Category Archives: Local News

Brookings Chamber partners with SDSU on "Work Ready Boot Camp"
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- They call it a Work Ready Boot camp. The idea is to encourage SDSU students to pursue a career in Brookings. Brookings Chamber CEO Kelsey Doom says it's been in the works f...
Tom Rooney Mar 26, 2024 City of Brookings

Sioux Falls police make arrests in two recent robberies
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Two arrests in a pair of Sioux Falls robbery investigations. A Richfield, Minnesota man is being held on a 100-thousand dollar cash bond for robbing a Sioux Falls bank la...
Tom Rooney Mar 25, 2024 KELO.com News photo by Ray Crockett.

Bank robbery in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A bank robbery in Sioux Falls. On Friday morning a man walked into the US Bank location at 5501 West 41st street, threatened the clerk and fled with an undisclosed amou...
Rich Keller Mar 23, 2024 Sharon McCutcheon / Unsplash

Thune defends Israel
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- As the war rages on in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, some in the US Senate are calling for a cease-fire. Others want Israel to call for new elections. Senator John Thun...
Rich Keller Mar 23, 2024

Sioux Falls man convicted of sex trafficking
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man has been convicted of sex trafficking. Odarie Massiah, age 34, was found guilty of Sex Trafficking of an Adult by Force or Coercion following a three-...
Rich Keller Mar 16, 2024 PRSA-NY / CC

Mitchell job recruitment package hitting the mark
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- "Move to Mitchell, get a thousand bucks." It's a phrase that evidently has a nice ring to it. So nice, it has convinced 26 families to move to Mitchell for jobs. And that ha...
Tom Rooney Mar 12, 2024 The Library of Congress / CC

Good news in latest crime stats for Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The latest crime stats are out for Sioux Falls - and Mayor Paul TenHaken says they're good. Police Chief Jon Thum says the number of drug offenses and car thefts mushroom...
Tom Rooney Mar 12, 2024 Sioux Falls Police take a suspect into custody after a foot chase in downtown Sioux Falls, 11/2/20. KELO.com News photo by Liz Ryan.

Teacher Pathway Program tuition gift
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Education Foundation received a donation for their teacher pathway program. The program allows high school students interested in the teaching profession ...
Tom Rooney Mar 08, 2024

Police asking for information in 50-year old cold case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are asking for help in solving a 50-year old cold case. Ellabeth Lodermeier disappeared 50 years ago today. Her estranged husband Gene reported her mis...
Tom Rooney Mar 07, 2024

Murder hearing moved from Brookings to Flandreau
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The next court hearing for a murder defendant will be moved from Brookings to Flandreau. The accused, Joseph Gene Hoek, is charged with murder in the death of Moody Count...
Rich Keller Mar 02, 2024


