Category Archives: Local News

Sioux Falls will fall short of its revenue target for the year
Things are improving, but Sioux Falls will fall short of its revenue target for the year. City finance Director Shawn Pritchett says sales tax receipts are improving, but not enough to hit the four an...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 25, 2025 Iowa Democrats are calling for more oversight of how Iowa spends federal coronavirus relief money. (Photo by Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash)

California man sentenced to 33 years for meth trafficking in Sioux Falls
He led a meth ring in Sioux Falls for nearly five years. Now, Darrel Devorce of California will spend the next 33 years in federal prison. He was convicted of conspiracy to distribute a controlled sub...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 25, 2025 SergPoznanskiy / Depositphotos.com

Sioux Falls to host the annual parade of lights the day after Thanksgiving
Up to 50-thousand people are expected for this Friday night's Parade of Lights in Downtown Sioux Falls. The parade runs down Phillips Avenue, which will be closed to traffic. Several streets will also...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 25, 2025

A mistrial was declared for the massage therapist who was accused of inappropriately touching four women
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The jury reconvened Friday for the sexual assault trial of a Sioux Falls massage therapist. Kurt Smit is accused of inappropriately touching four women at Massage Envy. T...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 24, 2025 SergPoznanskiy / Depositphotos.com

AgriCare Nutrition donated fifty thousand dollars to Feeding South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- In a time when food is very needed, Feeding South Dakota announced they received a large donation. AgriCare Nutrition of Sioux Falls gifted the non-profit fifty-thousand-...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 24, 2025

High Speed crash near the Sioux Falls airport over the weekend
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- A weekend accident left four people seriously injured near the Sioux Falls airport. The vehicle blew through the dead end at Benson Road and Minnesota Avenue and crashed ...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 24, 2025 Tony Webster / CC

The Smallest Sioux Falls Elementary School in Danger of Closing
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Renberg Elementary School will be open for the next school year, but the future is uncertain after that. Dwindling enrollment and budget concerns are working against the ...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 24, 2025 maxym / Depositphotos.com

Faith Temple Church has more potatoes to give away at the W.H Lyons Fairgrounds
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Faith Temple Church is once again giving a way a gigantic amount of potatoes to those in need. Pastor Jeff Hayes says another large donation has come through. The potatoe...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 21, 2025

Franklin Market and Sunshine foods will be open on Thanksgiving
If you're a in a pinch on Turkey Day, there are a couple last-minute options available. Franklin Food Market will be open 8 am to 2 pm, and Sunshine Foods will be open 6 am to Noon.
Alisha Reinhart Nov 21, 2025

A California man sentenced to 21 years for meth distribution in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- A California man who conspired to sell drugs in the Sioux Falls area is being prosecuted. Michael Thomas sold fentanyl and methamphetamine in 2021 and 2022 as part of a l...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 21, 2025 SergPoznanskiy / Depositphotos.com

