Category Archives: Local News
Texas man gets ten years in federal prison for conspiracy to bring 11 pounds of cocaine to Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Texas man is sentenced to ten years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Isaias Lorenso Santos Escamilla was co...
Jul 6, 2022 Nightlife Of Revelry / CC
The City of Sioux Falls seeks public input for the design of Falls Park.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls is inviting the public to partake in a Public Kick-Off Meeting for the Falls Park Master Plan on July 13th in the Cooper Room at City Center. There will be ...
Jul 6, 2022 PunkToad / CC
City of Sioux Falls announces storm debris drop-off sites
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- In response to the storm on July 5, 2022, the City of Sioux Falls and Mueller Pallets will offer storm debris drop-off sites to assist people with clean-up efforts. The...
Jul 6, 2022 Downed tree from storm in Sioux Falls, 7/5/22. KELO.com News photo by Sue Martens.
Weather Round 2 coming?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- While the National Weather Service has not issued any severe thunderstorm watches or warnings--yet--for Wednesday, that is a possibility later in the day. They have iss...
Jul 6, 2022 NWS logo.
Sioux Falls, Dell Rapids, Salem, Crooks, numerous other cities still experiencing power outages
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Nearly 5,000 Xcel Energy customers remain without power in the Sioux Falls area as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. That's according to the company's outage map. Communities sti...
Jul 6, 2022 Xcel Energy outage map as of 9:30 a.m., 7/6/22.
Xcel Energy says they are working on restoring power in Sioux Falls, region
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Xcel Energy crews are working to assess damage and safely restore power to customers as quickly as possible after a line of thunderstorms, now termed a derecho by the Si...
Jul 6, 2022 A derecho approaches downtown Sioux Falls, 7/5/22. KELO.com News photo by Rachel Sundem.
Traffic blocked for miles on I-90 from semi after storm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A disabled semi-tractor trailer was clogging traffic for miles in the westbound lane of Interstate 90 near exit 383 late Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle was back on its w...
Jul 5, 2022 Westbound I-90 near exit 383 from semi disabled from the afternoon storm, 7/5/22. KELO.com News photo by Sara Hyser.
First Person: A wild trip home from work during the storm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Like many of you, Midwest Communication Radio's Sue Martens was trying to get home as Tuesday's storm blew through Sioux Falls. Here's Sue's journal of her harrowing tri...
Jul 5, 2022 Downed branches in Sioux Falls, 7/5/22. KELO.com News photo Sue Martens.
Nearly 24,000 Sioux Falls customers without electricity
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - About 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Excel Energy was reporting about 24,000 customers without power across Sioux Falls. KELO-AM lost power about 4:15 p.m. as as of 5:25 p.m. Tuesda...
Jul 5, 2022 The sky turned green just before the storm came through downtown Sioux Falls, 7/5/22. KELO.com News photo by Rachel Sundem.
Innoskate comes to Sioux Falls this weekend.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Innoskate, a free festival celebrating skateboarding, invention, music and creativity is coming to Sioux Falls this weekend! It will be held at Levitt at the Falls July...
Jul 5, 2022 Roberta Garrido / CC
