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Cold temps has clothes standing by themselves

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- This frigid cold has clothes standing up all by themselves. A viewer sent us this picture from Aberdeen this morning. He tells us it was 22 below at the time. The viewer say he was telling his kids this would happen when he was younger. The kids didn't believe him [...]

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16-year-old dies from exposure to freezing temps

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A 16-year-old boy was found dead from exposure to freezing weather in Tripp County. The Tripp County Sheriff's Office says at noon Sunday, they received a call regarding an abandoned vehicle found in the yard of a home just north of the South Dakota/Nebraska border along Highway 183. Authorities say [...]

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What is a Miller Type B nor’easter?

A nor’easter is a powerful storm system that impacts the eastern seaboard of North America, bringing gusty winds, coastal flooding, and heavy precipitation. Typically, these events occur during the fall and winter months when the air temperature over land is cooler than the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream. Originally, storm systems were classified as either Miller “Type A" or Miller “Type B" events, but the classification system has expanded to include “Type C," “Type D," and “Type E" storm systems.

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Gov. Rhoden takes new tack in fight for new male prison

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden used his weekly legislative-session news conference on Wednesday to make a new argument in favor of proceeding with construction of a new men's prison in Lincoln County. Rhoden, a Republican, spoke favorably about legislation sponsored by a Democratic lawmaker that calls for the Department of Corrections [...]

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