Category Archives: Local News
$200 million housing infrastructure program moves closer to funding projects
It's been a long time coming, but a new housing infrastructure program is about to produce results. The Legislature and Governor approved a $200-million dollar program early this year, hoping to have ...
Jul 17, 2023 S.D. State Capitol in Pierre. Adobe Stock photo via GDNS.
Thune holds hearing on the Child Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- John Thune is going to bat for the nation's families. Thune held a hearing assessing the effect of the Child Tax Credit over the course of its 25-year history. As a resu...
Jul 15, 2023
Civil Air Patrol to conduct exercises today in Brookings
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Wing of Civil Air Patrol will gather in Brookings and Spearfish today to practice search and rescue and disaster response photography skills with aircraft, d...
Jul 15, 2023
Sioux Falls School District looking to hire more Special Education teachers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- School bells will ring in about a month...and school administrators are putting the finishing touches on staffing. Like all districts, Sioux Falls schools are still wor...
Jul 14, 2023
Suspect in custody following officer involved shooting in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- An officer involved shooting took place this morning in north central Sioux Falls. Shortly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday night, a man noticed someone rummaging through his v...
Jul 14, 2023 Shooting graphic.
3-M plans major expansion in Brookings
3M is changing directions in Brookings - in a good way. The company was planning to cut some of its 1000 employees in Brookings. But now, 3M is announcing major expansion plans there. The company will...
Jul 13, 2023 3M logo.
Gov. Noem: Prescription shortages present national security issues
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- She's trying to head off a prescription drug emergency. Governor Kristi Noem announced today that South Dakota is expanding its emergency inventory of prescription drugs ...
Jul 13, 2023 South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem; photo by Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch.
Missing child from Missouri found during traffic stop along Interstate 29
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A traffic stop along Interstate 29 in Union County led authorities to a missing child. On July 8th, Union County Sheriff Deputies stopped a vehicle for suspicion of dri...
Jul 13, 2023 Union County Sheriff's Office badge
Teacher apprenticeship program welcomed with open arms by South Dakota schools
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A new Teacher Apprenticeship program will help 90 South Dakota teacher's aides on the path to becoming certified teachers. That includes nine aides in the Sioux Falls dis...
Jul 12, 2023 Hand up in a classroom Adobe Stock photo from GDNS.
Farmers Union calling for CO-2 pipeline moratorium
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Farmers Union is calling for a moratorium on Carbon Capture Pipelines. That comes as opponents to the pipelines have called for a special session of the ...
Jul 12, 2023 Map of porposed carbon dioxide capture pipelines in the region. SDNW graphic.
