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January 10, 2025

People in KELOLAND remember the blizzard of 1975

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's remembered as one of the worst winter storms to hit KELOLAND: the deadly blizzard of 1975. According to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, the storm unleashed 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts and dangerous windchill. Friday marks 50 years since the storm hit KELOLAND. KELOLAND News caught up with Jan [...]

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50 years since The Blizzard of the Century

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) -- Friday marks the 50th anniversary of one of winter's worst natural disasters to strike the Midwest. On January 10th, 1975, a snowstorm began battering South Dakota along with Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska, taking a deadly toll on people and livestock, while also creating amazing stories of survival. What had been [...]

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Ipswich native leaves California home due to LA fires

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - A former KELOLAND employee from Ipswich, South Dakota, who now lives in California has evacuated her home in Los Angeles County due to the wildfires, which are now on day four of burning. Allyson Geditz Thompson has lived in California for over 20 years and says she's never experienced something [...]

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Sioux Falls murder suspect behind bars in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Nearly five months after a deadly shooting at a city park, a Sioux Falls murder suspect is behind bars in South Dakota. Lamont Burks, Junior was transferred back and booked into the Minnehaha County Jail Friday afternoon. Police say Burks and Walter Stewart opened fire at Dunham Park in August, [...]

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