SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- With the heat of summer arriving a few days early, it’s good to remember to take it easy. That also applies for your home cooling system. Ben Pearson of Sioux Valley Energy offers some advice on how to do that. He says your air conditioner is already working hard to stay ahead… Read more »

HAYTI, S.D.(KXLG)- Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 9:20 am on Saturday of a motorcycle crash, and a man was “bleeding from the head” at the intersection of U.S. Highway 81 and  S.D. Highway 21. The Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash and found the motorcycle was turning onto U.S.… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Authorities in Sioux Falls are working to locate a suspect that stabbed a man in a restaurant drive-thru early Sunday morning. Officers received a call at around 2:45 a.m. to a restaurant on South Minnesota Avenue for an unknown problem. When they arrived, officers found a 34-year-old victim… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Most of us look forward to summer travel…including the elderly. Kayla McInerney of Right at Home Sioux Falls says sometimes just a small change of pace fills the bill. Planning in advance makes a lot of difference. Summer trips go a lot smoother with advanced planning…especially when it involves the elderly. McInerney… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(KELO)- The weather is one thing…farm operating expenses are another. Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss says borrowing costs are making things challenging for farmers. Farm commodity prices are holding strong, so that will help most farmers remain profitable. Higher interest rates are also turning up the heat on regional farmers. Goss says regional bankers… Read more »

MOBILE, A.L.(KMIT)-  A keel laying ceremony for the future USS Pierre was held on Friday at the Austal USA Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.  South Dakota Senator John Thune was one of the event’s speakers. Thune’s daughter, Larissa Thune Hargens, is the ship’s sponsor. The USS Pierre is the final ship of a successful line of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen Public Works Department is asking for the public’s help in reducing water usage this week.  Repairs to the water transmission line in the intersection of 1st Ave SE & S Dakota St are on-going, with installation of new water main taking place on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.  For… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- It was a rescue mission by Sioux Falls Police to save a dinosaur. Early Thursday morning, a security guard at the Washington Pavilion witnessed three people remove a Velociraptor sculpture on the west side of the building. Police Sergeant Aaron Benson: Benson says a juvenile and an 18 and 19-year-old were taken… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Don’t hang out with people who are high on meth. That’s the lesson one Sioux Falls man learned after stabbing a man who attacked him with a stick Lieutenant Adam Peterson: Peterson said Sampson then armed himself with a large stick and threatened the victim. 60-year-old Gary Sampson was arrested for Aggravated… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KELO)- Now is the time to strengthen our military and our economy. That, from Senator John Thune on the Senate floor while speaking on the threat China poses to the U.S. He says China is moving quickly to gain power. Thune says he wants to avoid delays on the Defense Authorization package this year… Read more »