Category Archives: Local News
Minnehaha County Commission drops Home Rule Charter - for now
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Minnehaha County won't be moving toward a Home Rule Charter - at least not right now. There was a firestorm of reaction to the proposal a week ago, and Commissioners appe...
Jul 24, 2024 Minnehaha County Courthouse. Photo from ujs.sd.gov.
FEMA offering help for saving family heirlooms damaged by floods
DES MOINES, IA (KELO.com) -- Thousands of families across the region are still picking up the pieces from floods that hit one month ago. Many photos, books and other family treasures have been damaged...
Jul 24, 2024 Credit: South Dakota Civil Air Patrol photos for the S.D. Office of Emergency Management
Sioux Falls School District working to fill vacant teacher slots
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A year later, and the Sioux Falls School District is facing a familiar problem in staff hiring. The District needs to fill about a dozen teaching positions before school ...
Jul 23, 2024 Substitute teacher Laurie Hansen Neisen ran students through a math lesson at Creekside Elementary School in Spearfish in fall 2021. Photo by SDNW.
Minnehaha County paved roads in good shape
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Many counties across South Dakota are struggling to maintain their roadways, but Minnehaha County Commissioners received some good news on that front this morning. A cons...
Jul 23, 2024
102 mph in a 40 mph zone!
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police may have a bit of a writing cramp after its most recent street racing saturation patrol. Information Officer Sam Clemens says 114 citations were issued...
Jul 23, 2024 Sioux Falls Police cruiser door. KELO.com News file photo.
Minnehaha County Commissioners drop Home Rule Charger - at least for now
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Minnehaha County won't be moving toward a Home Rule Charter - at least not right now. There was a firestorm of reaction to the proposal a week ago, and Commissioners appe...
Jul 23, 2024 Minnehaha County Courthouse. Photo from ujs.sd.gov.
UTV accident claims life of 16 year old girl
GARRETSON, SD (KELO.com) -- A 16-year old girl died in a UTV rollover accident near Garretson Sunday evening. The vehicle entered the ditch and rolled. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene of the...
Jul 22, 2024 Fatal accident graphic.
Court services days of operation limited at Turner County Courthouse
PARKER, SD (KELO.com) -- Structural problems and environmental concerns at the Turner County Courthouse in Parker are forcing some big changes in the way residents do business with the county. Major s...
Jul 22, 2024 Photo Courtesy: South Dakota Department of Revenue
Minnehaha County Sheriff searching for fugitive
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A wanted man is on the loose, and the authorities need your help finding him. The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of ...
Jul 20, 2024
SFFR, Animal Control team up to rescue pig from Big Sioux River
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls' latest social media star is an orphan rescued from the Big Sioux River. Fire and Rescue teamed up with Animal Control to rescue - a young pig - from a sand b...
Jul 19, 2024
