Category Archives: Local News

Minnehaha County Sheriff and Sioux Falls Police train with drone
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - Monday evening, the Minnehaha County Sheriff and the Sioux Falls Police Department SWAT teams will be training on low light and night operations with the assistance of the...
Kristi Golden Oct 25, 2021

SFPD Daily Briefing 10/25/21: Man stabbed by a woman who stole his iPod; Several shots fired at two unsuspecting victims; Man in stolen vehicle crashes after eluding police; School gun threat was found to be a misunderstanding; Bus bench lovers busted mid-act
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police were kept busy over the weekend with several calls. Here are the biggest stories from Monday's Police Briefing. MAN STABBED BY WOMAN WHO STOLE HIS IP...
Max Remington Oct 25, 2021 Graphic courtesy: Sioux Falls Police

'Winter Wonderland' at Falls Park opens Nov. 19:
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Falls Park becomes a magical place during the holiday season, according to the City of Sioux Falls. Enjoy the 18th Annual Winter Wonderland from November to January to ...
Todd Epp Oct 25, 2021 Winter Wonderland at Falls Park. Photo from the City of Sioux Falls.

U.S., S.D., Sioux Falls metro coronavirus numbers flat day-to-day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's and the Sioux Falls metro area's coronavirus cases numbers are flat day-to-day. That's according to the New York Times Coronavirus Tracker. They report t...
Todd Epp Oct 25, 2021 South Dakota COVID-19 graphic.

Lincoln county structure fire halts traffic
***UPDATE*** The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says SD Hwy 17 has been reopened. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Lincoln county officials are warning motorists to avoid highway 17 between 269...
Rich Keller Oct 24, 2021

Winter is coming... get ready
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Winter Weather Awareness Day in South Dakota is Wednesday (Oct. 27th) and the South Dakota Department of Public Safety and Office of Emergency Management wants you to b...
Julia Kaye Oct 23, 2021

Trick-or-treating takes over the Great Plains Zoo this weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Trick-or-treating is happening at the Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History this weekend. ZooBoo runs until 4:00 this afternoon, and tomorrow (Sund...
Julia Kaye Oct 23, 2021

Bridge work to begin on Interstate 29 in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Starting this weekend, construction crews will be conducting bridge pavement repairs on I-29 in Sioux Falls. The Department of Transportation says work on the southboun...
Max Remington Oct 22, 2021 Street construction graphic.

Timeline and process for Medical Cannabis applications
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - The City of Sioux Falls has announced the timeline and process for obtaining a medical cannabis dispensary license. Starting next Friday, October 29, 2021, at 2:00 pm, med...
Kristi Golden Oct 22, 2021 Elsa Olofsson / CC

Scam asks for money for the Brandon Police Department
BRANDON, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The City of Brandon says there is a scam going around that purports to raise money for the Brandon Police Department. It doesn't. Several Brandon citizens have received the...
Todd Epp Oct 22, 2021 Scam BPD appeal letter. Photo from the City of Brandon.


