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KELOLAND donates to Great Plains Zoo

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- KELOLAND Media Group announced a large donation to the Great Plains Zoo Wednesday. The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KELO presented the Zoo with a 5-thousand dollar check this afternoon. The money will be used to help bring the Great Plains Zoo and the Butterfly House & Aquarium onto one [...]

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Golfers enjoy ‘bonus golf’ on city courses

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's a good time to be a golfer in the Sioux Falls area. All three of the city of Sioux Falls' public courses opened for play Wednesday and will remain open through Friday this week. Longtime golfer Gerald Peterson spent part of his day on the Elmwood Golf Course. "First [...]

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Major change coming to Sioux Falls restaurants

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - Some major changes are coming to a couple of Sioux Falls restaurants. Wednesday marks the grand opening of a sports bar downtown, and another restaurant announced it's moving to a different city. March 15 will be the last day of business for Watecha Bowl Indian Taco Buffet on West Madison [...]

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S.D. Educators react to 1.25% education funding increase

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- In Pierre lawmakers approved a 1.25% increase for K-through-12 education. That's the amount suggested by former Governor Kristi Noem in the budget she laid out before leaving office. In Baltic, it is business as usual, teachers are teaching and students are learning. Alex Langner is the boy's basketball coach and [...]

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Governor issues first veto

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota's new governor has issued his first-ever veto. And he did it with a branding iron. Gov. Larry Rhoden vetoed House Bill 1132, which sought to provide expanded eligibility for child-care workers to receive government assistance for care of their own children. The only opponent of the bill was the [...]

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Body found near Hill City is missing woman

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A woman missing since August 2024 has been identified as the human remains found March 4 in Pennington County, the county sheriff's office said on Wednesday. Sahela Sangrait, 21, of Box Elder, was reported missing on Aug. 10, 2024. Her death is being investigated as a homicide, the news release [...]

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