WEBSTER, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a free “Coffee, Dinner, and Conversation” program for veterans and spouses. This program is in partnership with Day County Veterans Service Officer Jeff Nelson. The department welcomes the opportunity to visit one-on-one with veterans and their spouses and see what’s brewing! The… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department winter/spring 2024 Open Gym season has concluded.  Gyms will open again for the season in the fall of 2024.  For more information, please contact the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department at 626-7015.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- South Dakota has an important role to fill on the world stage. That’s the position of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, which launched its South Dakota Advisory Council in Sioux Falls Wednesday. Dakota State University Applied Research Corporation CEO Andrea Thompson is part of that council. She was one of the featured… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- South Dakota is the latest state to join forces with the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. The group launched its South Dakota Advisory Council at a luncheon Wednesday that featured Senator John Thune. He was questioned about his support for sending more aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia when Ukraine isn’t… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Drug crimes and crimes of violence get the headlines…but those aren’t the biggest crime problems in Sioux Falls. Police Chief Jon Thum admits he may sound like a broken record, but says vehicle theft is still one of the city’s major crime issues. Chief Thum says the problem is being made worse… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- Copycat hemp products that put children at risk. That’s the target of a request from Attorney General Marty Jackley and 20 other Attorneys General. They’re asking Congress to fix language in the 2018 Farm bill that allows the unregulated marketing of intoxicating hemp products. At the same time, Attorney General Jackley says the… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- A Sioux Falls man is being held on a slew of charges after an alleged assault. 35-year old Terrence Whitehead is accused of assaulting another man, after the vehicle he was driving struck that man’s car on the city’s east side. Officer Sam Clemens says the victim managed to get away, but… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Representatives from the company building the United States Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) spent some time in South Dakota’s capitol city this week to get some insight about the place the ship is named for. Austal USA Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs Larry Ryder says this was… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Tuesday, Governor Kristi Noem called for the Biden Administration to conduct public and comprehensive single audits of all federal funds that have been given to South Dakota’s nine Native American tribes. The primary purpose of this audit would be to verify the need for additional law enforcement resources from the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s EDGE Task Force invites all early career professionals, ages 21-40, to their April social on Thursday, April 18th from 6-9 pm at the Odde Ice Arena, 400 24th Avenue Northwest, for a rousing night of broomball. Broomball is like hockey, but on foot. Players wear regular… Read more »