Category Archives: Local News
Scammers outwitting Alexa, other voice technologies
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Smart devices may not be smart enough to out-smart scammers. Voice detection technology is being duped by phone scammers. Jessi Schmidt with the Better Business Bureau....
Nov 11, 2023 Smart Home Perfected / CC
Sioux Falls police asking for help in finding missing 13-year old
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- We are looking for assistance in locating 13 year old Samuel Swanson. He is 5'5", 140lbs, brown hair, brown eyes, unknown clothing. He was last seen in the area of W 41st...
Nov 10, 2023
State Trooper justified in shooting suspect
DELL RAPIDS, SD (KELO.com) -- State officials say a Highway Patrol trooper was justified in shooting a man in Dell Rapids last month. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the suspect was suicidal and w...
Nov 9, 2023
It's time to get the lead out
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They want to get the lead out...out of the water supply system. Sioux Falls is taking part in a nationwide survey to identify lead water service lines. City environmental...
Nov 9, 2023 Sioux Falls city logo
Rounds: South Dakota may become cyber hub
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Opportunity is knocking in South Dakota - especially for those interested in cyber security. Dakota State University has a rare contract with Army Cyber. Now, Senator Mik...
Nov 8, 2023 erdbeernaut
Sioux Falls recycling rate declines
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Recycling rates in Sioux Falls are headed in reverse, and city officials are working to reverse the trend. Public Works Director Mark Cotter says city residents will save...
Nov 7, 2023 A garbage truck at a Sioux Falls landfill. Image via City of Sioux Falls.
Well known pianist returns to Sioux Falls where it all started
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- From communist oppression in Ukraine in the 1990's to soaring the heights of performing at Carnegie Hall. Well-known Pianist Angelina Gadeliya spent part of her childhood...
Nov 6, 2023
One killed in early morning rollover in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- An early morning accident in Sioux Falls has left one person dead and another in critical condition. At about 3 o'clock this morning a 2015 Ford fusion lost control and...
Nov 4, 2023 Fatal accident graphic.
Sioux Falls women sentenced for distributing drugs for cartels in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Two Sioux Falls woman face lengthy prison terms for dealing meth and fentanyl. Kessara Mikkelson and Asia Gunhammer pleaded guilty to distribution charges in July. Mikkel...
Nov 3, 2023 James Yarema / Unsplash
Authorities discover those behind bomb threats at Flandreau school
FLANDREAU, SD (KELO.com) -- Two juveniles have been identified as the ones responsible for bomb threats at the Flandreau school at the beginning of the school year. Moody County Sheriff Troy Wellman e...
Nov 3, 2023
