Category Archives: Local News

Minnesota authorities searching for missing and endangered woman
WOODSTOCK, MN (KELO.com) -- The Pipestone County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in finding an endangered, missing 22-year old woman. Ruth Melendez-Sanchez was last seen in Woodstock, Minneso...
Tom Rooney Nov 14, 2025

Parkston city council votes to keep police department
PARKSTON, SD (KELO.com) -- The Parkston City Council has decided to keep the city's local police department. Council members voted unanimously to reject a plan to dissolve the department and hand law ...
Tom Rooney Nov 13, 2025 gioiak2 / Depositphotos.com

Sioux Area Metro ridership ballooning
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Area Metro is building on its early success. General manager Torin Kalberg says ridership is up by nearly 30 percent through October of this year. SAM plans to add ...
Tom Rooney Nov 13, 2025 Photo Courtesy: VIA

SD man headed to prison for Iowa sex crime
MISSION HILL, SD (KELO.com) -- A Mission Hill man is headed to prison on a sex crime committed in Iowa. Daniel Alvarado pleaded guilty to a sexual abuse charge, and will serve up to five years in pris...
Tom Rooney Nov 13, 2025 Michael Nuccitelli, Psy.D.

South Dakota DOT's annual name the snowplow contest has begun.
Now that we've had our first brush with winter weather it's time to name your favorite snowplow. The South Dakota Department of Transportation is taking entries for this year's naming contest through ...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 12, 2025 A plow works to clear snow at an intersection in Sioux Falls.

Murder Suspect, Kray Bluebird appeared in a Sioux Falls court yesterday
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The suspect in the most recent homicide in Sioux falls made a brief court appearance yesterday. 18-year old Kray Bluebird faces several charges, including first-degree mu...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 11, 2025

New pickleball court to open in Sioux Falls
A new Sioux Falls development with a fitting name. The Jar is being advertised as South Dakota's first and largest dedicated indoor pickleball club. A warehouse on Western Avenue will contain eight pi...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 11, 2025

Sanaa's Gourmet Mediterranean Restaurant raised over $10,000 dollars for Feeding South Dakota
Sanaa's Gourmet Mediterranean Restaurant did its part to ease hunger caused by the shutdown with a fundraiser yesterday. Over ten-thousand dollars was generated by a fundraiser for Feeding South Dakot...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 10, 2025 Sanaa's Restaurant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Another inmate death at the South Dakota Penitentiary
The Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating another inmate death at the South Dakota Penitentiary. 33-year-old inmate Travis Fox was found unresponsive in his cell and hospitalized Tuesday...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 10, 2025 gioiak2 / Depositphotos.com

SNAP benefits on hold
The South Dakota Department of Social Services says SNAP benefits will not be going out today. The news overrides a statement from the agency on Friday that payments would be distributed. The DSS webs...
Alisha Reinhart Nov 10, 2025


