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Former New Yorker drawn to Sioux Falls for ‘digital nomad’ lifestyle settles in quick
This paid piece is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. After living for two years in Manhattan and one year about 45 minutes north, Torres Moseley was ready to trade the New York City area for something entirely different. “I was looking at doing the digital nomad life for...
Tips to prevent cyber scams during online shopping season
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Amazon is wrapping up its two-day Prime Day event with deals of all kinds. While some deals may seem too good to be true, some actually are. With the rise of online shopping, cyber scams have also increased. “Online shopping scams are one...
Tracking the amount of daylight and temperature
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — After some heat and humidity earlier in the week, we’ve cooled below average with highs in the 70s in eastern KELOLAND. Not too far in the future, you should expect a cooling trend as reflected by the climate average highs. We are about...
Family leaders of full-service web, marketing agency help connect Minnesota, South Dakota family businesses
This paid piece is sponsored by Prairie Family Business Association. Every other month, Don Raleigh III heads west from St. Paul to Sioux Falls to join a group of people who have become a priceless part of his work-life world. “I don’t even have the words to communicate how connected...
Summer with the Symphony: Mahler's Symphony No. 3
This segment originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio. SDPB's Summer with the Symphony brings you a live performance from the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Delta David Gier. Today, we hear Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3, the first and second movements. In this...
Someone You Should Know: Three generations share a birthday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - ”I was born July 7th, 1949,” said Ardis Overweg. The date of July 7 has a lot of meaning for the Overweg family. First, it’s Ardis’s birthday. Years later, her first grandchild, Breannah, was born on July 7, too.
Plans for new Elmwood clubhouse at a ‘stalemate’
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Construction on the new clubhouse at the Elmwood golf course was expected to begin in the spring of 2024 leaving many wondering what the holdup is. At the city council meeting Tuesday, Councilor Curt Soehl highlighted the money tied to the Elmwood Golf Course. The city council needs to approve $6.2 million for a new clubhouse.
Inmate dies; SCCSD lawsuit; rain chances ahead
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Wednesday, July 17. Take a look at our top stories in news and weather with KELOLAND On The GO First@4. A federal inmate housed at the Jameson Annex to the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls has died. Today has been...
City council working towards adding pool to southern Sioux Falls
A pool in southern Sioux Falls is trending towards finally becoming reality. The city council has been discussing a pool on that side of the town since its 2012 plan. David Barranco is the Southeast District city councilor. He said the pool’s location is coming sooner rather than later.
Summit League announces date changes for basketball championships
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The Summit League basketball tournament is changing days. On Wednesday, the league announced the 2025 and 2026 basketball championships will be held on Wednesday-Sunday schedule instead of the previous Friday-Tuesday schedule. For 2025, the dates are March 5-9 and in 2026, the dates are March 4-8. All nine schools will […]
Sioux Falls mom-and-pop adult-beverage store climbs ranks of nation’s best
This paid piece is sponsored by JJ’s Wine, Spirits & Cigars. Cheers to this: Sioux Falls family-owned JJ’s Wine, Spirits & Cigars is ranked among the very top adult-beverage retailers in the nation. JJ’s climbed the ranks of the annual Top 100 Retailers list from trade publication Beverage...
Avera Behavioral Health: Hot tips for the heat
We all know the feeling: The sun beats down relentlessly, the air hangs heavy with moisture, and even the simplest tasks feel like an effort. We’ve all heard the medical experts’ advice on how to deal with the physical effects of hot, steamy weather. But did you ever stop to consider the emotional toll the heat can take.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture visits Lake Mills
The Ardent Apiary of Lake Mills, IA has been producing small batches of local honey since 2020. “We started when we bought this old, abandoned acreage,” said owner Adam Stene, who with his wife Rachel raises three colonies of bees, bottling around 600 lbs of honey annually. “Somewhere around...
Sheldon High School receives over-budget bids
Finding ways to cut costs on Sheldon High School’s $33 million expansion and renovation project is tedious work. Sheldon School District superintendent Cory Myer worked with the school’s contracted companies, W.A. Klinger and CMBA Architects of Sioux City to find small ways to save money through value engineering and going through the project with a “fine-toothed comb.”
Cycling Iowa’s RAGBRAI 51st Season
Cycler's UP! This weekend RAGBRAI celebrates it's 51st season. The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is set to begin this weekend for a week-long hilly ride across the Hawkeye State. RAGBRAI celebrates 51 years as it makes its way across southern Iowa. WHAT CITIES WILL I SEE.
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