Category Archives: Local News

Taxes on tap for Sioux Falls City Council
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Taxes will take center stage during this week's meeting of the Sioux Falls City Council. On the agenda will be a hearing on an ordinance providing supplemental appropri...
Rich Keller Feb 06, 2022

SFPD: Parole absconder arrested in cigarette heist; Ramada robbed; Another successful use of 'funny money'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Here are some of the highlights from Friday's Sioux Falls Police briefing. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO LEADS TO ARREST IN ROLL'N SMOKE THEFT A parole absconder from Texas is in ...
Todd Epp Feb 04, 2022 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Great Plains Zoo welcomes baby squirrel monkey
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History team announces a new addition to their squirrel monkey family. The baby was born in the overnight hours o...
Todd Epp Feb 04, 2022 Daphne and her new baby. Photo from the Great Plains Zoo.

SDDOH says the flu continues to be 'widespread' in S.D.
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Health reports that they consider the influenza continues to be at the "widespread" level in the state. Last week, there were 518 new confirme...
Todd Epp Feb 04, 2022 Flu Bug from SDDOH campaign.

Vehicle crash starts house fire at Sioux Falls home, no one hurt
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A vehicle ran into a home in Sioux Falls and started a fire Thursday morning, according to Sioux Falls Fire Rescue. A release from the department says everyone in the h...
Carter Woodiel Feb 03, 2022 House fire graphic.

NWS issues another Wind Chill Advisory for overnight wind chills
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Starting at midnight tonight, a wind chill advisory will go into effect for Sioux Falls and the surrounding area. According to the National Weather Service, morning low...
Max Remington Feb 02, 2022 Jim O'Neil / CC

SFPD: Armed robbers don't count on victim fighting back; Another successfully passed fake bill
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Here are two of the more major crimes discussed by the Sioux Falls Police Wednesday at their daily briefing. ARMED ROBBERS ROB BUT VICTIM FIGHTS BACK Sioux Falls Police...
Todd Epp Feb 02, 2022 Siouix Falls Police briefing graphic.

Sioux Falls woman faces more than 17 years in prison for the Sex Trafficking of a Minor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls woman has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after she was convicted in the Sex Trafficking of a Child. 37-year-old Melanie Joyce Holl...
Max Remington Feb 02, 2022 DonkeyHotey / CC

Every day is 'Groundhog Day' for the SFPD and unlocked cars with keys in them
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Wednesday is Groundhog Day. But like the movie of the same name, when it comes to unlocked cars, every day is Groundhog Day for the Sioux Falls Police. So on Groundhog ...
Todd Epp Feb 02, 2022 SFPD's "Groundhog Day" meme on Facebook, 2/2/22.

Best downtown Sioux Falls burger? Chef Lance's on Phillips!
SIOUX FALLS, SD - For the first time Chef Lance's on Phillips is the champion of the 9th Annual Downtown Burger Battle presented by First Western Bank & Trust with "The Tuscany Burger". This year'...
Todd Epp Feb 02, 2022 Right: The winning Tuscany Burger; Left: Burger Battle winner Chef Lance. Photos from DTSF.


