Category Archives: Local News
Councilor Starr objects to venue of Mayor TenHaken's 'State of the City Address'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls City Councilor Pat Starr objects to Mayor Paul TenHaken presenting his State of the City Address Wednesday morning at the Convention Center and requiring ti...
Mar 15, 2022 Left: Sioux Falls City Councilor Pat Starr; Right: Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken.
Sioux Falls School Board election cancelled after no challengers emerge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls School Board election set for April has been canceled. Incumbents Carly Reiter and Nan Baker were running for reelection and no challengers stepped forw...
Mar 14, 2022
Sioux Falls native serves the U.S. Navy in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KELO.com) - Airman Michael Becker, a native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serves the U.S. Navy at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) operating out of San Diego, California. Be...
Mar 14, 2022 U.S. Navy Airman Michael Becker from Sioux Falls. USN photo.
Lewis and Clark Water System to receive nearly $22M for Fiscal Year 2022 construction
TEA, S.D. (KELO.com) -- President Joe Biden on Friday signed the Fiscal Year 22 Appropriations bill approved by Congress. It includes $21.914 million for ongoing construction of the Lewis & Clark ...
Mar 14, 2022 Universal Eye / Unsplash
National Weather Service predicts mild temperatures this week as Spring approaches
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- After a brief cool-down, the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says spring-like temps are expected later this week, with the start of Spring just around the corne...
Mar 14, 2022 Image courtesy of the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls City Council to meet twice on Tuesday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City council will meet twice on Tuesday. At the 4pm informational meeting, the council will hear reports from the Urbanized Development Commission and t...
Mar 13, 2022
Work to begin soon on North Minnesota Avenue improvements
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Beginning on Monday, March 14, 2022, the outside northbound lane of Minnesota Avenue will be closed from Second Street to Bennett Street. The contractor will be perform...
Mar 11, 2022 Street construction graphic.
S.D. January unemployment drops to 2.8%; U.S. rate at 3.8%
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Labor reports that unemployment in the state dropped a tenth of a percent to 2.8%. In January, Minnehaha County had an unemployment rate of 2....
Mar 11, 2022 SDDOL Jaunary 2022 unemployment per county in S.D.
Avera observes second anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Thursday, Avera is observing the second anniversary of the COVID-19 virus within its 72,000-square-mile footprint. The first potential cases were identified on March 10...
Mar 10, 2022 Coronavirus update graphic.
Citigroup says operating Russia consumer business on 'more limited basis'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Wednesday it is operating its Russian consumer business on a more limited basis following the country's invasion of Ukraine, while sticking with its previous...
Mar 9, 2022
