KELOLAND.com Corrections

• 03/03/2013 - In an Associated Press story about South Dakota ag department forums, the date and site of the meeting was incorrectly given. It has been corrected. (Go to story)


• 02/16/2013 - In a story about the SDSU men's basketball team, the date for when they will play on ESPN2 was corrected.  SDSU plays Murray State on February 23, not February 13 as first reported. (Go to story)


• 02/11/2013 - In a story about diversity in the Worthington School District, one of the groups was misspelled.  It has been corrected from 'Koran' to 'Karen.' (Go to story)


• 02/08/2013 - In a story about jailbreaking your iPhone, a couple of points were clarified.  An earlier version of the script stated rooting your Android is irreversable.  It can be changed back to factory settings but is a complicated process.  The script was also updated to reflect that Brodie says the Apple update was in response to the new jailbreak program.  (Go to story)


• 12/27/2012 - The spelling of a fire victim's name was incorrectly given by officials.  The girl's name is Alivia Coon, not Olivia Coon.  It has been corrected in stories where the incorrect spelling was used. (Go to story, Go to story, Go to story, Go to story, Go to story, Go to story)
   
• 12/19/2012 - In a story the Watertown AT&T helping out an area organization the number of children the organization serves per week was incorrectly stated. It's 350, not 650. It's been corrected. (Go to story)


• 12/18/2012 - In a story about when snow gates will go on the ballot, the wrong election was given. Snow gates will be on the 2014 spring election ballot, not the 2014 general election ballot. (Go to story)


• 12/06/2012 - In an Associated Press story, the the AP incorrectly said the jail administrator's first name was Michelle. It's been correct to Melissa. (Go to story)
   
• 12/06/2012 - In a story about the Artists Against Hunger event, the hours listed were incorrect.  The story has been updated to reflect the event is is Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Go to story)
   
• 11/09/2012 - In an Associated Press story about funding to fight pine beetles, the word 'pine' was misspelled. It has been corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 10/28/2012 - A story about a deadly ATV crash was updated to reflect that after further investigation, the South Dakota Highway Patrol found the crash happened on private property, not Highway 20 as it first reported. (Go to story)
   
• 10/25/2012 - In an Eye on KELOLAND about donated clothing items being sold for profit, a statement that said 15 percent of unwanted clothing and textiles ends up in the landfill was corrected to say that it gets recycled. (Go to story)
   
• 10/15/2012 - In an Associated Press story about two planned executions in South Dakota, the year Donald Moeller killed Becky O'Connell was incorrect.  It happened in 1990, not 1999 as first reported.  (Go to story)
   
• 10/08/2012 - In a story about a grassfire near a Minnesota state park, the word "chars" was misspelled in the headline. It was corrected.  (Go to story)
   
• 10/04/2012 - In a story about Donald Moeller's upcoming court hearing, "appearance" was misspelled in the headline. It was corrected.  (Go to story)
   
• 09/18/2012 - In a story about frost helping apple crops, the orchard owner's last name was misspelled.  It has been corrected.  (Go to story)
   
• 09/13/2012 - In a story about an expanding polygamist compound, the word 'piqued' was misspelled.  (Go to story)
   
• 09/13/2012 - In a story about a standoff in Sioux Falls, the location of where an alleged rape took place has been corrected.  It happened at an apartment, not at the Rushmore Motel. (Go to story)
   
• 09/10/2012 - The district was asked about Sanford Health's interest in the Jefferson Elementary School property, not the Longfellow property as this story first stated. (Go to story)
   
• 09/08/2012 - The word 'gelding' was misspelled in this story; it has been corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 09/08/2012 - A 'r' was omitted from Shriver in the headline of this story; the error has been corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 09/06/2012 - The spelling of the last name of the police captain was corrected to 'Marotteck.' (Go to story)
   
• 09/03/2012 - In an Associated Press story about South Dakota officials asking for reports of dead deer, the spelling of 'deer' was corrected in one instance from 'dear.' (Go to story)
   
• 09/03/2012 - In a story about a house fire in Minnesota, the following corrections were made: the spelling of lose and losing was updated; also, 'was' was corrected to 'were.' (Go to story)
   
• 8/31/2012 - In this story about a business boom along 41st Street, the following errors were corrected: the spelling of Fareway; incorrect use of 'your'; and words omitted in a sound bite were added back in the script. (Go to story)
   
• 8/28/2012 - In a story about food allergies in the Sioux Falls school district, a line stating the district doesn't allow peanut products was removed.  While the district doesn't serve peanut products, students are allowed to bring those products into the schools.  (Go to story)
   
• 8/28/2012 - In an Associated Press story about the death of Neil Armstrong, it was first reported that he walked on the moon in June 1969.  It was corrected to July 1969. (Go to story)
   
• 8/15/2012 - In an Associated Press story about South Dakota wind energy production, a second company was listed as a turbine blade manufacturer, but that company was no longer in business. It was corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 8/6/2012 - In a story about a horseback rider drowning in the Missouri River, misspellings of the word horse and Vermillion were corrected.  The word "was" was also originally omitted in the third sentence.  It was corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 7/5/2012, 07/12/2012 - Authorities corrected the age of a child in custody in connection with a two year old's death.  The child is 11 years old, not 12 as first reported.  (Go to July 5 story) (Go to July 12 story)
   
• 7/11/2012 - In a story about changes to driver license stations, the word 'trial' was misspelled.  It was corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 7/10/2012 - A story about changes to the Sioux Falls pension plan was corrected to reflect that new employees will not be eligible for a health care stipend. (Go to story)
   
• 6/22/2012 - In a story about construction along Louise Avenue, the spelling of Ian Brueggeman's last name was corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 6/15/2012 - In a story about the sentencing of a Madison murder suspect, Mr. Ericsson's age was corrected to 73; it was first reported he is 74.  (Go to story)
   
• 6/5/2012 - In an Associated Press story about voting being underway for the South Dakota primary election, 'legislature' was misspelled. It was corrected.  (Go to story)
   
• 6/4/2012 - In an Associated Press story about the Justice Department monitoring the election in Pine Ridge, the spelling of John Yellow Bird Steele's last name was corrected.  (Go to story)
   
• 6/3/2012 - In a headline about District 13 candidates preparing for the primary election, the word 'Campaign' was misspelled. It was corrected.  (Go to story)
   
• 5/10/2012 - A headline from an Associated Press story was reworked to better reflect details of the story.  (Go to story)
   
• 5/8/2012 - In a story about bed bugs in Sioux Falls hotels, the wrong word was used in last sentence of the first paragraph.  It has been corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 5/8/2012 - In a story about finding a home in the North Dakota oil fields, part of the sentence was left off when the story was first posted.  The missing words have been added. (Go to story)
   
• 5/7/2012 - In a story about a hail damage sale at a Mitchell car dealership, "Titleist" was misspelled. It was corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 5/6/2012 - In a story about the return of soldiers to Minnesota, the word 'Naval' was misspelled. It has been corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 4/9/2012 - In a story about the American Legion being unhappy with the sentence of a former Post 22 manager, Ken Orrock was listed as the American Legion President. His title as the American Legion State Judge Advocate was corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 4/6/2012 - In a story about a mother trading her car for a bicycle, modes of transportation were switched in the headline to read the opposite.  It was corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 4/5/2012 - In an Associated Press story about the GF&P issuing any whitetail licenses, the word 'tool' was misspelled. It was corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 4/5/2012 - In a story about builders in Sioux Falls looking for employees, misspellings of the words 'market' and 'than' in the first paragraph where corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 4/1/2012 - In a story about Kentucky basketball fans celebrating the team's win in the Final Four, the word 'rowdy' was misspelled in the headline.  It's been corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 3/29/2012 - In a story about Roosevelt High School's baseball team, the word 'straight' was misspelled; it's been corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 3/6/2012 - In a story about Deadwood's history, it was first stated that Annie Oakley is buried there; she is actually buried in Ohio. (Go to story)
   
• 2/29/2012 - In an Associated Press story about the legislature approving bonus pay for state workers, the word "two" was omitted in the fourth paragraph.  It was corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 2/29/2012 - In an Associated Press story on Ag Week celebrations, Alcester was misspelled. it was completed. (Go to story)
   
• 2/29/2012 - In an Associated Press story about the SD House passing an anti-bullying policy, the last sentence in the fourth paragraph was incomplete.  It's been completed. (Go to story)
   
• 2/27/2012 - In a story about busy walk-in clinics, a word was misspelled in the headline.  It's been corrected. (Go to story)
   
• 2/21/2012 - In the Eye on KELOLAND about a high school student who is interning with Sanford researchers, the word then was used instead of than. It was corrected (Go to story)
   
• 2/21/2012 -In a story about a new device that deactivates cell phones while driving, the name of the company that makes the device had an extra space. It was corrected to read Cellcontrol. (Go to story)
   
• 2/15/2012 -  A story about gas prices was updated to clarify the types and prices of gas being sold at the Get N Go. (Go to story)
   
• 2/15/2012 - In an Associated Press story about Scotland deciding not to shorten the school week to four days, the direction of Scotland in reference to Sioux Falls was corrected from southeast to southwest in the last paragraph. (Go to story)
   
• 2/10/2012 - In a story about a chase in Sioux Falls, the word 'intoxicated' was updated to 'under the influence' to clarify that substance the suspect is accused of using. (Go to story)
   
• 2/3/2012 - In a story about dumpster diving, the text originally read that Kevin said the people were looking for pot, instead of product. The change has been made.(Go to story)
   
• 2/4/2012 - A previous version stated that the crash happened on at Exit 91, and was corrected to read Exit 191.  (Go to story)
   
• 2/3/2012 - In a story about Facebook going public, the value of the IPO was stated at $5 million and corrected to read $5 billion.  (Go to story)
   
• 2/1/2012 - In a story about the search for a suspected gunman in Madison, the additional school district placed on lockdown was corrected to report it was Oldham-Ramona.  (Go to story)