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Prison official has faith-based idea for SD committee

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A food bank manager in Baltic said Monday, “We’re just kind of waiting to see,” as the USDA has said it cannot fully fund the Supplemental Nutriti…

This story has been updated with information from Crystal Johnson, a deputy state’s attorney with Minnehaha County and with indictment numbers from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the sta…

Chance of cold winter in South Dakota, NWS says

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A national chain stand-alone restaurant in a town of about 1,600 people will get an investment in its future. A larger, new A&W restaurant will replace the A&am…

$30.94 donations keep Mt. Rushmore Memorial lights on

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A small town of roughly 4,000 people will have deaths during any calendar year. The South Dakota Department of Corrections prison system is no different. Like a sma…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Back in 1984, state lawmakers knew there were problems in the state prison in Sioux Falls. On May 31, 1984, District Court Judge Donald Porter ruled that prison con…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The proposed prison plan for a total of no more than $650 million cuts about 160,000 square feet of space from an original rejected $825 million project for 1,500 b…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Board of Regents has filed an intent to terminate a University of South Dakota professor following a social media post he made about the death of c…