Category Archives: Local News

Names released in Lincoln County fatal crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Harrisburg woman has been identified as the person who died Monday, Feb. 20, in a two-vehicle crash northeast of Harrisburg. The South Dakota Department of Public Saf...
Max Remington Feb 27, 2023 Scene of Feb. 20 fatal crash near Harrisburg.
Image courtesy of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

Ernst battles Biden water rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is fighting the tide. Ernst joined her Senate Republican colleagues in challenging the Biden administration's Waters of the United States rule th...
Rich Keller Feb 26, 2023 RB4

Minnesota restores voting rights for felons
ST. PAUL, MN (AP) -- It's a vote to help felons assimilate into society. The Minnesota Senate moved Tuesday to restore voting rights to convicted felons as soon as they get out of prison instead of co...
Rich Keller Feb 26, 2023 Steve Mays / CC
City of Sioux Falls begins plowing residential streets sooner than originally anticipated
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Due to weather conditions quickly improving today, the City of Sioux Falls has announced that snow plow operators began plowing Zone 3 at 10:30 a.m. All streets in Zone...
Max Remington Feb 23, 2023 Progress of snow removal within the city as of 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

UPDATE: Ada was located and is safe; Sioux Falls Police searching for teen who left home during snowstorm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- (Ada has since been located by police and is safe.) Sioux Falls Police are asking the public's help in locating 13-year-old Ada Reisz. Ada reportedly left her home Wedn...
Max Remington Feb 23, 2023 Image of 13-year-old Ada Reisz

City of Sioux Falls introduces Snow Plow Progress Tracker amid ongoing snowstorm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- During a press briefing Wednesday morning, the City of Sioux Falls announced the introduction of their Snow Plow Progress Tracker. When a snow alert is called in the Ci...
Max Remington Feb 22, 2023 The City's Snow Plow Progress Tracker will highlight which streets have and have not yet been plowed.

SDDOT expects more interstate closures
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Additional interstate closures are anticipated by the South Dakota Department of Transportation due to the storm. Currently, Interstate 29 is closed from Sioux Falls (I9...
Julia Kaye Feb 22, 2023

Humane Society nearly at capacity with dogs waiting to be adopted
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is asking people to spread the word about their adoptable dogs. With 80 dog kennels, the building is close to capacity. In a social m...
Julia Kaye Feb 21, 2023

Sioux Falls School District cancels classes Wednesday; Minnehaha County Sheriff Department warns of potential road conditions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls School District has joined the growing list of schools to cancel classes on Wednesday. A Blizzard Warning begins at 9 a.m. for the Sioux Falls area, 6 a....
Julia Kaye Feb 21, 2023

Interstates in eastern South Dakota scheduled to close
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -In anticipation of accumulating snow and strong winds causing blizzard-like conditions, Interstate 29 from Brookings to the North Dakota border will close at 8 p.m. (Tues...
Julia Kaye Feb 21, 2023


