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Summer rain: A tale of two ends
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Before we start thinking about fall, let’s look back at the summer. With just a couple of days left in August, here’s a look at how the summer ended up for rain amounts in KELOLAND. Yesterday’s rain in eastern South Dakota has...
XC: South Dakota Opens Cross Country Season With Home Meet
VERMILLION, S.D. — The cross country teams opened their season on home grounds with the Coyote Classic, featuring the SDSU Jackrabbits and the Mount Marty Lancers. Returner, Madison Brouwer (So.), lead the women's pack through the course with the help of Alexis Pagel (So.). Brouwer had an impressive night as she held her position throughout the race, placing first with a time of 18:14. Pagel came in as a close second with a time of 18:29.
Ripples of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | South Dakota Focus (Full Episode)
Tourism is South Dakota's second largest industry. The largest tourist event is the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors in early August. This episode examines the wide-ranging impact of the annual rally.
Chargers Use Balance of Ground and Air Attack, Knock off Burke
Homecoming night went the Sully Buttes Chargers way, as they ran and passed their way through the Burke Cougars to a 56-6 victory Friday in Onida. Sully Buttes finished with 262 yards rushing, and 239 yards passing to amass 501 yards total offense to earn their second victory of the season. Last weeks’ rushing champ Gavin Barber only had four rushes for 28 yards before he left in the second quarter with an injury, while junior Kadyn Westergren picked up the slack, rushing for 159 yards on 15 carries. Junior quarterback Wesley Wittler found his rhythm through the air, going 12 of 18 for 237 yards. Wittler opened the game with a 30 yard TD run, and scoring passes to four different receivers. Wittler also scored on a 20 yard run, that covered approximately 80 scrambling yards for his second rushing TD of the night. The junior also had two interceptions to help the cause.
Street doctors make house calls to the homeless
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (SDNW) – With a wheelchair as his bed and a ratty checkered blanket as his covers, 63-year-old George VanVooren spent the night on a sidewalk outside the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House in Sioux Falls on a recent Saturday night. “You get a couple hours of sleep...
Community steps up for animals in need
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — KELOLAND Media Group and Lewis Drug kicked off Labor Day weekend with a fundraiser dedicated to dogs and cats. Bags of dog and cat food, big and small, began to pile up early this morning outside the KELOLAND studios for the pet food and supplies drive.
Chamberlain's Nash Hutmacher 'trusted the process' as he prepares for final season at Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. — When former Chamberlain High School standout Nash Hutmacher trots out onto the field of Memorial Stadium Saturday against UTEP, a five-year journey of hard work and self discovery will be on full display. After a brilliant prep career that included winning four straight wrestling titles, being...
6th Street now open downtown Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — While we celebrate the ‘American worker’ on this Labor Day weekend, there is now an absence of laborers on this downtown street. 6th Street is now open to traffic between Phillips Avenue and Weber Avenue. The long-awaited $21.8 million bridge and roadway...
SDSU football fans head to Oklahoma
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — College football season is upon us, and South Dakota State University will open the season Saturday at Oklahoma State. And a group of loyal fans are headed down to Stillwater, Oklahoma. About 50 SDSU faithful boarded a KELOLAND fan bus this morning in both Brookings and Sioux Falls to make the trip to Stillwater.
Award-winning Native star quilt maker opens storefront
A grand opening celebration is planned for later this year for the new South Dakota shop. When Bonnie LeBeau returned home to Eagle Butte, South Dakota from serving in the Navy she initially took a job as a bus driver. One day between drives, LeBeau decided to stop in and visit with her grandmother Marcella LeBeau. Walking into her grandmother’s house, LeBeau was surrounded by star quilts, between 10 and 12 of them, all in different stages. Quilts were strung out across the dining room, on the couch, on chairs and on tables.
Pohlson: ‘The Numbers Look Good’
That, in a nutshell, is how Scott Pohlson, vice president for Enrollment, Marketing & University Relations & Student Services at the University of South Dakota, sums up the university’s enrollment for the 2024-25 school year. He spoke shortly before freshman undergraduate students and their parents were greeted by USD...
Foreigner apologizes for denying access to Sioux Falls choir singer during concert
Foreigner might return to Sioux Falls. On Thursday night, the rock band apologized in a public statement for denying stage access to 12-year-old choir singer and wheelchair user Halle Bauman on Wednesday at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. After a story was published in the Argus Leader about the incident and apology, Foreigner’s bassist...
500 pounds of plastic turned into a bench
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Faith Temple Food Giveaway is known for giving back to the community. But over the last few months, they’ve also made it their mission to give back to the planet. Earlier this year, volunteers at the Faith Temple Food Giveaway started noticing the...
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