Category Archives: Local News
Several People Were Injured at A Fire in the Oahe Dam Powerhouse
OAHE DAM (KELO.com) -- Fire crews responded to a fire in the Oahe Dam powerhouse, injuring several people. Contractors were working in the powerhouse at the time, and firefighters quickly put out the ...
Aug 06, 2026
City Finance Director Proposing Slight Changes to the 2027 Budget
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) --City Finance Director Shawn Pritchett is proposing slight changes to the 2027 budget. Mayor Christine Erickson presented the 794-million-dollar budget in late July, alon...
Aug 06, 2026 Sioux Falls city logo
Former Warden Joseph Roemmich is no longer employed with the South Dakota Department of Corrections
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) --The South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls is introducing Tabatha Benting as interim Warden. Former Warden Joseph Roemmich is no longer employed with the South D...
Aug 06, 2026
Homicide Suspect Made First Appearance in Court Wednesday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The man charged with stabbing Nysam Chagi to death made his first appearance in court Wednesday. The judge ordered 46-year-old Yien Chiek to be held in Minnehaha County...
Aug 06, 2026 Yien Dak Duop CHiek
Lincoln County Commissioners are Weighing Costs and Benefits of a Busy Intersection
CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Lincoln County Commissioners are weighing costs and benefits on a busy intersection between Sioux Falls and Harrisburg. They were presented with several options from IMEG, an ...
Aug 05, 2026
More Medical Care Available for Sturgis Rally
STURGIS, SD (KELO.com) -- Extra medical services will be available during this year's Sturgis Motorcycle rally. Monument Health says it has more locations providing care than ever before, with three s...
Aug 05, 2026
A Sioux Falls Man Has Died in a Boating Accident in Okoboji
WEST LAKE OKOBOJI, IA (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man has been identified as the victim of a deadly Sunday boat crash on West Lake Okoboji. 64-yeaer old Zhong Jie Teng and five minors were in a 19-foo...
Aug 05, 2026 Lake Okoboji, Iowa Area. Map from Apple Maps.
The New Justice Center in Lincoln County is Causing Issues Between Commissioners
CANTON, S.D. (KELO.com)- Fireworks have erupted between Lincoln County Commissioners over the county's new Justice Center. Commissioner Doug Putnam called the $54-million facility a 'boondoggle' durin...
Aug 05, 2026
South Dakota is Joining 16 States in A Request to Stop Medicaid Fraud
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota is joining 16 states in a request to stop Medicaid fraud. Jackley says the state has recovered almost two-billion dollar...
Aug 05, 2026 Attorney General
Marty Jackley
Large Drug Bust in Turner County
PARKER, S.D. (KELO.com) --Turner County Sheriff's Deputies are celebrating the discovery of 26 pounds of marijuana on August 1st. They say that a deputy completed a traffic stop and requested assistan...
Aug 05, 2026
