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Corn Palace decorating nearing completion
The Corn Palace murals depicting Famous South Dakotans were completed months ago. Corn Palace Director Doug Greenway says the non-corn components are on the homestretch…. Mitchell area producers allow the Sour Dock to be taken free of charge. Greenway says decorators tie the Sour Dock in bundles and apply...
Watertown Fire Rescue respond to truck fire
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} In the early hours of Sunday morning, a pickup truck caught fire on 460th Ave, southeast of Watertown. Watertown Fire Rescue (WFR) was dispatched to the scene. The smell of smoke awakened homeowners in the vicinity. Upon discovering the vehicle ablaze, they immediately dialed 911....
GoFundMe; Brookings Fourth celebration; spotty showers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Sunday, July 7. Take a look at our top stories with KELOLAND On The GO. A 21-year-old Wagner man is now on the road to recovery after crashing head-on with a semi-truck. Brookings held their annual Fourth of July parade Saturday with...
Pierre Little League Advances to State Tournament Splitting Sub-District Games
The Pierre Little League will be advancing to the state tournament in two weekend in Rapid City clinching a spot with a 13-2 win over Huron on Saturday. Pierre would be shutout 10-0 to Sioux Falls in the first game of the three game round robin tournament of the South Dakota Sub-District 1 Tournament. Carter Dokken and John Boes each had a hit in the loss while Sioux Falls would pound out 15 hits and score a run in each of the five innings. Sioux Falls would then clinch a spot in the state tournament with a 17-0 win over Huron setting up Pierre and Huron to determine the second team to advance.
Life Serve Battle of the Badges
Life Serve Blood Center in Yankton is hosting a trilogy of blood drives on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week in conjunction with the EMS, Fire, and Police Departments of Yankton. During this Battle of the Badges blood drive, donors can support via a vote Yankton Fire, Police, or EMS....
Jodi’s Journal: An ‘open book’ reveals retail’s mounting challenges
There’s much more to this story, but let me jump to the most important part first:. “Here’s the 2024 truth,” wrote Greg Koch, co-owner of 605 Running Co. “Our retail business isn’t making money. Despite our best efforts, our retail operations are struggling to turn a profit. We’ve strategized, tweaked, evolved, moved, added services, expanded, run promotions and so much more. You name it, we’ve tried it to make our stores appealing to shoppers in Sioux Falls.”
Sioux Falls residents sentenced for embezzling from tribal organization
Two Sioux Falls residents were sentenced after admitting to embezzling from a tribal organization in South Dakota. 46-year-old April Ferguson is sentenced to five months in a federal prison. 41-year-old Steven Casto is sentenced to 2 years of probation. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South...
AI Can Learn Uses for Modern-Day Agriculture
(KMAland) -- Researchers have been collecting data for centuries. Now, artificial intelligence can “learn” some of that information and use it for modern-day applications in agriculture. Austin O’Brien is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. He says many colleges and...
Cheyenne River Youth Project Prepares to Welcome Artists, Performers and Guests to 10th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam
EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. — The 10th annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam is just one week away, and CRYP staff and volunteers are preparing to welcome artists, performers and guests to the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation for four days of art, culture and connection. The first and only event of its kind in Indian Country, the award-winning RedCan event is scheduled for July 10-13 and is free and open to the public.
WATCH: Disastrous flooding in lakeside neighborhood forces family to abandon pool day
NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD - A North Sioux City homeowner has described how he and his wife "abandoned our pool day with the kids" and "scrambled" to "race away" from rapidly rising water as their street was inundated during a flood-mitigation measure. Video sent to Storyful by Malcolm Speichinger shows...
Storm falls to Steamwheelers on road in overtime
MOLINE, IL (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Storm lost to the Quad City Steamwheelers 45-44 in overtime Saturday night. Quad City started the extra period with the ball, marched down the field and capped the drive off with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Mike Irwin to Jar Harrington. Sioux Falls answered with a 20-yard scoring strike […]
Brookings Fourth of July celebration
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — Brookings held their annual Fourth of July parade Saturday with their fireworks show following. They postponed the events due to the weather on Thursday because city officials would rather be safe than sorry. Many people in the town of Brookings knew that their celebration was...
Fort Pierre Woman Brings Frustrations With Road Project To City Council
A long road construction project brought resident frustrations to the Fort Pierre City Council last week. Rebecca Widvey lives on Second Street in Fort Pierre and is stuck between two road construction projects…. Widvey didn’t discuss details of her situation during the Fort Pierre City Council’s public comment period, but...
A full day of pool play action Ringneck International
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Pool play continued at the Ringneck International Tournament Saturday at Sherman Park. There were 32 games on Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m. and lasting nearly 12 hours. These games marked the end of pool play as bracket play is slated for Sunday. Here is the winner’s bracket for Sunday: The […]
SportsZone Saturday: Former SDSU players hold youth camp, Gronowski gears up for season, Ringneck Tournament returns
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s now July, which means football season is right around the corner. We’ll talk a lot about the gridiron today but also touch on some baseball and softball as well as chat with some special college athletics employees. First, we chat with some former SDSU standouts and current NFL who […]
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