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8 hours ago
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Lennox, SF Christian sit atop class ‘A' leaderboard
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A strong second day at the State Track and Field Meet has moved the Lennox boys into first place, while Sioux Falls Christian still sits atop the girls scoreboard. You can view some of the team scores below and see full results here. CLASS 'A' BOYS SCOREBOARD CLASS 'A' GIRLS SCOREBOARD Day three of the state meet continues Saturday morning with the final day of events. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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9 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Bergen Reilley meets with fans this weekend in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — She's one of the best college volleyball players in the country and she just so happens to be from Sioux Falls. Bergen Reilley is a two-time 'Big 10 Setter of the Year' and a 2nd team All-American for the Nebraska Cornhuskers' volleyball team. Structure fire burns townhomes in north Sioux Falls Bergen has come a long way since playing at O'Gorman High School, but despite all of her accolades, the 6'1″ junior still wants to accomplish one more thing. Reilley played two years under legendary volleyball coach John Cook. But Cook announced his retirement at the end of last season. KELOLAND News sat down with Reilley Friday afternoon to talk about Cook and what he's meant to her and the volleyball program. 'It's hard to put it into words, he's a legend in the game and for great reason, he had a great track record, but he really cared about his players and I think that's what made him so special he made us feel loved and special, even when he was hard on us, we knew it was out of a place of love,' Reilley said. Nebraska hired Dani Busboom Kelly, who coached at Louisville. 'She again also has a great track record; she flipped the Louisville program around; she just runs a new style offense and I think that'll be really fun for everyone to watch and it's been fun for us to practice already,' Reilley said. Being in the national spotlight, Reilley knows that comes with a huge responsibility, because a lot of young girls look up to her. She says her role model was another O'Gorman grad, Taryn Kloth, who played beach volleyball in the Olympics. 'She's the kind of person I try to emulate, she was always so good to me and that's how I hope to be with these younger girls, because volleyball is growing and women's sports is growing and it's awesome and it's great for the game and these younger girls now have these people to look up to,' Reilley said. Don: What is the one accolade that you are still after? Bergen: I mean it's a national championship of course, we go into every season and we are lucky enough at Nebraska that that's the goal every single year, obviously we want to win the Big 10 and all these other accomplishments too, but at the end of the day our goal is to win a national championship no matter how we do it. Bergen Reilley will be in Sioux Falls tomorrow at Luxury Auto Mall, signing autographs from 11 am to 1 pm. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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9 hours ago
- Business
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Pottery studio teaching people how to throw it down
TEA, S.D. (KELO) —Many people can draw, paint, and do other art forms in your own home. But there is one medium that would be rather expensive to try at home, which is why a new business is giving rookie artists the opportunity to learn how to throw it down. For many people, pottery isn't their forte. 'Not really into art. I'm more into sewing and quilting. And so this is something totally new,' Carla Scott said. Opening weekend at Wild Water West But the same can't be said for Skyler Stencil.'I started in high school with my high school art professor, Gary Siska. He just really led me to a love for it,' Owner Smudge Studios, Skyler Stencil love only grew through college and graduation.'Thought I was going to study up and go to med school. But instead, I bought a pottery wheel, and I spent all my time doing that. And then I started working for Tom and Wanda Clark over at Dakota Potters. And I started by making clay for them, which only gave me easier access to my medium,' Stencil drove Stencil to make a big decision.'I decided that if I was going to do it forever, then I should probably make a living doing it,' Stencil opened Smudge Studios in March. One of the main reasons she wanted to open a pottery studio was to create a community aspect that she started to miss.'In high school, we always had tons of people in the studio, so that was awesome. Even more so true at Creighton. There was always at least 4 to 5 other people. And during class, like, you would have 12 other people. And I just really missed having the community around me while I made art,' Stencil. She has already been building that community. Carla Scott has been attending classes for the past few weeks. 'I've picked up pieces throughout the years from other people making art and stuff. Back in April, we did a whole family clay time and it was fun. So then decided to sign up for the class,' Scott Scott, learning how to throw pottery has been a learning curve.'You know how you watched Ghost. And you thought it was so easy, that was how it was going to be. And it's not like that. And when you're smashing it down, a lot of times it just– it's a good thing it can be reused,' Scott said. Teaching beginners like Scott has also been a new experience for Stencil. 'In a clay date where I have two hours to get someone to learn how to center a piece. So all the way to finishing shaping. Right. Like, that's those are skills I learned over years, and, like, I got to be good at it. It's been very difficult to teach people how to do that within two hours,' Stencil her students can't tell that it's been a struggle. 'Sky is a wonderful teacher,' Scott people a new skill, in a medium that isn't as popular. 'When my first piece got done, I was just amazed how good it looks. And this time I've done a few bowls and then a plate. And so yeah, I was excited to finish that and a tray and stuff. It's just amazing to see when it's done,' Scott said.'I hope that Smudge can offer a place for art. This is the first full-scale pottery studio in the area definitely. And I just hope that people can dip their toes into an art that's not always very accessible,' Stencil said. For people who are interested in trying their hand at throwing pottery, Smudge Studios offers clay date classes. If you think you would like to then grow your pottery skills, there are also 5-week classes you can take. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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11 hours ago
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Potential power outages in the Black Hills and what they could mean to the community
Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) — Black Hills Energy is planning to roll out a Public Safety Power Shutoff program, which could lead to utilities and power outages in the Black Hills. Machinery fire at Sioux Falls Arrowhead Parkway project The goal of Black Hills Energy's Public Safety Power Shutoff program is to avoid causing or spreading a wildfire. 'What we would do is essentially be watching out weather reports, look at our data of our real-time mapping, then we'd make a decision on if there is an extreme situation. We would actually power down portions of our system until the weather conditions warranted a safe return,' Black Hills Energy Vice President of Utilities Wes Ashton said. While it may sound like a simple solution, Pennington County's Emergency Manager questions whether it's necessary. Their director says that in the last decade, just 1.3% of the county's fires were started directly by utilities. 'How many additional problems are we going to create in our communities by shutting off the power? And we have to balance that against the probabilities and the potential consequences of wildland urban interface fires that may be caused by utilities,' Pennington County Emergency Management Director Dustin Willett said. Black Hills Energy says the program is a precaution and doesn't guarantee there will be outages. 'The situation would accrue under our historical model, sometimes never in a year. Some years it could happen one or two times and the most we've ever seen under our historical modeling was an event happening three times a year,' Ashton said. Before any outages, Willett wants more time to educate those potentially affected, including Black Hills businesses. 'You're not able to operate points of sale, no gas being pumped. So your businesses, your restaurants, aren't able to cook or prepare food. Your hotels don't have air conditioning in their rooms or power for their guests. So the economic impact may be devastating for some communities depending on when and where these shutdowns occur,' Willett said. People who receive their services from the Co-Ops in the area will not be affected by these potential outages. Pennington County Emergency Management is currently working on educational pieces to better prepare those who could be affected if power outages happen for long periods of time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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11 hours ago
- Health
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Overdose deaths prompt response from Police Chief
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum wants people to remain vigilant when it comes to drug overdoses. The chief spoke with reporters today following three deaths in the past few weeks believed to be related to overdoses. So far in 2025, drug overdoses have killed seven people in Sioux Falls, with an 8th suspected case awaiting toxicology tests. SFPD: 7 confirmed overdose deaths so far in 2025 'When we look at these drug cases, I think sometimes we hear terminology, like hey it's a bad batch, or its a hot batch, the reality is with the drugs we are dealing with in this day and age, there is no such thing, they are all bad batches, said Thum. At this time last year the city had ten deaths linked to drug overdoses. Emily's Hope founder Angela Kennecke looks at the drop in deaths so far, as a small victory. 'Overdose deaths actually decreased by 20 percent. I think that is a good thing. However, of course, the eight tragic deaths and how those have impacted families and friends, that's awful. And I want to see no deaths at all, but to have the numbers going down, I think that's fantastic,' said Kennecke. Kennecke's nonprofit, Emily's Hope, has distributed more than a thousand doses of Naloxone, also called Narcan, statewide in the past year. Kennecke says people are relaying information to her that they have already prevented several overdoses. 'So I have had separate people approach me, at different times to tell me that Naloxone has saved someone's life. The Naloxone they got from an Emily's Hope distribution box,' said Kennecke. Those public Naloxone distribution boxes are placed in strategic locations throughout South Dakota. Kennecke says Naloxone is a tool, not a cure. 'So we also offer a post-overdose response team for people who have survived an overdose to connect them with the resources that they need. It has to be followed up with the right kind of care to treat substance abuse disorder,' said Kennecke. Chief Thum agrees, it's what happens after an overdose that can lead to change. 'If you are not dealing with the root cause, if you are not dealing with people who have that demand for that narcotic and some of those issues that are there, it's a multi-faceted approach that has to be taken,' said Thum. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
