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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The funeral for Minnehaha County Deputy Katherine Frank was Monday at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. KELOLAND's Chief Photographer Kevin Kjergaard captured scenes from the tributes ahead of the 1 p.m. funeral. Additional funeral coverage
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)-- Thousands gathered inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center to honor the life and service of Deputy Katherine Frank. Hundreds of officers from South Dakota and beyond attended Frank Monday afternoon. Officers could be seen from Columbus Nebraska, Ranchester Wyoming, Okoboji, Iowa, Champaign…
Democrats have used President Donald Trump’s unpopularity to expand the midterm map, and analysts project the party carries momentum heading into the final two weeks of the election cycle, even as Democrats are expected to flip fewer U.S. House seats than wave elections this century. The Cook Political Report with Amy…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Ahead of Deputy Katherine Frank's funeral, people gathered to watch the procession from the funeral home to the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. The community showed up for fallen Deputy Katherine Frank along E. 10th Street, as a procession with dozens of law enforcement vehicles went by. "I'm…
PIERRE — Scaffolding stood in the center of South Dakota’s Capitol building for six months, but now the work is done and the reviews are coming in. Pierre resident Mary Keeler, who works for the state Bureau of Finance and Management, stood looking up into the dome recently while admiring the restoration work. “It has
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The South Dakota Endangered Missing Advisory announced in a press release that Larry Williams was recovered safely, and that the missing advisory was cancelled. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- An elderly Iowa man was reported missing by the South Dakota Endangered Missing Advisory. According to…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Hours before friends, family, and first responders paid their last respects to Deputy Katherine Frank, the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center was preparing for its first-ever funeral. With a memorial as their backdrop, members of the Sioux Falls Police Department's Honor Guard were perfecting…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. The new division is set to work with the agency’s existing Office of Research on Women’s Health, which was established in 1990 and “has served as the focal point for…
This developing story has been updated to include the report of the attorney general candidate and the report from one of the three secretary of state candidates. PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Here's a look at the pre-election campaign-finance reports for candidates running for five of South Dakota's constitutional offices…
As the Army Corps of Engineers prepares to host an open house about its study of Lower Big Sioux River flood risks, I’m reminded of a comment then-Gov. Kristi Noem made two years ago after the river overwhelmed McCook Lake. “I don’t believe anybody could’ve ever prepared for the amount of water that came down
WASHINGTON — Immigrants living in the United States with humanitarian status from Ukraine and Sudan will retain their deportation protections and work authorizations for now, the Department of Homeland Security said over the weekend. More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese with Temporary Protected…
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- The two candidates competing for an open seat on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission have filed their pre-election campaign spending reports. Democratic nominee Frank Kloucek of Scotland reported receiving $37,981.57 and spending $23,585.08, with an ending balance of $14,396.49 that…
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Democratic nominee Dan Ahlers has filed his pre-election campaign finance report. The Ahlers campaign for governor said it received $177,309.31 and spent $155,697.56 during the latest reporting period through October 14. The report showed an ending balance of $80,775.95 that could still be used…
Bears are having a very bad year. Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the natural foods that black and brown bears rely on. With nearly every station at the buffet in short supply, the adaptable eaters are turning to human food. From California to Connecticut…
The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the railroad expansion of the late 1800s, when titans battled one another to lay the…
WASHINGTON — A couple hundred people carrying decorated umbrellas walked from the former Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to the U.S. Capitol lawn Saturday for a No Kings get-out-the-vote event in the nation’s capital. No Kings, a coalition that has drawn millions of Americans to protests three times…