Category Archives: Local News

Four injured in Saturday morning fire in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Four people were injured in an early morning fire in Sioux Falls. At approximately 3:45 am, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire in the 6600 b...
Rich Keller Jul 23, 2022 House fire graphic.

Friday afternoon fire in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Friday afternoon fire has struck a Sioux Falls home. At about 2:00 pm a fire was reported in the 200 block of South Grange Avenue. Flames were seen coming from a room...
Rich Keller Jul 23, 2022 Sioux Falls Fire Rescue emblem.

Xcel Energy to build large transmission line in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (AP) -- Xcel Energy has started gathering public input on its plan to build one of Minnesota's largest transmission line projects in recent years. The utility company has proposed buil...
Rich Keller Jul 23, 2022 Excel Energy logo.

Sioux Falls has the second lowest debt per person in the Upper Midwest
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls debt per capita, or per person, is only $1400. Compared to 9 other Upper Midwest cities of similar size, that's second lowest. Rapid City is 4th highest, at...
Anthony Albano Jul 22, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC

One billion dollars! Sioux Falls hits new building permit milestone in record time
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The building boom continues in Sioux Falls. The City's Butch Warrington told KELO Radio's It's Your Business with Bill Zortman that the city surpassed $1 billion in bui...
Todd Epp Jul 22, 2022 Rob / Unsplash

Construction project planned for Interstate 90 at Hartford Exit
HARTFORD, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will begin construction work on Interstate 90 adjacent to the Hartford exit (387) beginning the week of Monday, July ...
Todd Epp Jul 22, 2022 I-90 sign.

Sioux Falls Mayor Paul Tenhaken touts next year's budget
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls mayor Paul Tenhaken spoke long and loud about the 2023 Sioux Falls budget today. The mayor stressed that the City is being strategic with it's investments, ...
Anthony Albano Jul 21, 2022 Got Credit / CC

BREAKING: Hwys 42 and 11 between Sioux Falls and Iowa line are closed
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- About 10:30 a.m. Thursday, the South Dakota Department of Transportation says that Highway 42 and Highway 11 between Sioux Falls and the Iowa State Line are closed due ...
Todd Epp Jul 21, 2022 SD Hwys 42 and 11 near Sioux Falls from sd511.org map.

Authorities file more charges against suspects in Madison chase/shots-fired incident
MADISON, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Additional charges have been filed and bond has been increased for the two men involved in the high speed pursuit and shooting incident that ended in the city of Madison la...
Todd Epp Jul 21, 2022 Madison, S.D. from Google Maps.

Emerald ash borers detected in Brandon
PIERRE S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) Forest Health Team has confirmed the presence of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Brandon, South Dakota. EAB ...
Todd Epp Jul 20, 2022 USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab


