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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SFSD teacher contracts coming in

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — The Sioux Falls School District is entering the home stretch of teacher contract season. Every year there are resignations as teachers move or retire. Human Resources Director Becky Dorman says that part of the process has gone better this year than years past. Teacher contracts were recently sent out, and teachers have two weeks to decide whether or not to sign them.
Car thefts declining in Sioux Falls

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls authorities say stolen car numbers are down in the city but are still warning of the everyday threat. Reports have been on the decline the last two years. However, police say a suspect broke into two apartments this past Sunday, stealing cash and two cars. One car was recovered, but the other is still missing. Officials note that 80 percent or more of cars stolen in Sioux Falls are left unlocked with the keys inside.
High risk offender being released from prison

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — The South Dakota Department of Corrections is warning about the release of another high-risk offender from prison. 35-year old Glenford Old Lodge will be released to the Winner area. He will be released tomorrow, after serving his entire term and won’t be on parole supervision.
Sen. Thune - 20 years since proposal to close Ellsworth AFB

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) — Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City has come a long way in the last 20 years – and Senator John Thune says he aims to keep it going. 20 years ago the Defense Department’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission proposed closing the base. Thune says it was a gut punch for him, during his first year in the Senate. An all-out effort saved the base, and Senator Thune says Ellsworth has proven its strategic value since then.
Erdogan’s global peacemaker spotlight hides tumult within Turkey

3 days ago | kelo.com | Jonathan Spicer

By Jonathan SpicerISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks in three years on Thursday, days after his country’s militant nemesis, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), dissolved.
Tariff truce sparks hopes for Halloween orders in China

3 days ago | kelo.com | Casey Hall |Nicoco Chan

By Casey Hall and Nicoco ChanYIWU, China (Reuters) -A tariff truce between the United States and China is helping kickstart the resumption of trade between the countries but for manufacturers of Halloween decorations in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu feelings are mixed.
Congressman Johnson leary of gift of plane to President

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) — South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is voicing his concerns over President Trump receiving a rather large gift from the Qatari royal family. It’s a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet, valued at approximately $400 million dollars. But Johnson says it dosen’t look good. Trump says the aircraft will serve as a temporary replacement for Air Force One until the new presidential planes are ready. Johnson says he understands the need for a new plane.
ICE raid in Madison - 8 arrested

3 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

MADISON, SD (KELO.com) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is confirming raid operations took place in Madison yesterday. As a result, ICE arrested eight people at two manufacturing businesses. Three were detained from Manitou Equipment and five from Global Polymer Industries. Those arrested are from Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador. Madison residents reported blocked streets and helicopters flying above during the raids. One witness described several agents wearing masks and vests.
Turkey finance minister Simsek says economy is on track despite slower growth

3 days ago | kelo.com | Karin Strohecker |Libby George

LONDON (Reuters) -Turkey’s finance minister said the country’s economic transformation was on track and that the country was prepared to deal with slower growth. Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said that tighter financial conditions, lower oil prices and a weaker dollar were likely to be disinflationary, boosting the economy. “Growth is slower but we can live with that,” he said during a panel at the annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
22-year old Sioux Falls man accused of murder in mother’s shooting death

4 days ago | kelo.com | Tom Rooney

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — A 22-year old Sioux Falls man is charged with murder in the shooting death of his mother early Monday morning. Nathaniel Borchert was arrested a short time after police arrived at the home in the 11-hundred block of North Minnesota Avenue. Police Lieutenant Aaron Nyberg describes what they found. The victim is the suspect’s mother, 48-year old Jamie Lynn Borchert. Other family members were in the home when police arrived.