Category Archives: Local News
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue to install free fire alarms for the deaf and hard of hearing
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Free fire alarms for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is teaming up with the Helpline Center and the American Red Cross to provide local r...
May 23, 2023 Sioux Falls Fire Rescue emblem.
One dead following motorcycle crash in Brookings County
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- One person is dead and another was injured following a motorcycle crash in Brookings County. Authorities say two motorcycles were traveling near White when the lead dri...
May 22, 2023 Fatal crash graphic.
South Dakota planting running ahead the pace of recent years
BRIDGEWATER, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota farmers are closing in on the spring planting finish line. We're following Bridgewater area farmer Jason Hofer through the growing season. He's hoping to hav...
May 22, 2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Senator Thune: signs of progress in debt ceiling talks
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- They say an agreement is needed this weekend, or the U-S could start defaulting on its debt. Until the last few days, the Biden Administration has refused to negotiate, sa...
May 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) REUTERS
Regional economy improving according to survey
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's the best economic outlook regional bankers have had in the past year. Still, there's concern about what lies ahead. Creighton University's monthly survey of bankers ...
May 19, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Carbon capture pipelines leading to friction with South Dakota landowners
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They say it's a violation of their rights as landowners for the sake of the Green New Deal. And, it's a storm cloud on the horizon. Summit Carbon Solutions and Heartland ...
May 17, 2023 Summit Carbon Solutions logo.
Petition drive to repeal South Dakota grocery tax ready to roll
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They're gearing up to repeal South Dakota's grocery tax. "Dakotans for Health" co-founder Rick Weiland is working on putting teams together. He believes the grocery tax p...
May 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A grocery store worker wears a mask while working in the meat department of a grocery store as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Brooklyn borough of New York U.S., May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Regional economy still positive with areas of weakness
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Don't expect the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates in the next few months. That's the view of Creighton University Economist, Dr. Ernie Goss. He says overall ...
May 16, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Lack of sellers slows housing market
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Higher interest rates are driving home sales lower as the Federal Reserve Board tries to control inflation by raising rates. Now, there's talk that mortgage rates may dro...
May 16, 2023 Mark Moz / CC
Today is the last day to cast your ballot in Sioux Falls' School Board Election
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Get out and vote Sioux Falls. Today is the final day to cast your ballot in the 2023 School Board Election. The three candidates listed on the ballot are Dawn Marie Joh...
May 16, 2023
