Category Archives: Local News
Sioux Falls HyVee evacuated after bomb threat
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls grocery store had to be evacuated in response to a bomb threat. Sioux Falls police directed employees and customers to leave the HyVee at 3000 South Minne...
May 7, 2023
South Dakota ready to go on Medicaid expansion
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota voters are about to see the fruit of their vote to expand Medicaid. Department of Social Services Secretary Matt Althoff says rolling it out is a massive undertak...
May 4, 2023 Medicaid logo.
Daycare grant program ready to roll
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- New daycare operations may be popping up across South Dakota thanks to a grant program. The Legislature approved the program in efforts to make daycare available to people wan...
May 4, 2023 S.D. State Capitol in Pierre. Adobe Stock photo via GDNS.
Legislators still waiting for housing infrastructure program
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Progress is being made, but there are a lot of steps. That's the message from South Dakota Housing Interim Executive Director Chas Olson on a new housing infrastructure progra...
May 4, 2023 Great Valley Center / CC
Emergency workers in short supply in rural South Dakota
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- They're facing a shortage of manpower - and it could be a life and death situation. Ambulance and Emergency medical services are hard to staff...especially in rural areas. Sta...
May 4, 2023 Paul Long / CC
Property tax refunds for seniors and low income South Dakotans
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- You may be eligible for a property tax refund. The South Dakota Department of Revenue says the program is for senior citizens and low-income residents. Applicants must also ha...
May 4, 2023 S.D. State Capitol in Pierre. Adobe Stock photo via GDNS.
Sign up to compete in Sioux Falls' annual Senior Games
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Just because you may have lost a step doesn't mean you've lost the will to compete. Those 40 and older can sign up to compete in Sioux Falls' annual Senior Games. The c...
May 3, 2023
Sioux Falls Police arrest four men in connection with the 2022 murder of Tunis Lomax
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Tunis Lomax was murdered on August 20th, 2022. On Wednesday, police announced that the following four men were arrested in relation to the crime.
May 3, 2023 36-year-old Tunis Lomax was killed on August 20, 2022, outside of his apartment building.
Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo may be off for 2023
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a tradition that goes back decades, but the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo in Mitchell may not be held this year. Rodeo Committee Chair Jim Miskimins says it has to do with...
May 3, 2023
Expanded use of student teachers in South Dakota
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It could be a way to resolve the teacher shortage in South Dakota. The plan is to use student teachers in an expanded capacity while still maintaining supervision by experienc...
May 3, 2023 Hand up in a classroom Adobe Stock photo from GDNS.
