Category Archives: Local News

Group working to renew tradition of Independence Day parade
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Celebrating the nation's 250th birthday wouldn't be complete without a parade. With that in mind, organizers are ramping up their efforts to restore the July 4th parade i...
Tom Rooney 17h ago trongnguyen / Depositphotos.com

Drug ring leader faces up to life in prison, $20-million fine
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- His criminal syndicate introduced fentanyl powder to the Sioux Falls market. Now, a Las Vegas man faces up to life in prison and a 20-million dollar fine. Quantiae Harris...
Tom Rooney 18h ago Fentanyl in powder (left) and pill form confiscated 3/16/21. Photos from SFPD.

High speed chase ends with crash
VOLIN, SD (KELO.com) -- Two people are hospitalized after a high-speed chase in Yankton county ended in a crash. Speeds topped 100-miles per hour before the crash at an intersection near Volin. The tw...
Tom Rooney 18h ago Gorodenkoff / Depositphotos.com

Free fire alarm program - going strong with 30,000 installed
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.c0m) -- How do you measure success? For Sioux Falls Fire and Rescue, it's 30-thousand free smoke alarms installed in nine-thousand homes. The Department has been installing the a...
Tom Rooney 18h ago SergeyLapin / Depositphotos.com
SD farmers help Nebraska farmers in fire recovery
KINGSBURY COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota farmers are helping their neighbors in Nebraska. The Kingsbury Cattlemen's Association is sending hay to farmers who lost their stockpiles and grazing f...
Tom Rooney Apr 02, 2026

K9 deployment results in Sioux Falls man's arrest
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man is behind bars today after an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon. The Police Violent Crimes Unit had been looking for 36-year old Richard Olson...
Tom Rooney Apr 01, 2026 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.

Southeast Technical College receives million dollar gift for Abdnor Center
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a timely gift that will have a huge impact. Marmen Energy has hired a number of graduates from Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls at its facility in Brandon,...
Tom Rooney Apr 01, 2026

Suspect in rape, child sexual contact case in custody
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They call him one of the most wanted men in Minnehaha County, and now Caleb Moran is behind bars. Moran was wanted for rape and sexual contact with a child dating back to...
Tom Rooney Apr 01, 2026 Sioux Falls Police cruiser door. KELO.com News file photo.

New Guinness record - and plenty of spuds to go around
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- A record-setting patriotic display with a quarter-million Idaho potatoes at a Mitchell grocery store. County Fair food Store manager Justin Luther says the best part is bein...
Tom Rooney Mar 31, 2026 Courtesy: KORN News Radio 1490
Yankton man changes plea, receives life sentence
YANKTON, SD (KELO.com) -- A Yankton man has been sentenced to life in prison in a grizzly murder case from early last year. Craig Nichols, Jr. was scheduled to stand trial this summer, but changed his...
Tom Rooney Mar 31, 2026

