Category Archives: Local News

SFPD looking for two missing teenagers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Police Department is asking the public's help in locating two missing 13-year-old girls. Juliette Herrera, pictured left, is 5 feet tall, and 100 pounds...
Max Remington Jul 29, 2021

SFPD: Two shootings, two mum victims; Another day, more unlocked cars
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- As you'll read below, some gunshot victims don't want their crimes solved. Who knew? The "highlights" of Thursday's Sioux Falls Police briefing. WEDNESDAY'S GUNSHOT VIC...
Todd Epp Jul 29, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Sioux Falls city pools closed because of poor air quality
Out of an abundance of caution, the Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Department says they closed all outdoor public pools Thursday at 3:30 p.m. due to poor outdoor air quality. Outdoor pools will reop...
Todd Epp Jul 29, 2021 Terrace Park Pool. Photo from the City of Sioux Falls.

Can't say you haven't been warned! S.D. Highway Patrol announces August sobriety checkpoints
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Ten sobriety checkpoints in eight counties are planned throughout South Dakota during August. The monthly checkpoints, held at various times and locations, are designed to di...
Todd Epp Jul 29, 2021 Matt Gillman / CC

Authorities say the body of Kenyon Brown has been located
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The body of missing Dell Rapids resident, Kenyon Brown has been located. The Minnehaha County Sheriff's office says Brown's body was found on Wednesday evening after a s...
Liz Ryan Jul 29, 2021 Kenyon Brown. Photo from Facebook.

SFPD: Man shot in stomach; Road rager swerves into arrest; Another vehicle theft
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Crime was not quite as hot as Sioux Falls Tuesday. Here are the "highlights" of Wednesday's Sioux Falls Police briefing. FRIEND TAKES GUT-SHOT MAN TO THE HOSPITAL Sioux...
Todd Epp Jul 28, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Construction job growth continues in South Dakota and in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- While much of the country is still seeing a loss of construction jobs, Sioux Falls and the state of South Dakota have seen employment growth in that sector. From Februa...
Todd Epp Jul 28, 2021 Uitleg & tekst / CC

Escaped Sioux Falls inmate back in custody
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- State prison inmate Garang Majok is back in custody. Majok was placed on escape status July 13 when he failed to return at the appointed time to the Sioux Falls Communi...
Todd Epp Jul 28, 2021 Garang Majok. Photo from the S.D. Dept. of Corrections.

Friends and family holding candlelight vigil for missing Dell Rapids woman
DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Friends and family of Kenyon Brown are having a candlelight vigil for her Wednesday at 9 p.m. at the Dell Rapids Band Shell. Kenyon was last seen Thursday, five miles e...
Todd Epp Jul 28, 2021 Kenyon Brown. Photo from Facebook.

Laurel Oak pool remains closed due to sanitation issue
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- In accordance with Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation's water quality policies, Laurel Oak Family Aquatic Center, located at 3401 East 49th Street, will be closed Wednesd...
Todd Epp Jul 28, 2021 julien haler / CC


