Tom Hanson is an award winning journalist and a South Dakota native. He grew up in Mitchell.   
Tom has worked for television news departments in Rapid City, Colorado Springs, Colorado and in Salt Lake City, Utah. During his time in South Dakota, Colorado and Utah, Tom has received many awards; they include a regional Emmy, an Edward R. Murrow Award, Eric Severeid Award, and more than a dozen Associated Press awards. According to Tom "That recognition is only possible because I've been lucky enough to team up with talented people. "In 2002, Tom was awarded a fellowship by the National Press Foundation in Washington D.C. That same year Tom also attended the Poynter Institute for Journalism in Florida. Tom's first "professional" announcing job came when he was 12 years old. "My parents owned the drive-in movie theater in Mitchell. The first time I spoke into a microphone I said these words ("Last call concession stand, last call concession stand"). My first big break!Tom is a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a green belt in Judo. "The most heartfelt compliment I get is when people tell me they feel like I am TALKING to them...not just READING something. That brings a lot of satisfaction and makes all the hard work worth it."

Jen Wahle  -  Jen hails from Carson, Iowa, a tiny town near Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm, and goes back every once in a while to walk beans for her dad, who's both a farmer and a teacher.
She inherited her mom's love for baking (her mom owns a baking business).Jen's first broadcasting experience was in 2nd grade, when she and a classmate taped a TV show for a class project. She was hooked.Jen graduated from the University in South Dakota in Vermillion with a degree in Mass Communications (Go Yotes!), where she met and married her husband, Chris.Jen's won several awards for her stories. Her favorite parts of her job are getting to meet so many interesting people, and being of service to others.In her spare time, Jen likes to read, bake, and go on walks or hikes with her husband.

Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord joined the KDLT Weather Plus Team in September of 2006 after graduating from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology.
Rusty is from Hornick, IA, a small town southeast of Sioux City, IA, where he grew up on the family farm.
He is excited to have the opportunity to be able to work in the Midwest where he grew up and learned about weather. Besides weather, Rusty is also an avid sports fan and likes watching and participating in a variety of sports.

Mark has been in sports casting since 1976 where he began his career as weekend sports anchor at WTVR in Richmond, VA.The Boston native always wanted to be a sportscaster since driving friends crazy by doing play by play of almost every game he played in as a kid! "The love of sports and gift for gab made this a natural!" Ovenden is a father of three very active boys which has made the job of sports reporting interesting now that they are into college sports. He hopes you'll forgive him if a little favoritism shows through on occasion. Mark loves to go to games with his sons, golf and occasionally hunt and fish, although he isn't much of a threat in those two areas. "It's the camaraderie that I enjoy most! "Mark loves his job. "I'm lucky to be doing something I truly enjoy. The day it isn't fun, is when I'll hang up the mike for good. As a competitor, you like to see the fruits of your labor. That seems to be a common feeling at KDLT, which is why it has been so enjoyable. The drive to win is no different than when you're involved in athletics." Ovenden hopes to coach youth baseball again some day.

Travis Klanecky joined the KDLT Weather Plus Team in May of 2007 after graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in Meteorology/Climatology. While pursuing his degree, Travis was an intern at KOLN/KGIN TV in Lincoln.Travis grew up in St. Paul, Nebraska, a small town just north of Grand Island. While in high school, he enlisted into the United States Army Reserve. During his 8-year enlistment, he served in Kuwait as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Travis has been fascinated with weather and its phenomenon ever since he was a young boy. His favorite aspect of meteorology is severe weather. He attributes that to the time his home was hit by a tornado when he was young. He grew up, hoping one day to become a weatherman, so he could share his excitement of the weather with others.Travis' other interests include spending time with his wife, playing various sports, and following the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Most important in his life is his faith. "I'm a follower of Jesus Christ and enjoy sharing His love with others. I try to live my life as a Christian man both on television and in my everyday life."

TJason started his career at KDLT in November of 2005 as a news and sports reporter.
He attended the University of Minnesota, where he graduated in May of 2005. 
Jason interned in the sports departments at KMSP and KARE in Minneapolis while working with the University Report news team in college.He has been broadcasting since his sophomore year in high school when he announced sporting events for North Metro 15, a cable access station, and worked as sports director for “The Cougar Connection” at Centennial High School…but he enjoys finally getting paid for it.
In his spare time, Jason loves to watch sports and movies. He also loves spending time with his friends and family.

Laura Muir joined KDLT as a reporter in March of 2006.Before coming to Sioux Falls, she worked as an anchor and reporter at KSAX Eyewitness News in Alexandria, Minn.  During college Laura interned at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. That internship turned into a part-time job working at the station's assignment desk. Laura graduated from the University of Minnesota in May of 2005. She enjoyed spending much of her time working on University Report with the U of M news team. During college Laura took on various roles with her local SPJ chapter. She volunteered as the Secretary, the Treasurer and the Vice-President. She also got a chance to work in radio while she was in college.  Laura spent two years as a producer, reporter and anchor for Radio K at the University of Minnesota. And she worked as a reporter for Access Minnesota, a weekly radio program broadcast to more than 45 stations across Minnesota. Now Laura is happy to call Sioux Falls her home. She say’s she's excited to be a part of the area and the people of the Sioux Empire.