore Helicopter Tours
A Keystone woman is fed up with the noise of helicopter tours around Mount Rushmore. Kathy Hackett says the dozens of daily flights during the tourist season are disruptive. She gathered dozens of...
View ArticleNew Details On Search For One Of Minnehaha County's Most Wanted
We're learning more about the search for Micah Buum. He's on Minnehaha County's Most Wanted List. He's wanted on burglary, DWI and a list of charges that seems to be growing. Authorities thought he...
View ArticleNew Law Designed To Speed Up Justice For Victims Of Sexual Assault
Sexual assault testing kits can have the power to convict or acquit a person accused of rape. A law will take effect this summer that will make sure those kits are tested within a time window set by...
View ArticleAlberta To Bring In Extra Firefighters To Fight Wildfires
Officials say a massive wildfire that destroyed parts of Canada's oil sands capital hasn't grown in size around Fort McMurray and officials are bringing in more firefighters to gain the upper...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Connections Between 3 Armed Robberies
Police in Sioux Falls can't say if three apartment parking lot robberies are connected, but they see similarities between each of the three cases. At around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, Sioux Falls Police were...
View ArticleTouring Badlands Motor Speedway
After a few rain delays, renovations at Badlands Motor Speedway are racing to a finish. Owner Chuck Brennan is spending millions of dollars to spruce things up. He says fans will be in for a whole new...
View ArticleNew Post Office In Mellette Scheduled To Open Monday
A new post office is scheduled to open Monday in Mellette. The old post office in the northeastern South Dakota community was abruptly closed two years ago after being deemed unsafe. The community...
View ArticleExhibit On State's Environmental History Closes Tuesday
An exhibit that examines South Dakota's environmental history will close Tuesday after two years of having been on display at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. "South Dakota Environments: A...
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