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2 weeks ago | 
keloland.com | Maddie Paul
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – One statewide summer camp won’t reopen its doors this summer after losing federal funds from the South Dakota Department of Education (DOE). On March 28, Our Dakota Dreams Career Explorations Camps lost millions of dollars from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), according to the DOE.
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2 weeks ago | 
keloland.com | Maddie Paul
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Four people connected to the Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet have been charged with crimes related to alien workers.
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2 weeks ago | 
keloland.com | Maddie Paul
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – After reported frustrations with South Dakota’s congressional delegation, one former USDA appointee will hold town halls across the state. Nikki Gronli, the former USDA Rural Development State Director under the Biden Administration, will host public town halls in four different South Dakota cities in April, in lieu of the “absence of South Dakota’s Republican Senators and Congressman,” according to a news release.
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2 weeks ago | 
siouxlandproud.com | Maddie Paul
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Republican Rep. Jon Hansen defends an amended state petition law, which he led during the legislature, despite a new lawsuit against it. “Disputes over the validity of petition signatures should be decided before the election takes place—not after,” Hansen said in a statement to KELOLAND News. Earlier this week, attorney Jim Leach, Rick Weiland and Dakotans for Health filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Monae Johnson, concerning a new petition law, HB 1184.
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2 weeks ago | 
keloland.com | Maddie Paul
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Working to help the victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, Call to Freedom will continue its mission at a new location in Sioux Falls. “For us, to serve those that walk through the door is an honor,” Becky Rasmussen, president and CEO of Call to Freedom, said.
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2 weeks ago | 
keloland.com | Maddie Paul
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The Trump administration continues its campaign to end illegal immigration, all while international students continue to be a neighborhood target for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). One Sioux Falls-based organization wants South Dakota immigrants to be prepared. “I think we’re all scared,” Taneeza Islam, CEO of South Dakota Voice for Peace, said.
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3 weeks ago | 
keloland.com | Maddie Paul
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – After a cut in federal aid to statewide behavioral health programs, one South Dakota telehealth service, impacting law enforcement agencies, will be put on pause. The SD Department of Social Services (DSS) lost over $2.9 million in supplemental grants from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services terminated the funds.
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3 weeks ago | 
keloland.com | Maddie Paul
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Millions of dollars worth of federal COVID-19 relief money will now be terminated from behavioral health initiatives in South Dakota. According to the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS), the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) terminated $2,982,719 in DSS’ supplemental block grant awards from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
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3 weeks ago | 
keloland.com | Eric Mayer |Maddie Paul
UPDATED: 6:15 p.m. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Police continue to investigate an officer-involved shooting in western Sioux Falls Tuesday afternoon. At 4:50 p.m. Sioux Falls Police Department spokesman Sam Clemens said police are investigating a shooting incident and people should avoid 12th Street from Western Avenue to Kiwanis Avenue. At 5:11 p.m. Clemens confirmed the shooting involved an officer near 12th Street and Elmwood Avenue.
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3 weeks ago | 
keloland.com | Maddie Paul
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Drivers may need to prepare more commute time along Cliff Avenue and Interstate 229. Interchange reconstruction starts on Monday, April 7, and traffic will change. “Chaos is about to ensue…” Shannon Ausen, engineering program manager for the city of Sioux Falls, said in a public works update video on April 1, referring to the work along Cliff Avenue.
