Category Archives: Local News
Sioux Falls man faces up to life in prison and $1-million fine in drug case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- He'll have plenty of time to consider his crime. 25-year old Armando Cheshier of Sioux Falls was convicted by a federal jury on drug charges. He distributed fentanyl and ...
Dec 5, 2023 michael scott / CC
Carjacking results in 12 year prison term
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man faces more than a decade in prison for a 2022 carjacking. 26-year old Jose Uribe pleaded guilty to pulling a shotgun on a man who was giving him a ride ...
Dec 5, 2023 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
New construction down sharply from 2022 record, but still good
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- With one month to go, Sioux Falls building is much slower than a year ago, but 2023 is still a good year. That's the assessment from City Building Permit Chief Butch Warr...
Dec 5, 2023 Concrete Forms / CC
Police launch $50-thousand campaign to reduce car thefts
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The men and women in blue say they've talked until they're blue in the face, but they wonder if anyone's listening. So, Sioux Falls police trying a new method of communic...
Dec 5, 2023 Sioux Falls Police cruiser door. KELO.com News file photo.
Arizona man sentenced for drug trafficking in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- An Arizona man was sentenced to prison for his role in bringing fentanyl into South Dakota. Rusty James Driscoll, 39, was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for hi...
Dec 2, 2023 PRSA-NY / CC
Wreaths Across America ceremony planned for Sioux Falls Veterans Cemetery
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Wreaths Across America is coming to the new Veterans Cemetery near Sioux Falls. A wreath laying ceremony will be held Saturday, December 16. The ceremony will be held at ...
Nov 30, 2023
Sioux Falls schools to limit boys' activities to avoid Title IX problems of equal opportunities for girls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- More fallout for the Sioux Falls School District on sports activities. The district is now limiting boys' activities to address concerns about Title IX violations. Parent...
Nov 30, 2023
Fundraising effort to help feed Sioux Falls Public School students
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A fundraising offer to help make sure Sioux Falls students get a hot meal every day. Local nonprofit Hungry Hearts is matching donations up to 100-thousand dollars throug...
Nov 30, 2023 woodleywonderworks / CC
Sioux Falls officials urge citizens to prepare for winter conditions
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- There isn't any snow on the ground now, but Sioux Falls officials want you to be ready when the flakes begin to fall. Several city officials are laying out snow removal p...
Nov 30, 2023 OakleyOriginals / CC
Ten year prison sentence for foster/adoptive mother in child abuse case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Ten years in prison for weapons and child abuse for a Wagner woman. 53-year old Tina Sully was indicted by a federal grand jury in February of 2022. She was found guilty ...
Nov 29, 2023 Sioux Falls Federal Courthouse. Photo from usmarshals.gov.
