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SISSETON, S.D. (KELO) — 85-year-old Carl Lufkins of the Sisseton, S.D. area has had a special connection with his grandson Andrew "AJ" Lufkins. "AJ, he meant the world to me," Carl said Thursday. AJ is his granddaughter Ida Jack's only sibling. "He always wanted to laugh, make people smile," Jack said. "He always put his elders [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It is severe weather awareness week in South Dakota and Minnesota. One way you can be prepared for this type of weather is by knowing the risk for your area. Meteorologist Jaelyn Borresen explains a tool used to keep people informed on severe weather threats. It won't be long before [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - Arts South Dakota is keeping a close eye on any federal funding cuts as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to reduce government spending. Part of the concern stems from the South Dakota Humanities Council finding out April 3 that 100% of its federal funding was cut. Arts South [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Customers at CPR Cell Phone Repair come in for data transfers, quick fixes, and sometimes, a new or used cell phone. Charles Tebben came in to get a replacement phone. But before he stopped here, he says he visited multiple other phone stores. "They're like four times more than here. [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —It's Master's Week, which has golf fanatics both glued to their TVs but also working on their swing. "It's like Daytona 500, the Super Bowl, you know, it's just– the whole experience has to be great," golf fan Chuck Larson said. In the spirit of Master's Week, Golf Addiction in Sioux [...]

The Carbs for Kids 5K & Bake Sale is one of the South Sioux Falls Kiwanis Club's biggest and tastiest events of the year.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A routine search of the Dell Rapids High School parking lot ended with a student in jail. School superintendent Dr. Donavan DeBoer said Thursday's search was part of a lockdown drill which the school does about three to four times a year. The drug search dogs were part of this [...]

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) -- Good morning KELOLAND! A few light showers have been moving across eastern KELOLAND. You can see the wet streets in Watertown as of 7am. Don't expect much rain, but the clouds will keep temperatures cooler in our eastern counties this afternoon. You can see those scattered showers on the radar [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The race for South Dakota's Senate seat opening up in Washington in 2026 has its first official entrant. Julian Beaudion of Sioux Falls is running as a Democrat for the seat currently occupied by Republican Mike Rounds. Rounds' term ends in January 2027; he has not yet officially announced any plans [...]