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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A strong storm system will bring a variety of weather to the northern plains over the next day and a half. Kyle Weisse...

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) -- Despite the shot of cold air and some snow this week, the outlook for most of December is continued above-normal temperatures ...

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) -- Despite the shot of cold air and some snow this week, the outlook for most of December is continued above-normal temperatures ...

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Hot, dry weather means even lower Missouri River runoff projections Gavins Point Dam & Lewis & Clark Lake Drought conditions are expected to expand and worsen across Iowa when the new map is released tomorrow from the U.S. Drought Monitor. The continued hot, dry weather is being reflected in runoff predictions for the Missouri River. Kevin Grode, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, says lower-than-normal runoff has persisted since last year. “May runo...

Health experts stress importance of getting second COVID shot By Carter Woodiel May 6, 2021 7:41 AM YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) — As demand for Covid-19 shots slows down, health care professionals are reminding us about the importance of completing the vaccination protocol. That means following up for a second dose for those receiving the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. “The first shot really primes your pump, in a way, and then that second shot is what gives you the longevity, what really giv...

South Dakota moving to ‘on-demand’ vaccine ordering By Carter Woodiel Apr 30, 2021 7:39 AM SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — South Dakota will soon change how it obtains COVID-19 vaccine doses as vaccine supply continues to grow to meet demand. The state will shift from receiving regular weekly allotments from the federal government to an “on-demand” system where vaccine providers order what they expect they’ll need based on demand from the public. “That ...

Some students will need help catching up after COVID-19 restrictions end By Todd Epp Apr 26, 2021 7:08 AM VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO.com) — With the end of a Covid-19 shadowed school year in sight, administrators are recognizing many students will need more help at the start of the fall term. Vermillion Superintendent Damon Alvey says they are moving to add more counselors. Alvey says they know there are students that have lost most of an academic year. Students were sent home in mid-Marc...

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Governor expected to sign new bill on ag trespassing, court challenge expected A bill that criminalizes certain types of trespassing on agricultural properties has passed the Iowa legislature and now awaits Governor Kim Reynolds’ signature. Drew Mogler, the public policy director at the Iowa Pork Producers Association, says it creates new penalties for those found guilty of trespassing to set up surveillance equipment on someone else’s property to secretly capt...

Legislative graphic. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — A bill requiring masks in most indoor public spaces is up for a vote by the South Dakota Senate. The bill, SB 125, passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee “without recommendation” on Wednesday, meaning the committee did not endorse the bill but will allow the full Senate to vote on it. It is unlikely to pass the Republican-dominated chamber. Bill sponsor Reynold Nesiba, a Democrat from Sioux Falls, said voluntary mas...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — A strong cold front will bring in snow, wind, and much colder temperatures. Brad Temeyer at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says the front will move across the area overnight. He says the front will bring the coldest air of the winter. Temeyer says the pattern will stay cold for a while. January just wrapped up with much above normal temperatures for many reporting stations across the region. (Jerry Oster, WNAX, contributed this report.) ); } ret...