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Winter storm 5 p.m. update: Snow continues to fall; Additional 1-3 inches likely
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- As of 5 p.m. this evening, snow continues to move through the area. As the evening commute picks up, driving conditions remain poor in Sioux Falls. Make sure all of you...
Dec 10, 2021 Image taken at 4 p.m. on 12/10/21 on Russel St. and I-29 on ramp in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls is under a Snow Alert
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Late Friday afternoon, the City of Sioux Falls issued a snow alert. The alert began at 4:30 p.m. Friday and continues until all routes are clear. The City reminds drive...
Dec 10, 2021 Car following a road maintainer in Sioux Falls, 12/10/21. KELO.com News photo by Sara Hyser.
Sioux Falls, be careful out there on the streets!
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Police Department warns motorists about street conditions in Sioux Falls from the snowstorm. Officer Sam Clemens: The winter storm and blowing snow have...
Dec 10, 2021 Snow Sioux Falls streets and snow plows, 12/10/21. KELO.com News photo by Sara Hyser.
Lincoln County authorities respond to fire, multiple accidents on I-29
CANTON, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office reports several calls Friday afternoon, some weather-related. The Sheriff's Office warns motorists to be careful while traveling Intersta...
Dec 10, 2021 Authorities work an accident scene on I-29 south of Sioux Falls. Right: Firefighters respond to a structure fire in south Lincoln County. Both photos taken 12/10/21 by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
Man shot in the stomach near 13th/14th Streets and Western Avenue
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) --Police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday morning. Authorities say a man has a gunshot wound to the stomach. The incident took place between 13th and 14th...
Dec 10, 2021 Left: Wide shot of the scene at 13th/14th Street and Western Ave., 9 a.m. 12/10/21. Right: Neighbors on their porch during the police presence, 9 a.m., 12/10/21. KELO.com News photo by Todd Epp.
UPDATING: Winter storm arriving in Sioux Falls, schools closed
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The first flakes are falling in what's predicted will be the Sioux Falls area's first major winter storm of the season. https://twitter.com/NWSSiouxFalls/status/1469301...
Dec 10, 2021
Schools closed as of 9 p.m. on 12/9/21 due to inclement weather
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Here is a list of the school districts in the KELO radio listening area that have canceled school as of 9 p.m. on 12/9/21. Sioux Falls Public Schools (SD, 57104) Dec. 1...
Dec 09, 2021 Snow-covered school buses are parked during the winter holiday in Cloquet, Minnesota. Photo by Tony Webster/Minnesota Reformer.
Sioux Falls School District calls off school ahead of Friday's snowstorm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Due to the forecasted winter storm moving into the area, with much of the accumulating snow occurring during the school day, The Sioux Falls School District has cancele...
Dec 09, 2021
Sioux Falls man sentenced to 8+ years in federal prison for Jan. 2021 carjacking
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for his involvement in a carjacking. 32-year-old Sterling Spotted Elk, Jr., pled guilty to the carj...
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Sioux Falls man federally indicted for failing to register as sex offender
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to register as a sex offender. 37-year-old Cephas Joseph Wood pled not guilty to his indictment,...
Dec 09, 2021 DonkeyHotey / CC
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