Noem confirmation; prisoners sentenced; Tea rummage sale
Jan 18, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's Saturday, January 18. Take a look at our top stories with KELOLAND On The GO.
“Senator, I look forward to working with you.” That was the repeated statement of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as she sat before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing for the role of Secretary of Homeland Security.
Noem pledges transparency in DHS confirmation hearing
In what turned out to be a contentious day in court, a Judge sentenced two South Dakota Prison inmates for the violent beating of a correctional officer. Lester Monroe and Kyle Jones attacked and beat the officer at the state prison in Sioux Falls in 2023. A second officer was also struck. A jury found both inmates guilty of attempted murder and aggravated assault.
Judge gives 50 years to inmate who predicts more violence at state penitentiary
KELOLAND News has new details surrounding the shooting in Milbank earlier this week at a nursing home that landed one person in the hospital and another in jail.
Alleged shooter in Milbank nursing home was in training
A frigid forecast is ahead this weekend as the coldest air of the winter season arrives in the region. Strong winds are gusting from the northwest at 20-40 mph and we expect more wind this weekend.
Storm Center Update: Coldest air of the winter arrives this weekend
You don’t typically think of mid-winter being prime rummage sale season but a longtime business in Tea is opening its doors to rummagers this weekend.
Tea rummage sale features treasures & Tupperware
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Saturday Boredom Busters: January 18th
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