Category Archives: Local News
Hy-Vee closing Kiwanis Avenue grocery store in Sioux Falls Jan. 1
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KELO.com) -- One of Hy-Vee's Sioux Falls grocery stores is closing at the start of the new year. The company says the Kiwanis Avenue Hy-Vee store, located at 2700 West 10th Stre...
Dec 1, 2021 Hy-Vee logo.
Mother who abandoned 'Baby Andrew' to die 40 years ago to be sentenced
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls woman who pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter of her newborn infant son 40 years will be sentenced tomorrow (Thursday). Theresa Bentaas, 60, fac...
Dec 1, 2021 Theresa Rose Bentaas booking photo from the Minnehaha County Jail.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office looking for escaped inmate
CANTON, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is looking for an inmate who failed to return to the Minnehaha County Jail after a medical appointment Tuesday. Authorities are trying to...
Dec 1, 2021 Darrell Blythe, Jr. Photo from the LCSO.
Sioux Falls construction job growth over past year records 2nd best percentage increase in the nation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls continues to be a leader in the nation of construction jobs over the past year. That's according to the Associated General Contractors. The city's construct...
Dec 1, 2021 Construction graphic.
Elevated fire danger in Sioux Falls Wednesday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Unseasonably high temperatures and gusty winds make for dangerous fire conditions in the Sioux Falls area Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. https://...
Dec 1, 2021 Yaoqi / Unsplash
Missing girl found safe
UPDATE: Sioux Falls Police said Crelly has been found safe. https://twitter.com/siouxfallspd/status/1465904791440220162 SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls Police are asking for the public's ...
Nov 30, 2021
Butterfly House and Aquarium, Great Plains Zoo exploring closer relationship
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Great Plains Zoo and the Butterfly House and Aquarium are investigating a formal partnership arrangement. The two organizations already collaborate in a number of a...
Nov 30, 2021 Butterfly House and Aquarium and Great Plains Zoo logos.
UPDATE: SFPD provides more details in the death of baby Daxton Castimore; Father held on $1M cash bond
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police Tuesday afternoon provided more details on the death of baby Daxton Castimore. According to reports, the accused, 22-year-old Dylan Castimore of Siou...
Nov 30, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.
S.D., Sioux Falls metro COVID-19 daily case averages plunge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The coronavirus case averages for South Dakota and the Sioux Falls Metro area took double-digit plunges Monday. That's according to the New York Times Coronavirus Track...
Nov 30, 2021 South Dakota coronavirus graphic.
Blood Bank declares severe blood shortage
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank (Avera McKennan Hospital & Sanford USD Medical Center) has declared a severe blood shortage. Just coming off of a four-day holiday...
Nov 29, 2021 Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank blood mobile. Photo from SFCBB.
