Category Archives: Local News

Gassen family donates to new USD field house
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- Sanford Health President and CEO Bill Gassen and his wife Jill are giving a million dollars toward the future indoor track and field facility that will bear their family n...
Tom Rooney Feb 04, 2026 USD Coyotes poster.

SFPD launching 'Project Zero'
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A word to the wise if you're thinking of getting behind the wheel impaired by drugs or alcohol - get a ride. The Sioux Falls Police Department is launching 'Project Zero'...
Tom Rooney Feb 03, 2026 KELO.com News graphic.
Child abuse charges filed for parents of boy who went missing
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The parents of a ten year old Sioux Falls boy who was the subject of a recent manhunt are facing child abuse charges. Juan Barragan and Angela Franco were arrested for ab...
Tom Rooney Feb 03, 2026

Falls Park Master Plan gets the green light
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Falls Park Master plan has won the endorsement of the Sioux Falls City Council. It adds features to the existing park, and envisions expansion for new recreational ac...
Tom Rooney Feb 03, 2026 Sioux falls parks and recreation
3rd annual 'Southside Slamwich' competition begins
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Burger Battle has come to a close. Now the Southside Slamwich is beginning its third contest. 16 restaurants are participating - all located between 41st ...
Tom Rooney Feb 03, 2026

Police searching for suspects in armed robbery
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating a weekend armed robbery that left a local man with a gun wound. Sergeant Jake Harris says 3 masked individuals believed to be in thei...
Tom Rooney Feb 03, 2026 OpenFinalG / Depositphotos.com

Counting begins in data center petition drive
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Clerk's office is busy counting. Petitions were turned in late yesterday, calling for a public vote on zoning changes for a proposed hyper scale data...
Tom Rooney Jan 30, 2026 Olivier26 / Depositphotos.com

School Board taking applications for Whittier task force
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Whittier Middle School in Sioux Falls has housed students for over a century, but its days are numbered. School District officials are gearing up to replace it. The Board...
Tom Rooney Jan 27, 2026

Everyone safe after vehicle goes through ice at Lake Brant
LAKE BRANT, SD (KELO.com) --Two fishermen and a first responder are recovering after going through the ice on Lake Brant Saturday night. Two men broke through the ice while driving a side-by-side acro...
Tom Rooney Jan 26, 2026 GrB / Depositphotos.com
Fatal Minnesota shooting spawns weekend protest in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Over two hundred people participated in a rally in Sioux Falls for a Minnesota man shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in the Twin Cities over the weekend. Homeland S...
Tom Rooney Jan 26, 2026

