Category Archives: Local News

Embrace Church gave away 70,000 to go "Do Jesus Stuff"
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Embrace Church Lead Pastor Adam Weber says they gave away 70-thousand dollars in cash to "go do Jesus stuff." Dollar increments were given in ten, 20, 50, or a hundred do...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 08, 2025

Southeast Technical College is creating a Homebuilding Lab
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Southeast Technical College is creating a Homebuilding Lab. Thanks to a two-million dollar grant from Wells Fargo the Southeast Tech Foundation. The announcement was made...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 05, 2025

Betty Cross could face up to 5 years in prison for kidnapping a Sioux Falls baby
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The court case against a woman accused of kidnapping a Sioux Falls baby earlier this year has come to a close. Betty Cross entered an 'Alford plea', which means she hasn'...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 05, 2025 Alan Cleaver / CC

Sioux Falls homeless shelters are ramping up their efforts
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- With serious winter weather settling in, homeless shelters in Sioux Falls are ramping up their efforts. Bishop Dudley Hospitality House staff are focused on helping peopl...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 04, 2025 Courtesy Bishop Dudley Hospitality House.

New police radios saves money for the Sioux Falls School District
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) New radio technology being put in place by Sioux Falls Police is saving some money for the Sioux Falls School District. The City Council just approved the purchase of over 9...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 04, 2025

Regional division of the DEA is launching Fentanyl Free America
The regional division of the Drug Enforcement Administration is launching Fentanyl Free America...aimed at reducing the flow of fentanyl. Arrest and seizure records show it's producing results. The ef...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 04, 2025 Fentanyl in powder (left) and pill form confiscated 3/16/21. Photos from SFPD.

The Great Plains Zoo and Aquarium unveils new Red Wolf Habitat
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The Great Plains Zoo and Aquarium unveils its new American Red Wolf habitat later this morning. The display is part of efforts to bring the wolves back from the brink of ...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 04, 2025

Sioux Falls City Council voted to spend an extra 900-thousand dollars on new police radios
The Sioux Falls City Council has voted to spend an extra 900-thousand dollars on new police radios which takes advantage of price slashing on the new technology. The council voted 6-1 to spend the mon...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 03, 2025 photographee.eu / Depositphotos.com

A Sioux Falls man led police on 100mph pursuit in Tea
Tea, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man is in jail after a high-speed chase that began in Tea. Police say David Schultz tried to elude police officers at speeds over 100 miles per hour and was arreste...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 03, 2025 Gorodenkoff / Depositphotos.com

Third death in 5 days in the South Dakota prison system
Springfield, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Corrections officials are investigating another inmate death. This is the third death in five days and the 25th for this year. 60-year-old Michael Sedlmeier ...
Alisha Reinhart Dec 03, 2025 gioiak2 / Depositphotos.com

