Category Archives: Local News

Flesh-eating zombie drug
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new concoction that rots human flesh, can turn humans into zombies like the walking dead. No, it isn't a movie plot...it's the latest mixture involving fentanyl. Drug...
Max Remington Mar 28, 2023

Sioux Falls City Council to hold informational meeting on Tuesday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Although meeting only once, it will be a busy day for the Sioux Falls City Council. The Council will have only an informational meeting on Tuesday. On the agenda will b...
Rich Keller Mar 26, 2023

Muddy gravel roads creating a mess and stopping school buses for some
COLMAN, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Winter is creating a big mess. Gravel roads are deteriorating from the melting snow and ground thaw. South Dakota's Association of Townships is asking drivers to consider al...
Julia Kaye Mar 25, 2023

Dusty Johnson leads the way in agriculture
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- Dusty Johnson is making a name for himself in Congress. South Dakota's lone congressman has been named the "most effective House Republican" on agriculture for the 117th...
Rich Keller Mar 25, 2023

Sioux Falls Police Department launches "Career Cadets"
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's an attempt to groom future officers The Sioux Falls Police Department has just launched a new workforce development program, Career Cadets, which seeks to increase...
Rich Keller Mar 25, 2023 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.

Taneeza Islam wins prestigious award
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's a prestigious honor for a prestigious woman. The South Dakota Education Association presented the Human and Civil Rights award to Taneeza Islam, Executive Director...
Rich Keller Mar 25, 2023

Wholestone CEO dispells rumors, says pork plant will be built unless he says otherwise
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The head of Wholestone foods is working to put an end to the rumors that the company has changed its mind about building a large pork processing plant in Sioux Falls. T...
Max Remington Mar 24, 2023

Sioux Falls woman sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for her role in local drug ring
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for her role in a drug ring involving meth. 58-year-old Roberta Diane Dempsey was sentenced on Marc...
Max Remington Mar 21, 2023 U.S. Attorney's Office emblem.

Mission, S.D., man identified as victim in fatal vehicle versus pedestrian crash in Sioux Falls; SFPD still searching for suspect
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Authorities have identified the victim in the fatal vehicle versus pedestrian crash that occurred last Friday along Marion Road in Sioux Falls. 24-year-old Skyler James...
Max Remington Mar 21, 2023 Sioux Falls Police emblem.

Dangerous criminal hunted by Minnehaha Sheriff
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County sheriff is looking for a dangerous criminal. Authorities are on the lookout for Boru Guye Wako Junior. He is wanted for rape, kidnapping and aggrav...
Rich Keller Mar 19, 2023


