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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
KELOLAND wins 3 Murrow Awards
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — KELOLAND was honored to win three Edward Murrow Awards for its commitment and coverage of stories close to home. 'I'm thrilled by the work our team produces every day,' said KELOLAND Media Group Vice President and General Manager Mari Ossenfort. 'These awards reflect the dedication and commitment our journalists have to telling compelling stories and making a difference in our communities.' 2025 Sioux Falls homicides mapped: May 15 The three categories KELOLAND won were: Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for America's forgotten people – Praying for justice, safety and running water, News Documentary for Emergency & Hope on Pine Ridge, and Sports Reporting for A League of their Own. Regional winners now advance to the national round. Those winners will be announced later this year. KELOLAND Media Group was the only South Dakota television station to receive a Murrow award. Rapid City teen assaults train operator Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘City of Hustle' writers discuss their chapters
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It's been about two and half years since a book highlighting Sioux Falls' history hit store shelves. City of Hustle is a collection of stories about the state's largest city. When readers turn the pages of City of Hustle, they may learn something new about KELOLAND Media Group. News Director Beth Jensen penned one of the chapters, detailing how KELO got off the ground and how it's changed over the years. Brookings' JOANN closing along with others nationwide 'It's important to note how it started and how difficult those founders had it from having to record their segments and taking them to Harold's for film developing and then running them out to the tower in Rowena for broadcasting ,' Jensen said. Retired attorney Doug Hajek's work is also featured in City of Hustle. His chapter is primarily about Citibank's move to South Dakota. He says there has been misconception about how it happened. 'The New York media like to portray it as something that when we changed our usury law, which is a maximum allowable interest rate, that we did that because Citibank asked us to, but they didn't. They had nothing to do with that,' Hajek said. On Monday, Jensen, Hajek , and former state senator and Minnehaha County commissioner Tom Dempster talked about their chapters at a meeting of of the Rotary Club of Downtown Sioux Falls. Hajek says the response to City of Hustle has been very positive. 'There are a lot of very interesting stories in it,' Hajek said. 'I love Sioux Falls, so I really devoured it,' Jensen said. You can pick up the book in several Sioux Falls locations, including Zandbroz and the Falls Park Visitor Center. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Health
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Pierre woman making mental health help more accessible
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A woman from Pierre is being recognized for her work in making mental health resources more accessible for people across South Dakota and beyond. Jill Janecke is one of this year's Remarkable Women winners. Janecke has spent the last 12 years building up Rising Hope Counseling, a clinic designed to help anyone no matter where they live improve their mental health. 'Sometimes I think in rural areas, in our communities, it's like a such a private thing and that you're not supposed to talk about it. And being there and being the, you know, a shine of hope in those communities and letting them know it's okay to talk,' Janecke said. Rising Hope Counseling started in Pierre in 2013 and now has over 20 locations across the state, as well as services in Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. Janecke says she feels honored so many people have been positively impacted by her work. And is excited to head out to Hollywood to meet other remarkable women across the country. 'When you're in a business and you're always helping other people, it'll be awesome just to be able to take that time and and have some self-care, which is always super important in our industry as well,' Janecke said. Janecke was awarded a $1,000 donation to a charity of her choice from KELOLAND Media Group. Janecke said the money will be used to continue her mission at Rising Hope and uplift the staff who help patients everyday. 'Rising Hope has a mission to help everyone in rural areas. And really, all of South Dakota is rural. And so my individual as Jill Janecke, my really passion is to look at my remarkable staff and how can I make sure that they're healthy,' Janecke said. And now she is being recognized for all her hard work. Janecke, along with our other winner Abby Martinez, will travel to Hollywood, California mid-April for the national Remarkable Women conference, where they will both represent South Dakota. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Climate
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WATCH at 2 p.m.: St. Patrick's Day Parade in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Winter weather won't stop the Irish celebrations in Sioux Falls Saturday. Preparing for St. Patrick's Day celebrations If you can't make it downtown to watch the 45th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, you can watch the action live in the video player attached above. The parade starts at 2 p.m. and KELOLAND Media Group will have a camera at the State Theatre following the parade along Phillips Avenue. According to Downtown Sioux Falls, the parade runs on Phillips Avenue from 13th Street to 5th Street. All streets adjacent to the parade route will close at 1:30 p.m. and the painting of the shamrock will happen at 11 a.m. on Phillips Avenue between 9th and 10th Street in front of First National Bank. You can find the latest details on the parade on the group's Facebook page. Shawn Cleary, who joined the St. Patrick's Day Extravaganza Committee 16 years ago, will serve as grand marshal. 'We've marched in everything over the years: rain, sleet, snow, 70 degrees, t-shirts, so we're hardy people. We'll figure it out,' Cleary told KELOLAND News earlier this week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Captain 11 shows airing on KELOXTRA and KELOLAND+
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) – You've been asking and now we can tell you that Captain 11 will be on TV again! KELOLAND Media Group will be airing a marathon of shows on KELOXTRA Sunday, March 9th from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and then back again from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. If you've picked up the KELOLAND+ app for Roku, FireTV, and Apple TV, be sure to 'tune in' this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT. PLUS, there are three full episodes that you can watch on demand right now! Just page down in the app to the Captain 11 section. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
