Category Archives: Local News
Sioux Falls parks system preparing for the season
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls parks officials are gearing up for the winter season. It will be a big year in the Philips to the Falls area, as some new attractions will be added to the tri...
Oct 30, 2024 Winter Wonderland at Falls Park. Photo from the City of Sioux Falls.
SF School District installing new safety technology in buildings
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- New technology is being put in place to improve safety in Sioux Falls schools. The technology will screen visitors and identify potential issues before people are given a...
Oct 29, 2024
Sioux Falls man convicted of attempted sex crimes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Guilty on all counts. That's the verdict handed down this week in the trial of a child predator. Gerber David Santos Gonzalez, age 25, of Sioux Falls was convicted on c...
Oct 26, 2024 PRSA-NY / CC
SD sample ballot translations connect newer citizens to voting process
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's an outreach to American citizens of foreign ancestry to help them better understand what's on the ballot. SD Voices for Peace translated a sample South Dakota elec...
Oct 26, 2024
Superintendent resigning after five years at helm of Sioux Falls School District
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls School District Superintendent Dr. Jane Stavem is resigning. Dr. Stavem is ending an impressive 35 years in K-12 education, including 15 years as a superinten...
Oct 25, 2024
Lincoln County landowner lawsuit dismissed in penitentiary dispute
LINCOLN COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- A major setback for Lincoln County Landowners trying to defeat plans to build a men's penitentiary near Harrisburg. Landowners filed suit to stop the plans earlier thi...
Oct 25, 2024 Inside the Sioux Falls State Penitentiary. Photo from the S.D. Dept. of Corrections.
Call to Freedom awarded major grant
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A half-million dollar grant for an organization that helps people caught up in human trafficking. Call to Freedom was awarded the grant from the Bush Foundation and the S...
Oct 25, 2024 Call to Freedom logo.
Penitentiary Warden relieved of duties
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Penitentiary Warden Teresa Bittinger has been removed, as questions remain over last month's prison lockdown. Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko briefed stat...
Oct 25, 2024 S.D. State Penitentiary. Photo by Mayor Paul TenHaken.
Concerns over election fraud boil over in Minnehaha County Commission meeting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- One week later, and Minnehaha County Commissioners are dealing with accusations related to alleged election fraud again. It's due partially to a gap between state law, wh...
Oct 25, 2024 hemul75 / Depositphotos.com
Possible parking restrictions for larger vehicles in Downtown Sioux Falls
You may have to look elsewhere if you want to park your big rig on Philips Avenue in Downtown Sioux Falls. City Councilors are considering an ordinance aimed at larger pickups and SUV's that are too l...
Oct 25, 2024 Photo: DTSF
