Category Archives: Local News

SFPD: A day without shots fired in Sioux Falls? This is not that day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- What would a day in Sioux Falls be without a shots fired incident? That and more are below from Tuesday's police briefing. SHOTS FIRED HITS BASEMENT WINDOW The shots fi...
Todd Epp Dec 28, 2021 Siouix Falls Police briefing graphic.

Emergency water main repair at 33rd Street between Dakota and Phillips Avenues
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Beginning immediately, Tuesday, December 28, 2021, 33rd Street is closed between Dakota Avenue and Phillips Avenue. Dakota Avenue, Center Avenue, and Phillips Avenue ar...
Todd Epp Dec 28, 2021 Breaking News graphic.

#2 Most Impactful Local Story of 2021: The sentencing of Theresa Bentaas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- KELO.com News' number two most impactful local story of 2021 is the sentencing of Theresa Bentaas, for the death of her newborn baby 40 years ago. Earlier this month, J...
Julia Kaye Dec 28, 2021

Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls is offering free admission today
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- If you're willing to take on the cold, the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls is offering free admission today in honor of National Visit the Zoo Day. Even though temps ou...
Max Remington Dec 27, 2021 Great Plains Zoo logo.

SFPD: Oh, ho, no! Not even Christmas stops the theft of guns from vehicles in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Grinch had a few of his colleagues kept the Sioux Falls Police busy before and during the Christmas holiday weekend. STOLEN GUNS: THE "GIFT" THAT KEEPS ON GIVING TH...
Todd Epp Dec 27, 2021 Siouix Falls Police briefing graphic.

Sioux Falls again leads nation in percentage creation of new construction jobs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls continues to lead the nation in the creation of construction jobs on a percentage basis. That's according to the Associated General Contractors. Their lates...
Todd Epp Dec 27, 2021 rulenumberone2 / CC

#3 Most Impactful Local Story of 2021: How COVID-19 has impacted our area
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The third most impactful story of 2021 as voted by the KELO.com News Team is how COVID-19 has impacted the local area. 2021 has been a rough year for COVID-19 in the Si...
Rich Keller Dec 27, 2021

Police vs Fire.. blood drive starts Monday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and the Sioux Falls Police Department would like to recruit you... to give blood. Monday (Dec, 27th) is the kickoff to the 26th Annual "Heroes B...
Julia Kaye Dec 26, 2021 Heroes Behind the Badges logo.

Might see some graupel today as weather moves through
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls National Weather Service says they've had a few reports of graupel (soft hail or snow pellets) today as an area of precipitation moves through. The serv...
Julia Kaye Dec 26, 2021

#5 (Tie) Most Impactful Local Story of 2021: Sioux Falls sees large increase in gun and vehicle thefts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Tied for number 5 as the most impactful local story of 2021 as voted by the KELO.com News Team is the number of stolen guns and vehicles this year in Sioux Falls. As vi...
Max Remington Dec 24, 2021


