Category Archives: Local News

55 Minnehaha County businesses pass alcohol sales compliance check; 4 do not
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- First, the good news: 55 Minnehaha County businesses passed an alcohol compliance check conducted by the sheriff's office. Now, the bad news: 4 businesses did not pass....
Todd Epp May 24, 2022 Michael Fousert / Unsplash

UPDATE: Shoot out in the streets for one bar bouncer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Over the weekend, bar security removed a man from a bar on Madison Street. The man then went to his vehicle, grabbed a gun, and began shooting at the bouncer. The man t...
Liz Ryan May 23, 2022 Crime graphic.

Newsweek ranks Avera McKennan as one of 161 best hospital to have a baby in the U.S.
SIOUX FALLS. S.D. (KELO.com) -- Avera McKennan Hospital of University Health Center in Sioux Falls is ranked as one of the 161 best hospitals to have a baby. The rankings are by Newsweek magazine. The...
Todd Epp May 23, 2022 Yovany Camacho / CC

Community Blood Bank has successful Flying for Life donation event
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Community Blood Bank says they had a successful Flying for Life event. The second annual blood donation event received over 200 more collections than last year. The...
Julia Kaye May 22, 2022

Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk piece has been recovered
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) --The sculpture "Miss" has been recovered. Saturday, Sculpture Walk reported the sculpture had been damaged and stolen near Wells Fargo along Phillips Avenue. It was one o...
Julia Kaye May 22, 2022

Sheriff searching for wanted man
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in locating a wanted man. The Sheriff's department is looking for Lucas Richard Gaukel. Gaukel...
Rich Keller May 22, 2022

Minnehaha County Commissioners to consider disaster declaration due to storms
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners will have a busy Tuesday morning. The commissioners will consider a Resolution Declaring a Disaster in Minnehaha County caus...
Rich Keller May 22, 2022

Sculpture stolen along Phillips Avenue
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sculpture Walk has reported one of the sculptures in downtown Sioux Falls has been damaged and stolen. "Miss", by artist Xu LongHua, was installed last weekend near Wel...
Julia Kaye May 21, 2022

Peanut butter recall
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Check your peanut butter jars. There's been a recall. The J. M. Smucker Co. is recalling select Jif peanut butter products due to potential Salmonella contamination. Th...
Julia Kaye May 21, 2022

Sioux Falls extends operations for storm debris drop off sites
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls continues to clean up from last week's storm. Effective Monday May 23, the City of Sioux Falls will adjust operations for debris drop off sites established ...
Rich Keller May 21, 2022 Wind storm damage in Sioux Falls, 5/13/22. Photo by Travis Robinson.


