Category Archives: Local News
Mitchell grocery wants to set world record - and benefit area food pantries
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- County Fair grocery in Mitchell is going for a Guinness World Record that will benefit area food pantries. The store has 105-thousand pounds of potatoes to build the World's...
Tom Rooney Mar 30, 2026

Suspect arrested after allegedly starting fires in home
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 42-year old Sioux Falls man is being held on several charges in a case that started Friday with rocks being thrown through a neighbor's window near Minnesota Avenue and...
Tom Rooney Mar 30, 2026 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.

Sioux Falls man sentenced to five years for money laundering
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 63 year old Sioux Falls man faces five years in Federal Prison for money laundering. Gregory Henderson was convicted in December of moving money on behalf of a drug tra...
Tom Rooney Mar 30, 2026

Regents announce selection of new DSU president
MADISON, SD (KELO.com) -- Dakota State University in Madison will soon have a new President. Dr. John Ballard has been selected by the Board of Regents to replace Dr. Jose Marie Griffiths. Dr. Ballard...
Tom Rooney Mar 30, 2026

Crews launching road repair and construction projects
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Your daily commute may be affected by a couple of large road construction projects getting underway Monday in Sioux Falls. Lanes will be closed on West Russell Street in ...
Tom Rooney Mar 30, 2026 Street construction graphic.
No Kings rallies across South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- "No Kings" rallies were held in several locations across South Dakota Saturday, ranging in size from a few hundred in Aberdeen to a few thousand in Sioux Falls. Backers s...
Tom Rooney Mar 30, 2026

SDSU opening new Center for AI Innovation and Emergent Technologies
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota State University is unveiling a new Center for AI Innovation and Emergent Technologies. The announcement came Friday morning at a symposium being held in Sio...
Tom Rooney Mar 27, 2026 SDSU logo.

Coyote women advance to WNIT Great 8
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women were on fire Thursday night, so it's on to the 'Great 8' of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Coyotes jumped out to a 14-0 lead over P...
Tom Rooney Mar 27, 2026 USD Coyotes poster.

Preliminary school budget plans for $2-million cut
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls School officials are planning on two-million dollars in budget cuts for the upcoming year. A preliminary 360-million dollar budget was presented to the school...
Tom Rooney Mar 27, 2026

Lincoln County Commission questions parts of tax relief plan
CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Lincoln County Commissioners are questioning parts of Governor Rhoden's property tax relief plan. The plan allows counties to impose a half-penny sales tax, which would be use...
Tom Rooney Mar 26, 2026 Olivier26 / Depositphotos.com

