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New social space for people who don’t drink alcohol

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — For people who have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, it can be hard to go to social events where everybody is drinking. Because of situations like this, a local woman decided to start a business where alcohol wasn't a factor. Shannon Ward stopped drinking alcohol over 4 years ago, and [...]

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What’s in demand for Keep KELOLAND Warm?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The annual Keep KELOLAND Warm project is underway. On Tuesday, several bags of coats were ready to head out the door of the St. Francis House to people in need. "And that's also hats, gloves, and scarves," St. Francis House CEO Julie Becker said. The St. Francis House is working [...]

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‘He is USF’: Remembering Ken ‘SID’ Kortemeyer

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Staff and students at the University of Sioux Falls are mourning the loss of longtime athletic administrator and coach, Ken 'SID' Kortemeyer, who died Monday afternoon. People who worked closely with him remember SID as a man who always put others first. Kortemeyer started his career at the University of [...]

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Police investigating gunshots fired into homes

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Early Tuesday morning, neighbors along north Fairfax Avenue heard several gunshots. Moments later, a 911 call came in saying a person had been shot. Police say the woman was inside her home when she was hit. "One of the bullets struck her in the arm," said Sioux Falls Police spokesman [...]

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CTE addition would expand agriculture programs

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Tuesday's Sioux Falls school board meeting was short but filled with plans for new additions at the district's CTE Academy. A nine-million-dollar project adds 16,000 square feet to the existing agriculture building. "There's a horticulture and a live animal component there. Both components of the horticulture have a greenhouse and lab [...]

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