Category Archives: Local News

South Dakota Harmony - An after-school program with a difference (Pt. 2)
It's a one-of-a-kind music program that some would say turns children into maestros. The music is great, but the founders say the most important part is more about character, honor and dignity. Tom Ro...
Tom Rooney Apr 22, 2023 Changjin Lee / CC

South Dakota Harmony - an after-school program with a difference (Pt. 1)
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a one-of-a-kind music program that some would say turns children into maestros. The music is great, but the founders say the most important part is more about charac...
Tom Rooney Apr 22, 2023 Changjin Lee / CC

Sioux Falls man convicted for enticement of a minor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man will lose his freedom. Sky Thomas Roubideaux, age 23, of Sioux Falls was convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet following a t...
Rich Keller Apr 22, 2023 PRSA-NY / CC

Today is National Drug Take Back Day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- This is a drug activity you can feel good about participating in. Today is National Drug Take-Back Day. Take Back Day is your chance to rid your medicine cabinet of unn...
Rich Keller Apr 22, 2023

Mid-April snow showers hardly a unique sight in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Yes, it's snowing outside, but are you really that surprised? It's nothing Upper Midwesterner's aren't used to by now, and according to the National Weather Service, we...
Max Remington Apr 21, 2023 Guilhem Vellut / CC

Possible cause found for train derailment
Investigators may have found the cause of last month's fiery train derailment in southwest Minnesota. They found a section of fractured rail as they examined the site. The derailment led to the evacua...
Tom Rooney Apr 19, 2023 Firefighters stand near piled up train cars, near Raymond, Minn., Thursday, March 30, 2023, the morning after a BNSF freight train derailed. Authorities say a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire and residents within 1/2 mile of the crash were ordered to evacuate from their homes. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Join Mayor Paul TenHaken in kicking off another year of his "100 Miles in 100 Days" Fitness Challenge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- 100 miles in 100 days. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken is once again encouraging the public to participate in his "100 Miles in 100 Days" Fitness Challenge. The Mayor s...
Max Remington Apr 18, 2023

Have some Coffee with a Cop on Wednesday with Sioux Falls Police
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Share some coffee with a cop tomorrow at Chick-fil-a in Sioux Falls. Officer Brady with the Sioux Falls Police Department... Local residents can come in any time...
Max Remington Apr 18, 2023 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.

Construction begins at 57th Street and Veterans Parkway
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- East 57th Street from Veterans Parkway to Six Mile Road is now closed to through traffic. The project will consist of grading, utility, and surfacing construction to ex...
Max Remington Apr 17, 2023 Street construction graphic.

Avera CEO Bob Sutton stepping down due to health reasons
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Avera CEO Bob Sutton is stepping down. The announcement comes after Sutton was recently diagnosed with a medical condition that requires intensive treatment. Avera says...
Max Remington Apr 17, 2023 Avera Health CEO Bob Sutton


