Category Archives: Local News
Taneeza Islam wins prestigious award
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's a prestigious honor for a prestigious woman. The South Dakota Education Association presented the Human and Civil Rights award to Taneeza Islam, Executive Director...
Mar 25, 2023
Wholestone CEO dispells rumors, says pork plant will be built unless he says otherwise
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The head of Wholestone foods is working to put an end to the rumors that the company has changed its mind about building a large pork processing plant in Sioux Falls. T...
Mar 24, 2023
Sioux Falls woman sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for her role in local drug ring
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for her role in a drug ring involving meth. 58-year-old Roberta Diane Dempsey was sentenced on Marc...
Mar 21, 2023 U.S. Attorney's Office emblem.
Mission, S.D., man identified as victim in fatal vehicle versus pedestrian crash in Sioux Falls; SFPD still searching for suspect
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Authorities have identified the victim in the fatal vehicle versus pedestrian crash that occurred last Friday along Marion Road in Sioux Falls. 24-year-old Skyler James...
Mar 21, 2023 Sioux Falls Police emblem.
Dangerous criminal hunted by Minnehaha Sheriff
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County sheriff is looking for a dangerous criminal. Authorities are on the lookout for Boru Guye Wako Junior. He is wanted for rape, kidnapping and aggrav...
Mar 19, 2023
Jackrabbits take on number one seed Virginia Tech today in NCAA tournament
BLACKSBURG, VA (KELO.com) -- The Lady Jackrabbits continue their quest for basketball glory. No. 9 South Dakota State meets No. 1 Virginia Tech on the Hokies' home floor Sunday evening in the first al...
Mar 19, 2023 SDSU logo.
Fatal crash kills one near Tea on Friday
TEA, S.D. (KELO.com) -- One person died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash southeast of Tea. A 2006 Dodge Durango was westbound on 276th Street when the driver lost control due to snow and ice on t...
Mar 19, 2023
Spring returns Monday, according to the calendar at least
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- You may not be able to tell by looking out the window but spring returns Monday. On average, the high for the first day of Spring is 46 degrees. Sioux Falls is still wa...
Mar 18, 2023
SDSU women upend USC in NCAA tournament
BLACKSBURG, VA (KELO.com) -- The dancing will continue for the Lady Jackrabbits. Myah Selland put together one of the best performances of her career and powered the No. 9 South Dakota State women's b...
Mar 18, 2023 SDSU logo.
Car/Pedestrian accident leaves one dead in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A late night crash in Sioux Falls has left one man dead. At about 10 pm Friday night, Sioux Falls Police, Fire, and Ambulance crews were dispatched to the area of N Mar...
Mar 18, 2023 Fatal accident graphic.
