Category Archives: Local News

LISTEN: Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum details Tuesday's officer involved shooting
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Another officer involved shooting took place Tuesday afternoon in Sioux Falls. It occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a Kum and Go gas station on th...
Max Remington Dec 21, 2022 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.

Sioux Falls Police conduct alcohol compliance checks; Six businesses fail
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- On December 19th, the Sioux Falls Police Department conducted an alcohol compliance check on 29 different businesses throughout the city. Of the 29 businesses, 6 failed...
Max Remington Dec 20, 2022 (Creative Commons photo via Pxhere)

Sioux Area Metro to provide free rides during this week's dangerously cold weather
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- With extreme wind chill in this week's forecast, Sioux Area Metro (SAM) will waive bus fares on its fixed bus routes for December 21 through 24, 2022. Wind chill temper...
Max Remington Dec 20, 2022 Sioux Area Metro logo.

SFPD issues warning after multiple vehicles stolen while left unattended to warm up
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- As the temperature plummets this week, starting your vehicle and letting it warm up a bit may seem like the practical thing to do. But with multiple cars being stolen s...
Max Remington Dec 20, 2022 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.

SDDOC: Inmate serving 2 life sentences dies in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Corrections says that state prison offender Jimmy Weatherford has died. Weatherford, age 63, passed away at the South Dakota State Penite...
Max Remington Dec 20, 2022 S.D. Dept. of Corrections patch.

NWS issues several advisories ahead of dangerous incoming winter weather
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- With less than one week to go until the Christmas Holiday, an incoming arctic blast will coincide with the arrival of yet another winter storm system. The National Weat...
Max Remington Dec 19, 2022 Wind Chill forecast.
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Authorities provide update to fatal SUV vs snowmobile crash west of Hartford; Name released
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Authorities provided an update Monday morning to Saturday's fatal vehicle versus snowmobile crash west of Hartford. The crash occurred shortly after the victim overturn...
Max Remington Dec 19, 2022

Authorities looking for missing Flandreau woman
FLANDREAU, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Flandreau police are requesting help from the public in locating a missing person. Shawne Rislov was last seen on her security cameras on Friday at approximately 8:45...
Rich Keller Dec 18, 2022

SUV and snowmobile collide near Hartford
HARTFORD, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A snowmobile and an SUV collided with deadly results. At 6:40 Saturday night authorities responded to a call near Hartford for a motor vehicle-snow mobile collision. It ha...
Rich Keller Dec 18, 2022 Fatal accident graphic.

SDSU to meet arch-rival NDSU for FCS title
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota State Jackrabbits have punched their ticket to the FCS Championship game. On the frozen tundra of Brookings, the Jackrabbits defeated the Montana State B...
Rich Keller Dec 18, 2022 SDSU logo.


