Category Archives: Local News
U.S. Senate Candidate Julian Beaudion Has Ended His Campaign
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Julian Beaudion is ending his campaign. Beaudion said in a statement that a house fire has caused "extraordinary personal challenges" to...
Aug 05, 2026
First National Bank Field in Brandon Suffered Heavy Smoke Damage
BRANDON, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Brandon Valley Baseball Association says a fire broke out under the grandstand last night at First National Bank Field. Everything under the grandstand is a total loss....
Aug 04, 2026
20-Year-Old Arrested for Aggravated Assault and Drug Charges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police have arrested a 20-year-old Sioux Falls man for aggravated assault, and drug charges. Michael Hernandez is accused of punching and strangling a victi...
Aug 04, 2026
Interest Rates Remain High
OMAHA, NE (KELO.com) -- If you're hoping for interest rates to come down you may be waiting longer than anticipated. The Federal Reserve Board's target is to bring inflation down to the two-percent le...
Aug 04, 2026
Landowners Upset with Proposed Site of New Smithfield Foods
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Landowners near the proposed site of a new Smithfield Foods plant in northwest Sioux Falls are challenging the conditional use permit for the project. The facility is e...
Aug 04, 2026 Sioux Falls Smithfield plant. KELO.com News file photo.
Domestic Violence a Factor in Friday's Stabbing
Sioux Falls, S.D. (Kelo.com) -- Domestic violence was a factor in the Friday stabbing death of a Sioux Falls woman. 46-year-old Yien Dak Duop Chiek was arrested after a high-speed chase that ended sou...
Aug 04, 2026 Sioux Falls Police cruiser door. KELO.com News file photo.
The Holiday Inn Downtown is Getting a Facelift
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Construction materials have arrived and scaffolding is going up. Work has started on a much-needed refresh of the Holiday Inn Sioux Falls-City Centre. The owners of the...
Aug 04, 2026
An Apartment Fire at a Troubled Complex in Mission Destroyed Two Units Over the Weekend
MISSION, SD (KELO.com) -- At approximately 5:35 PM on Saturday, August 1st, 2026, Mission Volunteer Fire & Rescue was paged for a report of a structure fire involving two apartment units at Sunris...
Aug 03, 2026
The City of Sioux Falls is Delaying the Closing of Pools
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Residents spoke up, and their voices were heard in City Hall. The City of Sioux Falls is delaying the closing of its outdoor pools by one week. They'll close on August 16...
Aug 03, 2026 Drake Springs Pool. Photo from the City of Sioux Falls.
Three Children Reported Kidnapped by Their Mother
Flandreau, S.D. (KELO.com) - Three children reported kidnapped by their mother over the weekend from the Flandreau Reservation have been found safe. Jordan Curry, the mother, fled from officers during...
Aug 03, 2026
