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10 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Meet the 2025 Miss South Dakota winner
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Just a year and a half ago, Jamee Kattner had never considered being in a pageant before. But then, a group of students mistook her for the then-Miss South Dakota. A few months later, following Kattner's voice recital, multiple people suggested she compete for the title. Man identified in fatal Monday I-90 crash 'Then I thought, well, that has to be more than a coincidence for more than one person to bring this up to me in the span of six months. And so I decided to take a leap of faith and jump into the organization,' said 2025 Miss South Dakota winner Jamee Kattner. And just this past week, Kattner won the statewide pageant- something she didn't see coming. 'Complete and utter shock. I think everyone thinks it can be them. But until you're down to that final two moment, I mean, I can't even truly remember what actually happened,' said Kattner. Now, she has three months to prepare for the Miss America competition. 'The first three days have been a whirlwind, and I'm assuming that's what these next three months will be like. A whirlwind. But yet I'm still so grateful for this opportunity,' said Kattner. For the next year, Kattner will represent South Dakota using her community service initiative, Melodies of Joy: Music's Power to Inspire. 'I'm constantly going into community spaces, EmBe programs, Boys & Girls clubs, schools, nursing homes, and spreading the joy and love of music that I have and giving that gift to others. I think the biggest impact that someone can make is service and having a servant heart,' said Kattner. First look at the Frank Olson indoor rec center Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
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Wading into summer with sand and waves at Wall Lake
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Warm weather had many people heading to the lake or the beach this past weekend. The new Miss South Dakota has been crowned That included Wall Lake, where KELOLAND photojournalist Ash Fechner captured some of that natural wonders of the warm weekend, bringing us the sights and sounds of lake. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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3 days ago
- Health
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Former state worker accused of forging marijuana card
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — A Pierre woman has been charged with four counts of falsifying her own medical marijuana card while she was an employee of the South Dakota Department of Health. The new Miss South Dakota has been crowned According to a news release from the South Dakota Attorney General's office, Alexandra Feiner, 24, has been charged with forgery, false and forged instrument, falsification public records and possession of a forged instrument with intent to defraud. 'The defendant is charged with using her position of trust as a Department of Health employee for her own personal benefit,' state Attorney General Marty Jackley said in a news release. His statement added, 'This type of conduct reflects poorly on those state government employees who work hard for South Dakotans.' The alleged crimes occurred between March 2024 and March 2025. The South Dakota Department of Health oversees the state's medical-marijuana program and cooperated with the investigation conducted by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). The DOH has had more than four different medical-cannabis administrators since the program was created after the November 2020 election. Feiner applied for and received a medical cannabis card in April of 2023. She was certified to receive the card by practitioner Donna Linke of Healing Spirit Psychiatry and Counseling PLLC. Feiner paid for this application, court documents said. A renewal window opened up for Feiner's cannabis card in February of 2024. Feiner allegedly extended the expiration date of the card and approved her own renewal application. She then allegedly created a new medical cannabis card for herself and extended the expiration to May 1, 2025. According to court documents, DOH Secretary Melissa Magstadt reached out to the DCI on March 5 after another DOH employee overheard a former DOH employee speaking at a local gym. Magstadt confirmed Feiner had the ability within the system to create and issue medical marijuana cards. Court documents say Feiner's history records show there is not medical provider certification for the medical cannabis card issued to herself on March 19, 2024. According to the AG's office, one felony count of forgery carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison; while one felony count of offering a false or forged Instrument for filing, registering or recording carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison. One felony count of possession of a forged instrument carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison. The charge of falsification of public records by a public officer or employee is a misdemeanor, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in the county jail. It is alleged that the defendant avoided both the medical provider certification requirement and the fee. Feiner is listed as an inactive employee on the state's transparency website and appears to have left state government employment this spring. The program's previous administrator, Emily Kerr, left at approximately the same time. Whitney Brunner is currently the program administrator. KELOLAND News will have more coverage of Feiner's arrest online and on-air. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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3 days ago
- General
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Avera honors hundreds of cancer survivors
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It's National Cancer Survivors Day, and to celebrate, Avera spent the day honoring patients who beat the odds. Biking 4,000 miles to help homeless veterans Hundreds of cancer survivors came out the the Prairie Center in Sioux Falls where they enjoyed a free meal and a superhero theme. It's the 15th time Avera has hosted the event. Survivors say it was helpful for them to be around people who know exactly what they went through. 'The thought of being with other survivors because sometimes it kind of feel like you're alone in this whole journey. Just to see that other people that have survived, too, is going to be kind of cool,' cancer survivor Terri Vanden Bosch said. 'Their lives are essentially flipped upside down, and unless we've been in those shoes, we just honestly don't necessarily understand that,' Avera certified nurse practitioner Jennifer Reiner said. The survivors also got to add their names to a survivor tree painting and listen to guest speakers. The new Miss South Dakota has been crowned Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
