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Sioux Falls · Sioux FallsThe South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls houses nearly 14 hundred inmates. A corrections officer tells us the prison is still woefully understaffed. Governor Kristi Noem says a new prison is needed for the safety of both the corrections officers and the inmates.See the Story
Staffing challenges continue to impact South Dakota State Prison
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Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls110 Years Ago – 1914The Amherst band boys will give a hard shadow social and entertainment at the F. Wagner school house.White Phil Schmidt, employee of Mack’s Cafe, was lighting the coffee urn with a torch, a mighty explosion occurred. A leak in the urn had caused gasoline to spread over the counter and the flames spread rapidly over the room. But for the presence of mind of George Tutt and Ernest Rae, who used chemicals and flour, the interior…See the Story
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Sioux Falls · Sioux FallsThe South Dakota Board of Water and Natural Resources approved the financing packages. Sioux Falls will get a loan of $23,130,000 that will fund expansion of sewer service. Rapid City will borrow more to pay the increasing costs of shutting down the north wastewater-treatment plant and opening the new south wastewater plant.See the Story
Sioux Falls, Rapid City get big loans for wastewater
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History · Sioux FallsIn 1980, KELOLAND News was asked to go behind the walls of the South Dakota State Penitentiary. In 1983, 325 inmates took over a cell block, refusing to return to their cells. In 1993, a 12-hour prison yard riot broke out, involving more than 200 inmates.See the Story
History of unrest at State Penitentiary
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Sioux Falls · Sioux FallsInmate refused to go back to his cell because he was protesting a lack of access to tablets and phones. Tablets have allowed inmates to call family, but on March 8 calls and messages on the devices were suspended. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem agrees with Schlagel that the tablets were the reason for the disturbance.See the Story
Correctional officer, Noem say tablets reason for disturbance
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Sioux Falls · Sioux FallsSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- There's been some improvement in the drought monitor. Much needed moisture moved through KELOLAND earlier in the week, for some of us it was the first time getting water in over a month. And it ended up being a lot of water. Parts of eastern KELOLAND received over an inch or two of water over the past week. A lot of it fell over the Sunday and Monday time frame.
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1-2 inches of water improved drought monitor
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Sioux Falls · Sioux FallsEaster is just a few days away and grocery stores in Sioux Falls are getting ready for shoppers. Hy-Vee is offering a $30 Easter meal pack complete with a bag of potatoes, dinner rolls, canned green beans, mushroom soup and gravy, along with half a ham. Franklin Food Market will be open until 2 p.m. Easter Sunday.See the Story
Easter deals at Sioux Falls grocery stores
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Soccer · Sioux FallsSIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) -- A cyber-tip from a national watchdog group has led to the arrest of a Sioux Falls man, who was also a local soccer coach, for possessing child pornography.
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Soccer coach arrested for child porn
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