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Wive’s tales, weather and cicadas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Some parts of the country had swarms of cicadas this summer. Here in KELOLAND they could be a sign of an early frost. There are several wives tales that are used to predict weather. Some people say the width of the middle band on a woolly caterpillar can indicate the severity of the upcoming winter.
Volunteers prepare the stage for music festival in Memorial Park
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Hills Alive Music Festival has come to Rapid City for nearly forty years, and the stage is set up in Memorial Park. This is reportedly the earliest the stage has been set up ahead of the show in the festival’s history, and LifeLight Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Jon Setzer praised the work of volunteers this week.
Jack Davis to retire after 30 years in SDSU Extension
Former Madison resident and South Dakota State University Extension Crops Business Management Specialist Jack Davis is retiring after 30 years of serving South Dakota’s agricultural community. A native of rural Forestburg, Davis graduated from Woonsocket High School before attending SDSU for college. He graduated in 1982 with a bachelor’s...
Sioux Falls woman charged for involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Sioux Falls business owner has been charged for participating in the January 6th riot at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. According to court documents, a South Dakota resident tipped off the FBI after overhearing Amy Rebekah Willis of Sioux Falls bragging about being inside the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021. The conversation took place inside Willis’s herbalist retail sales company in Sioux Falls, which she has owned since 2011.
Sioux Falls East sweeps Yankton & Pierre splits at Brandon Valley
SIOUX FALLS & BRANDON, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Legion baseball regular season is wrapping up with teams in Class A jockeying for seeding and the chance to host regional series next week. Click on the video viewer for highlights from Thursday night’s action featuring:. -Sioux Falls East’s...
South Dakota's mosquito war
A South Dakota county with the second-highest national rate of lethal West Nile virus in humans shares a border with a county that has never reported a single case. Between 1999 and 2023, Dewey County recorded 13.74 neuroinvasive cases per 100,000 people, just behind King County in Texas, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Neuroinvasive refers to those more serious cases that can affect the brain and can be deadly.
Wilkens big game helps Madison Maroon to 17-5 win
Jade Wilkens drove in 4 runs on Wednesday, as the Madison Maroon 16U baseball team jumped out to a huge lead in a 17-5 win over Garretson. Wilkens had two hits, a walk, and scored twice in addition to his 4 RBI. The Maroon team scored 6 runs in each...
SFFR, Animal Control team up to rescue pig from Big Sioux River
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls’ latest social media star is an orphan rescued from the Big Sioux River. Fire and Rescue teamed up with Animal Control to rescue – a young pig – from a sand bar. No one is sure where the little critter came from or how he got there. Humane Society officials say they’re just hopeful they can get him home in the next few days.
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