Category Archives: Local News

Facebook buys naming rights to Sioux Falls-based MetaBank for $60M
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- After a highly controversial year for Facebook, the largest social media company in the world has decided to rebrand itself. But how does the renaming of Facebook to Me...
Max Remington Dec 20, 2021 Photo by Rick Lozier

SFPD: Two robberies and another shots fired incident
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It was a relatively quiet pre-Christmas weekend in Sioux Falls crime-wise. Below are highlights from Monday's Sioux Falls Police briefing. TWO ROBBERIES Sioux Falls Pol...
Todd Epp Dec 20, 2021 Siouix Falls Police briefing graphic.

Nationally, COVID cases up; S.D. and Sioux Falls area cases steady
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- While COVID-19 cases are up 4% nationally, cases remain steady in South Dakota and the Sioux Falls metro area. That's according to the New York Times Coronavirus Tracke...
Todd Epp Dec 20, 2021 South Dakota COVID-19 graphic.

#9 Most Impactful Local Story of 2021: Sioux Falls' strong economy
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- KELO.com News' ninth most impactful local story of 2021 is Sioux Falls' strong economy. Some of the factors used to determine economic growth in a city include the unem...
Anthony Albano Dec 20, 2021

STUDY: Sioux Falls one of the least needy cities in America
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new study says Sioux Falls is one of the least needy cities in the country. Wallethub says Sioux Falls is the 15th least needy city in America. It looked at factors l...
Todd Epp Dec 20, 2021 U.S. Geological Survey
NBA roundup: DeMar DeRozan's 38 points propel Bulls past Lakers
DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his game-high 38 points in the fourth quarter and Nikola Vucevic registered a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds to boost the host Chicago Bulls to a 115-110 win aga...
Syndicated Content Dec 19, 2021

Lincoln County accident leads to arrest of Texas man
LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sunday morning accident in Lincoln County, South Dakota led to an arrest. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department responded to an injury accident this morning on 2...
Julia Kaye Dec 19, 2021

#10 Most Impactful Local Story of 2021: Marijuana
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- KELO.com News' tenth most impactful local story of 2021 is marijuana. We spent much of the year waiting on what the South Dakota Supreme Court would do with a lawsuit c...
Todd Epp Dec 19, 2021

KELO.com News' Top 10 Most Impactful Local Stories of 2021
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The KELO.com News Team has voted on what it believes are the most impactful local (Sioux Falls metro area) stories of 2021. #10. The City of Sioux Falls and other local...
Todd Epp Dec 18, 2021

Two Sioux Falls men face federal child pornography charges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Federal grand juries indict two Sioux Falls men on multiple counts of transportation of child pornography. Jerry Zoppe, 45, and Herbert Sittingcrow, also 45, have both ...
Todd Epp Dec 17, 2021 U.S. Attorney's Office seal.


