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Downtown condo unit tops sales report at $1.5M
The most expensive residential sale for the week of June 24 was $1.5 million for a condo unit in the new Steel District Lofts. Two other homes topped the million-dollar mark. Our weekly feature sorts through property transfer records in Minnehaha and Lincoln counties to find the 10 most expensive residential sales.
Former DSS employee indicted for $1.78 million theft
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A former state employee used a complicated scheme to steal nearly $2 million from South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS), South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said in a Thursday news conference. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa, is accused of stealing $1.78...
Minnesota Has Been ‘Invaded’ By South Dakota
Did you hear the news? Minnesota has been "invaded" by a neighboring state. Specifically, one particular metropolitan area in South Dakota has "encroached" into the Land of 10,000 Lakes in a new assessment according to the federal government. Well, sort of. It isn't like Pierre suddenly has governing power in...
Cows at the State Fair Must be Tested for Bird Flu
HURON, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) There will be a new requirement specifically for dairy cows during the South Dakota State Fair that starts next month. Exhibitors must test all lactating cows for avian flu within seven days before they’re brought onto the State Fairgrounds in Huron. Cows in five dairy herds in South Dakota have tested positive for the highly contagious virus in recent months.
Olympian Taryn Kloth loves challenges, like learning a new sport
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -Sioux Falls native Taryn Kloth has been over in Europe playing professional Beach Volleyball before she heads to Paris to represent the United States in the Olympics. So what has motivated her to get to this level in a relatively new sport after 4...
Car’s heat bakes cookies in the Badlands
INTERIOR S.D. (KELO)– During hot summer days you might have thought it feels like an oven outside, the same might be said of your car. Some park rangers at Badlands National Park decided to put the heat to good use — by baking cookies in the dash of a car.
Corey Kent-Ashley Cooke Set to Play Sioux Empire Fair
Kickin' Country is pumped! Two rising stars in Country Music are set to take the Billion Automotive Main Stage at The 85th Annual Sioux Empire Fair! See Corey Kent and Ashley Cooke on Wednesday, August 7TH , 2024 [7:30 PM] at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls. Pit Pass...
Summer with the Symphony: Mahler's Symphony No. 3
This segment originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio. SDPB's Summer with the Symphony brings you a live performance from the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Delta David Gier. Today, we hear Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3, the first and second movements. In this...
Rohman Receives CSC Academic All-America Honor
AUSTIN, Texas – Augustana junior wrestler Jaxson Rohman has been honored by the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) on the Division II Academic All-America At-Large Third Team, officials announced Wednesday. Rohman is currently pursuing a degree in nursing and holds a cumulative GPA of 3.66. He becomes the ninth...
Someone You Should Know: Three generations share a birthday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - ”I was born July 7th, 1949,” said Ardis Overweg. The date of July 7 has a lot of meaning for the Overweg family. First, it’s Ardis’s birthday. Years later, her first grandchild, Breannah, was born on July 7, too.
Sioux Falls Skyforce Announce New Head Coach
Kasib Powell has guided the Sioux Falls Skyforce as the Head Coach since the 2021 season, and he's now set to join the Miami Heat. With said change within the organization, the vacancy here in Sioux Falls didn't last long. The Miami Heat made several big announcements yesterday, and here...
The Price Is Right contestant helps St. Francis House with a new washer and dryer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Every once in a while you see a South Dakotan come on down during The Price is Right game show, it’s rare, but when it happens it’s exciting to watch them; especially when they win something. But what one Sioux Falls man...
Avera Behavioral Health: Hot tips for the heat
We all know the feeling: The sun beats down relentlessly, the air hangs heavy with moisture, and even the simplest tasks feel like an effort. We’ve all heard the medical experts’ advice on how to deal with the physical effects of hot, steamy weather. But did you ever stop to consider the emotional toll the heat can take.
REACH Literacy hosting ‘Building Classroom Libraries’ event Aug. 1-3
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - REACH Literacy is helping teachers stock their classroom libraries with a three-day giveaway event in August. Molly O’Connor visited the studio to share details about the opportunity coming up in two weeks. The Building Classroom Libraries event — formerly known as the...
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