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Pierre storm damage, Trump reaction, multiple crashes
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Here are this morning’s top stories with KELOLAND On the Go. Community members in the Pierre area spent yesterday cleaning up after a big storm moved through Saturday night into Sunday morning. The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump Saturday sparked responses...
Sioux Falls School District staff member’s employment terminated after social media post
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A staff member with the Sioux Falls School District is no longer employed by the district following a social media post made about the recent attempt on former President Trump’s life. The Sioux Falls School District became aware of the social media...
Traffic Delays Coming for Latest I-90 Diverging Diamond Project
The area's latest Diverging Diamond Interchange project is about to see a big change to traffic flow that will likely result in delays for the next few days. Tuesday (July 16), the South Dakota Department of Transportation will begin use of a temporary signal for one-way traffic across the Exit Bridge on Highway 11 as it passes over Interstate 90 in Brandon.
Watch Sioux Falls Mayor Gets Big National TV Spotlight This Week
Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken and a Sioux Falls teenager are getting a major feature on a popular national morning show. Some Sioux Falls residents might have noticed some graffiti in the area. Normally, that would be cause for concern or punishment. But instead, Mayor TenHaken is taking a compassionate approach to this situation. This is why his kindness is being featured on a segment called Beg-Knows America on CBS Mornings.
Sioux Falls District Fires Employee After Social Media Post
It was a surreal weekend filled with emotions after the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life. One Sioux Falls resident made a Facebook post with her controversial thoughts on this weekend's events. It quickly was shared by what felt like the entire Sioux Falls community. The...
Sioux Falls metro area officially expands — into Minnesota
The officially defined Sioux Falls metro area hasn’t just grown in population — it has expanded into Minnesota. Following the 2020 Census, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget identified the Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, or MSA, as a five-county area instead of a four-county one. In...
Washington Pavilion gets a multi-million dollar facelift
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s been a massive construction project in Sioux Falls for over a year now. We’re talking about replacing the roof and architectural design work on the Washington Pavilion. If you’ve driven by the Washington Pavilion in downtown Sioux Falls, you can’t help...
Audit: Brandon Township in good financial condition
Brandon Twp—During the regular meeting on July 1, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted 7-0 to approve the audit report for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2023. “Overall the township is still in good financial condition,” said auditor Ken Palka of Pfeffer, Hanniford & Palka. “Your numbers are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals, and that’s what outside readers want to see.”
A spotlight on South Dakota science
We crisscross the state from a Sioux Falls weather office to a world-renowned research lab in southeastern South Dakota to a fossil bed in the Badlands. Todd Heitkamp, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service Sioux Falls, picks apart what Hollywood got wrong in 1996's "Twister." Heitkamp dissects the...
Road Report: July 15, 2024
Construction season is here, so we’re back with our weekly look at what projects are done, where you’ll find traffic impacts and what’s scheduled next. 18th Street: East 18th Street closed between Tabbert Circle and Grandview Avenue on July 10 to allow crews to perform sanitary sewer repairs. Additional short-term lane restrictions on 18th Street between Interstate 229 and Sycamore Avenue also will be in place as the work progresses. Traffic on Bahnson Avenue will be maintained at all times. This work is expected to be complete in about two weeks.
As report finds Delbridge Museum collection largely in good shape, city considers next steps
A survey and analysis of the Brockhouse Collection at the Great Plains Zoo’s Delbridge Museum of Natural History found the majority of the mounts are in good condition. The city released a final survey report and specimen data from New York-based A.M. Art Conservation late last week as part of a report that also looked at insurance coverage options for the collection, estimates for a building that would house a reimagined Brockhouse Collection and potential nonprofit options for the collection.
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