Category Archives: Local News

PHOTOS: Lincoln County drunk driver ends up in a creek
CANTON, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A drunk driver somehow managed to crash his car into a creek in Lincoln County late Sunday night. Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the one-car accident Monday ...
Todd Epp Aug 30, 2021 Aftermath of a drunken driver plunging car into a creek in Lincoln County, 8/30/21. Photo from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

Disaster Proclamation issued in 11 Iowa counties, including Lyon, due to recent severe weather
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a disaster proclamation for 11 counties in Iowa in response to recent severe weather. Lyon County was named in the proclamation as...
Max Remington Aug 30, 2021 Crops blown over near Worthing, S.D., 8/28/21. Photo by Aletha Klarenbeek to KELO.com News.

The S.D. Highway Patrol will be out with sobriety checks in September
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - September's list of sobriety checkpoints has been released by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. The monthly checkpoints, held at various times and locations, are ...
Todd Epp Aug 30, 2021 Patrick Fitzgerald / CC

Interstate 90 Exit 402 temporary ramp closure planned
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says that Interstate 90 exit 402 eastbound to northbound and westbound to southbound ramps will be closed to traffi...
Todd Epp Aug 30, 2021 I-90 sign.

Sioux Falls man sentenced for making a false statement on federal form to buy a gun
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The feds are serious about you being honest when you fill out the form to purchase a firearm from a dealer. A Sioux Falls man is sentenced to 30 months in federal priso...
Todd Epp Aug 30, 2021 James Case

Driver survives rollover crash in Dell Rapids
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A driver in Dell Rapids survived a rollover crash where they were ejected from their vehicle, according to the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office. Authorities responded ...
Carter Woodiel Aug 30, 2021

Welcome home celebration planned for Sioux Falls Little League team
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Little League baseball team is on their way back to South Dakota following an impressive 4th place finish at the Little League World Series. In honor of...
Julia Kaye Aug 29, 2021 2021 Sioux Falls Little League team.

No school in Lennox Monday, NWS confirms tornado
LENNOX, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The National Weather Service of Sioux Falls says storm damage in Lennox was due to strong straight line winds and a brief EF-1 tornado touchdown. Lincoln County emergency ma...
Julia Kaye Aug 29, 2021 Photo credit: Kylie Klusmann

If you aren't helping, stay off the streets in Lennox
LENNOX, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The City of Lennox is asking people to stay off the streets if they are not actively helping in the cleanup effort. Lincoln County emergency manager Harold Timmerman told KE...
Julia Kaye Aug 29, 2021 Photo credit: Jesse Bly

Big bust in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Lincoln county sheriff's office scored a big bust this week. Deputies arrested a 27-year-old male from Harrisburg that had nine warrants from four separate counties....
Rich Keller Aug 29, 2021


