12 teammates, one run from Wyoming to Iowa

12 teammates, one run from Wyoming to Iowa

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The 437 Project set and achieved an ambitious goal in 2024: 12 runners crossing South Dakota in a relay from the Wyoming border to the Iowa border.

October 3, 2024 4

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Animal shelters all across the country are in a crisis

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Animal shelters all across the country are in a crisis with too many pets coming in and not enough adoptions to keep up.

October 3, 2024 2

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When will KELOLAND see frost?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- There's no question we are in a dry cycle across KELOLAND. And with more dry air ahead, colder lower and hotter highs are expected in the forecast. Dry air is going nowhere the next few days in KELOLAND. But there will be changes in wind and temperature, with some big [...]

October 3, 2024 3

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Plow drivers compete in Snowfighter ‘Roadeo’

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Chris Voelker was warming up for the cold months behind the wheel of a plow truck on Thursday. Voelker is a lead highway maintenance worker for the South Dakota Department of Transportation. He competed in the DOT's Snowfighter 'Roadeo' in Sioux Falls, which included a driving course. "Very challenging if [...]

October 3, 2024 3

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Former middle school teacher faces 36 counts of child porn

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A former Sioux Falls middle school teacher faces 20 new child porn charges. According to documents filed in federal court, the alleged crimes had been happening significantly longer than investigators originally thought. We first told you about Justin Preuschl in March, when he was charged with solicitation of a minor [...]

October 3, 2024 2

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Crews demolishing Mercato building

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) -- A building in central Sioux Falls is being torn down Wednesday. Crews started demolishing the Mercado building at 11th Street and Summit Avenue this week and Lloyd Companies spoke about the next steps to build it up again. The Mercado Block once housed a liquor store, restaurant, barber shop, and [...]

October 3, 2024 4

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Silver Mountain Fire 50% contained

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) -- The Silver Mountain Fire, estimated at 22 acres, is now 50% contained, according to the Silver Mountain Fire 2024 Facebook post.

October 3, 2024 4

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Little Wound School responds to threatening graffiti

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A school district in western South Dakota ordered a shelter-in-place order following threatening graffiti found in a bathroom. In a post on Facebook, Little Wound School District stated that, following the discovery of threatening graffiti in a girl's bathroom, police were notified and a shelter-in-place order was issued. The school [...]

October 2, 2024 3

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Ground broken on new housing development in Canton

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Monarch Development Partners broke ground on a new 64-acre housing subdivision in Canton Tuesday. In a press release from Canton's Economic Development Corporation and Sioux Metro Growth Alliance, it was stated that EXP Development teamed up with Canton's local economic development organization to bring more single-family homes and multi-family units [...]

October 2, 2024 4