Category Archives: Local News

Lawsuit says Montana ignored climate in approving $250M power plant; Sioux Falls' NorthWestern Energy a defendant
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Environmental groups sued the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on Thursday over an air-quality permit it issued for NorthWestern Energy Inc's (NWE) proposed natu...
Todd Epp Oct 22, 2021 A mountain goat grazes along the Hidden Lake Trail near Clements Mountain in Glacier National Park, Montana August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight.

Hy-Vee offers free coronavirus booster shots
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Hy-Vee Stores are offering free COVID booster shots to eligible patients. Hy-Vee is also giving a $10 gift card to those who complete their coronavirus vaccinations or ...
Todd Epp Oct 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A nurse draws a Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Two Texas men in jail after authorities in Sioux Falls seize 62 pounds of cocaine
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Two Texas men are in jail after authorities in Sioux Falls seize over 62 pounds of cocaine. The Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force discovered that a large shipment of coc...
Max Remington Oct 21, 2021 62 pounds of cocaine seized by authorities in Sioux Falls

House on the move Friday morning in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- According to the Sioux Falls Police Department, a house within the city will be transported to a new location tomorrow morning. Beginning at 9 am, the house will be tra...
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Some Sioux Falls and area residents will sleep on the street--by choice
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A number of area and Sioux Falls residents will sleep on the street Thursday night--by choice. It is part of the Hope for the Homeless program at the Bishop Dudley Hosp...
Todd Epp Oct 21, 2021 Bishop Dudley House flyer for Hope for the Homeless 2021 event.

South Dakota, Sioux Falls metro see sharp drop day-to-day in COVID cases
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- South Dakota and the Sioux Falls metro area saw a big drop in coronavirus cases between Tuesday and Wednesday. The New York Times Coronavirus Tracker says South Dakota'...
Todd Epp Oct 21, 2021 South Dakota coronavirus graphic.

PUC Commissioner Hanson says this is his last term
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Gary Hanson, who was re-elected last year, says this will be his last term in elective office. He says he has enjoyed all of his p...
Todd Epp Oct 21, 2021 S.D. PUC Commissioner Gary Hanson (R).

ATV vs. SUV accident northwest of Garretson
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - Minnehaha County Sheriff says an accident northwest of Garretson sent four juveniles to the hospital this afternoon. The accident was on 251st Street, west of the intersec...
Kristi Golden Oct 20, 2021

SFPD responds to apartment disturbance with large group of teens, 10-12 shots fired.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating an incident Tuesday afternoon at an apartment complex where a fight broke out among a group of male teens and 10 to 12 shots were f...
Todd Epp Oct 20, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

National daily coronavirus count down, S.D.'s, Sioux Falls' numbers mixed
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- While new coronavirus cases were down 5% Tuesday across the United States, the numbers were up and down in South Dakota and the Sioux Falls metro area. That's according...
Todd Epp Oct 20, 2021 South Dakota COVID-19 graphic.


