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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The members of Project Prison Reset's task force turned their attention to public comment Thursday afternoon. "Build with rehabilitation in mind," Stephan Harrison of Sioux Falls said to the group. Harrison has spent time at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, and he holds up his story as an example when addressing [...]

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) -- The Furniture Mission in Sioux Falls is hoping the public will be as generous as ever this year when it comes to donating furniture for people in-need. The faith-based non-profit is waiting to see what kind of impact, if any, a new round of tariffs could have on donations. Lee [...]

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- The jury needed just 62 minutes on Thursday afternoon to find Lonna Carroll guilty. But the quick verdict from the seven men and five women on the panel doesn't mean the case is over. Her court-appointed defense attorney, Tim Whalen, said it is likely he will appeal their decision to the [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's been a rainy and snowy week across parts of KELOLAND. Meteorologist Scot Mundt joins us with a closer look at the moisture we've had. KELOLAND has been fighting dry conditions since the fall, but our moisture recently helps as we head into the planting season. We got a break [...]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) - A non-profit that gives free books to students across South Dakota found out Thursday morning that 100% of its federal funding from the National Endowment For The Humanities had been cut. This comes as the Department of Government Efficiency tries to reduce government spending. Part of the South Dakota Humanities Council's [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's back to the drawing board when it comes to building a new men's prison in South Dakota. The task force that was formed to look at alternative options; including a new location, met for a second time today. What the committee found out is that there's going to be [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – After South Dakota lawmakers voted down legislation to build a new penitentiary, members of Project Prison Reset are starting from scratch. On Thursday morning, they were told that despite all of the unknowns, including the location, the state has already invested tens of millions of dollars in the project. South [...]

UPDATED 4:15 p.m. and 5:22 p.m. PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Lonna Carroll has been found guilty Thursday afternoon. A Hughes County jury found Carroll guilty on two charges of aggravated grand theft and grand theft for stealing more than $1.7 million from the South Dakota Department of Social Services. It took the jury a little [...]