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Breezy today East River; Nice summer weekend ahead
SOUTH DAKOTA (KELO) — Good morning KELOLAND! After widely scattered showers and t-storms yesterday, a few more showers have moving into northeastern KELOLAND this morning. Sioux Falls will likely miss most of those showers, but a stronger NW breeze is likely today. The animation below shows the radar review...
Great Plains Zoo welcomes new giraffe, meerkats
The Great Plains Zoo has one tall new addition and five much smaller ones. A reticulated giraffe named Mario arrived earlier this week from Lincoln Children’s Zoo, where he was born two years ago. “Mario’s keepers from Lincoln say he is a confident and curious giraffe,” the Great Plains...
DWU graduates sixth class in church leadership program
Dakota Wesleyan University celebrated the sixth class of United Methodist Church pastors to complete the Practical Church Leadership (PCL) graduate certificate program during a combination in-person and virtual gathering hosted on the DWU campus July 15-19. The program began as a joint effort of DWU and the Dakotas-Minnesota Area of...
Sioux Falls Faces Staten Island Saturday At LLWS
(Williamsport, PA) — The Sioux Falls baseball team has another day to prepare for its first elimination game in the Little League World Series. Sioux Falls takes on a team from Staten Island, New York on Saturday. Staten Island lost its opening game to Henderson, Nevada nine-to-one on Thursday, one day after Sioux Falls suffered a one-run loss. Saturday’s game starts at 11 a.m. Central time. If Sioux Falls wins on Saturday, they’ll play another elimination game on Sunday against the loser of today’s game between teams from Illinois and Hawaii.
Motorcycle-SUV Collision Sends Motorcyclist to Hospital in Watertown
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} A 54-year-old Watertown woman is hospitalized with severe injuries following a motorcycle accident Thursday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 5:59 PM at the intersection of 3rd Avenue NE and 2nd Street NE. According to the Watertown Police Department, a 2011 GMC Acadia, driven by...
Warmer temperatures as we head into the weekend.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Temperatures will climb back into the 90s this weekend and next week as that sprawling ridge of high pressure rebuilds over the northern plains. Isolated thunderstorms are possible as upper level disturbances ride the top of the ridge over KOTA Territory. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and hail but they will be isolated. We’ll see a few of these storms today, with the next chance of Sunday.
School superintendent fired after racist comments
A South Dakota Superintendent has been fired over racist comments aimed at Native American students made in an Office of Civil Rights Report. A South Dakota superintendent has been fired after an Office of Civil Rights report revealed racist comments aimed at Native American students. Nicole Swigart, superintendent of Rapid...
KOTA Cares: Boys and Girls Club of the Black Hills after-school safe place
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Black Hills give kids preschool age to 18 a safe place to go when school isn’t in session. They have served the Black Hills community for 23 years with locations in Hill City, Hot Springs and Lead/Deadwood.
Residents share feedback with city officials at Coffee with Planners event
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Rapid City hosted Coffee with Planners and invited the public to eat and discuss the future of the city. The meeting covered three topics: The Comprehensive Plan, the Transportation Improvement Plan, and Code Enforcement. Participants were divided into three groups and invited to participate in 20-minute working sessions with each topic.
Aberdeen Area Humane Society & Aquatic Center host “Dog Takeover” event Sunday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Hub City Radio) The Aberdeen Area Humane Society & the Aberdeen Aquatic Center are teaming up to host a dog-friendly swim event on Sunday. Mona Smith with the Aberdeen Area Humane Society details the furry-friendly event planned for Sunday. Smith talks about the Humane Society being at the...
Full Ride Scholarship for Native American Building Trades Students
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Lake Area Technical College (LATC) offers a unique opportunity for Native American students pursuing a career in the building trades. The South Dakota Native Homeownership Full-Ride Scholarship covers tuition, books, materials, and fees for eligible students enrolled in LATC's Building Trades program. The scholarship is...
Wood Ducks look to continue Cinderella run tonight in Mitchell
The Winner/Colome Pheasants and the Garretson Blue Jays were both winners on Wednesday, in the 2nd round of the Class B Amateur Baseball State Tournament. Winner/Colome defeated Mt. Vernon 5-2, while Garretson topped Four Corners 12-4. Play resumes in Mitchell today with the first quarterfinal games. Larchwood will take on...
Good News: Local organization helps make boy's wish come true
Members of the Watertown Area Home Builders Association helped make a wish come true for an area boy who has spent much of his young life battling health issues, including cancer. Throughout all of his medical struggles, one of the things that brings the 3-year-old Bradley, S.D., boy the most...
Pennington County Man reaches ‘benefit of the bargain’ agreement in rape case
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Damon Mestheth reached an agreement with the state today after being charged with second-degree rape in 2023. Mestheth has taken what the court calls a “benefit of the bargain” agreement. This is when an agreement benefits the defendant and the state. In this case, Mestheth benefits from lesser charges and a potentially lower sentence, while the state gets a guilty plea.
Warm and mainly dry for the weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -- We are looking forward to a beautiful weekend ahead! We’re seeing a bit of cloud cover and even a few sprinkles in central South Dakota to start things off this morning. That should clear out pretty quickly heading into this afternoon, leaving behind abundant sunshine! Similarly to yesterday, highs will span the upper 70s and 80s across the region, and winds will be between 5 to 10 mph. We will, however, be dealing with some Canadian wildfire smoke mixing near the surface through the day, which may lead to air quality issues.
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