KELO-AM (Sioux Falls , SD)

Newstalk 1320 KELO is an AM radio station based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, providing a news and talk format. The station is owned by Duey E. Wright and operated under Midwest Communications, Inc. It is licensed to serve the Sioux Falls area and offers programming from Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, and Salem Communications.

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Department of Corrections announces hiring of new warden

2 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — The South Dakota Penitentiary has a new Warden. Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko announced the hiring of Joseph Roemmich, who has been the warden of a correctional center in New Mexico. Wasko says, “Joseph has extensive experience working in the corrections field.
Taking CO2 pipeline fight to Washington

2 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) — Republican Gubernatorial candidate Jon Hansen and his running mate, Representative Karla Lems led a group to Washington yesterday, working on carbon capture pipeline provisions included in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”One concern was to ensure provisions removed by the House to transfer control of approval and location of CO2 lines from the states to the federal government were not placed back in the bill.
Authorities ask for help in locating violent offender

2 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

ROBERTS COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) — Authorities are on the look out for a man they say committed a violent robbery in Roberts County, and may be headed to the Sioux Falls area. The Roberts County Sheriff’s office says surveillance video shows Jordan Biddell, Junior pointing a black revolver-style BB gun at a store clerk and demanding money. When the clerk didn’t comply, the video shows Biddell striking the clerk in the face with the weapon and firing multiple rounds, injuring the clerk.
Trading Day: Trump-Musk feud slams stocks

3 days ago | kelo.com | Jamie McGeever

By Jamie McGeeverORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – TRADING DAYMaking sense of the forces driving global marketsBy Jamie McGeever, Markets ColumnistThere was plenty of meaty news for investors to get their teeth into on Thursday – U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping’s long-awaited phone call, a rate cut and guidance from the European Central Bank, and more soft U.S. labor market data. But the biggest market-mover of all?
Lululemon tumbles as slowing demand, tariff woes lead to annual profit cut

3 days ago | kelo.com | Ananya Mariam Rajesh

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh(Reuters) -Lululemon Athletica cut annual profit expectations and forecast second-quarter revenue below estimates on Thursday, as consumer demand waned amid increased competition and a gradual economic slowdown triggered by uncertainty over the Trump administration’s trade policy. Shares of the sportswear maker fell 21% in after-market trading.
Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu dies aged 68

3 days ago | kelo.com | Chris Mfula |Chiwoyu Sinyangwe

By Chris Mfula and Chiwoyu SinyangweLUSAKA (Reuters) -Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu died on Thursday at the age of 68 at a medical centre in South Africa, his political party the Patriotic Front said. Lungu was head of state of the Southern African country between 2015 and 2021, when he lost an election to long-time opposition leader and current President Hakainde Hichilema.
Courthouse arrest by ICE causes mistrial in Minnehaha County

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — The Minnehaha County Public Defender’s Office is sounding the alarm over public trust in the justice system. That follows a mistrial declared last Friday after an ICE arrest at the county courthouse. Officials say the arrest happened in front of a witness’s wife and baby while jurors were on break. The judge immediately declared a mistrial. The Public Defender’s Office says the witness had been legally subpoenaed, and the person on trial is a U.S. citizen.
Penitentiary staff head off delivery of contraband to inmates

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — The South Dakota Corrections Department says staff has foiled an attempt to smuggle contraband into the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls. Corrections Secretary Kelly Wasko is praising staff members, who noticed unusual behavior during a routine supply delivery last week. Because of the ongoing investigation, specific details can’t be released.
Weather service staffing suffering due to budget cuts, hiring freeze

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — Federal budget cuts and a hiring freeze are being felt in national weather service offices in South Dakota. South Dakota News Watch reports the Weather forecast Office in Sioux Falls is among the hardest hit, with a job vacancy rate of nearly 42-percent. State Climatologist Laura Edwards says one area of concern is coordination between forecast offices and local emergency coordinators when there are risks of severe weather.
Scam calls on the rise

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — Don’t pay up – hang up! That’s the advice being given by South Dakota’s Consumer Protection Division workers who have already received 68-thousand scam reports this year. Scam alerts are popping up across the Upper Midwest, and officials are warning residents to watch their inbox and phone. One common scam starts with fake messages pretending to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles. They claim the targeted victims have broken the law and demand payment.