Category Archives: Local News

Councilor Neitzert: Delbridge actions moving too fast
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Great Plains Zoo has announced plans to do away with the Delbridge Museum of Natural History, but City Councilor Greg Neitzert says, "Not so fast! Zoo officials say t...
Tom Rooney Aug 28, 2023 Great Plains Zoo logo.

Sioux Falls woman charged with manslaughter in death of infant
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls woman is charged with manslaughter after the death of her baby. Ashlynn Swenson-Marshall was bathing her 2 month old son in July. She walked away from him f...
Tom Rooney Aug 28, 2023 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Garretson man confronts SWAT vehicle with compound bow
BRANDON, SD (KELO.com) -- A Garretson Man is in jail after shooting a compound bow at a SWAT vehicle. What started as a domestic assault case turned into a stand off with the SWAT team. Minnehaha coun...
Tom Rooney Aug 28, 2023

Sioux Falls man locked away for attempted production of child pornography
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- An attempt to take pornographic images of a child has landed a Sioux Falls man behind bars. Tyson Thill, age 45, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for attempt...
Rich Keller Aug 26, 2023 PRSA-NY / CC

Scammers impersonating police
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are warning the public about a new scam making the rounds. This time, the scammers are impersonating the police. They're trying to convince people to s...
Tom Rooney Aug 23, 2023 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.

Operation Ozzie: 54 traffic citations
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They call it Operation Ozzie. It's a saturation patrol that's been active in Sioux Falls this summer. Police Lieutenant Andrew Siebenborn says it's designed to crack down...
Tom Rooney Aug 23, 2023

New class offerings with the new school year
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- With the beginning of the new school year, the Sioux Falls district is rolling out some new class offerings. Superintendent Dr. Jane Stavem says the new classes are excit...
Tom Rooney Aug 23, 2023

Sioux Falls utilities - we have an app for that
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The city of Sioux Falls announced an upgrade to the way you pay your utility bill. OneMeter is a new portal for utility customers to have more visibility into their accou...
Tom Rooney Aug 23, 2023 Mike Lawrence / CC

Sioux Falls man overcomes near-death experience on his way to medical school
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Life's greatest victories sometimes come out of life's greatest challenges. Tom Rooney tells us about a young medical student from Sioux Falls who has overcome daunting o...
Tom Rooney Aug 22, 2023

Pair arrested after confronting people in another vehicle
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Two men are facing charges after confrontations with another vehicle. Spanning the west central part of the city with multiple events, Police nabbed the suspects after a ...
Tom Rooney Aug 21, 2023


