Category Archives: Local News
Stanley County Schools Begin Year with Bell-to-Bell Phone Restrictions
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - As students return to classrooms in Stanley County today, they will be adjusting to a significant change: personal smartphones and other electronic devices will no longe...
Aug 24, 2026 tonodiaz / Depositphotos.com
University of Sioux Falls has a New Collegiate Sport
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The University of Sioux Falls is offering a new form of competition in chess. The university announced it as a new collegiate sport, giving students a chance to get invo...
Aug 24, 2026
It's the Season of the Orange Cone in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - You may have to dodge a few extra orange cones in the Sioux Falls area this week. Work begins on South Marion Road today...and work begins tomorrow on Tenth, 11th and 13...
Aug 24, 2026 Street construction graphic.
Hot Springs teen missing
HOT SPRINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- Authorities have found the vehicle of a missing teen in the Black Hills, but they haven't found the teen. 16-year old Deren Pershall was last seen leaving the Angostura D...
Aug 24, 2026
It's Riverboat Days in Yankton
YANKTON, S.D. (KELO.com) - In keeping with America 250 it's Red, White and Riverboats in Yankton this weekend. The annual Riverboat Days celebration kicks off tonight with opening ceremonies at the Ri...
Aug 21, 2026
Aberdeen Mayor's Family Mourns the Loss of 8-Year-Old Child
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KELO.com) - Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman's family is mourning the loss of their eight-year-old son in a paragliding accident. The mayor and his ten-year-old child were also injured...
Aug 21, 2026 Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunman
Turner County has a New Courthouse
PARKER, S.D. (KELO.com) - Turner County's new courthouse is now open for business. The old courthouse was demolished a year and a half ago. The treasurer's office was busy yesterday with vehicle licen...
Aug 21, 2026 Photo Credit: South Dakota Unified Judicial System Facebook Page
Brandon Valley's Newest Elementary Will Welcome Students Next Week
BRANDON, S.D. (KELO.com) - The new school year marks the opening of a new elementary school in the Brandon Valley School District. Burkman Valley Elementary is on Brandon's east side. The district als...
Aug 21, 2026 City of Brandon logo.
Dunkin' Makes a Return to South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO.com) - USD Students have a new option for their morning cup of joe this morning. A new Dunkin' location is opening inside the Muenster Unversity Center. It marks the return of t...
Aug 21, 2026 Dunkin' Donuts. (PRNewsFoto/Dunkin' Donuts)
Wall Lake is Unsafe for Swimming
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources is warning of an algae bloom on Wall Lake. Officials say the algae can be seen on the shoreline and floating on some ...
Aug 21, 2026
