Category Archives: Local News
Sioux Area Metro about to unveil new transit routes
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- SAM - Sioux Area Metro - is about to grow in Sioux Falls. The city's Public Transit Advisory Board will be asked to adopt changes proposed by SAM's new transit provider, ...
May 14, 2024 Sioux Area Metro logo.
BBB offers scam recovery help
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- If you've become a victim of a scam, chances are you need help recovering. The Better Business Bureau has launched a new online resource designed to provide that help. So...
May 13, 2024 Irina_drozd / Depositphotos.com
Senator Ernst calls for IRS to investigate "non-profits" engaged in protests
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- Some pro-Palestinian organizations may get a review from the Internal Revenue Service. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is leading 15 of her colleagues in demanding the IRS inves...
May 11, 2024 RB4
Sioux Falls drug dealer gets 20 year sentence
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls drug dealer will be off the streets for a long time. Jason Winckler, 44, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl overdose. ...
May 11, 2024 PRSA-NY / CC
Alleged vehicle scam operator nabbed by police
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls woman faces a long list of charges after trying to flee from police. 40-year old Leslie Epling was allegedly buying used cars by giving the sellers bad chec...
May 10, 2024 Sioux Falls Police cruiser door. KELO.com News file photo.
State and local law enforcement teaming up for traffic saturation patrols
SIOUX FALLS,SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls is growing - in more ways than one. Along with population growth, there's also a growing number of traffic offenses, and a higher risk of serious accidents. Po...
May 10, 2024 A traffic stop. Photo by Adobe Stock via MNC.
Officers and witnesses dealing with emotions of deadly crash
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Police are still working on the investigation into a deadly car crash in Sioux Falls two weeks ago. As they do, officers and those who saw the aftermath are dealing with ...
May 9, 2024 Police Chief John Thum. Photo from SFPD.
Perfect attendance leads to brand new SUV for O'Gorman student
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Perfect attendance has created some extra jingle in the pocket of an O'gorman High School Senior. For Tate Bathke, that jingle is a set of keys to a brand new Ford Bronco...
May 9, 2024 cozyta / Depositphotos.com
High speed chase starts in Minnesota, ends near Colman
COLMAN, SD (KELO.com) -- A high speed chase that started in Minnesota Wednesday ended at a farm near Colman. 39-year old Coty Tellinghuisen of Pipestone, Minnesota is being held in the Brookings Count...
May 9, 2024 Tony Webster / CC
Police Chief Jon Thum - Heart of the City award winner
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- As a life-long resident of Sioux Falls, Police Chief Jon Thum has a heart for the city. Now, he also has the "Heart of the City" - an award he received at the Experience ...
May 8, 2024 Police Chief John Thum. Photo from SFPD.
