Category Archives: Local News
Erickson gains law enforcement endorsements in Mayoral race
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Mayoral Candidate Christine Erickson has picked up law enforcement endorsements. Attorney General Marty Jackley and Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Swenson have ...
Jun 12, 2026
Sioux Falls man sentenced for meth/fentanyl distribution
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man will spend the next decade in prison for distributing meth and fentanyl in the area. 42 year old Kyle Heinemann was a sub distributor for a California a...
Jun 12, 2026 Find Rehab Centers / CC
SFPD marks successful Camp POSTCARD with youth
LAKE ENEMY SWIM, SD (KELO.com) -- Nearly 70 kids at a weeklong camp with cops. Officers from the Sioux Falls Police Department, Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office, Highway Patrol and Game, Fish & P...
Jun 11, 2026 Sioux Falls Police emblem.
Beating suspect pleads guilty
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A suspect in a deadly beating at Cherry Rock Park in Sioux Falls last September pleads guilty. Chaska Little Bear was scheduled for trial in January. Instead, he's pleadi...
Jun 11, 2026 JanPietruszka / Depositphotos.com
High speed chase ends in arrest of Sioux Falls man
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 25-year old Sioux Falls man faces several charges following a high-speed chase in the Brookings area. A Brookings County Sheriff's Deputy tried to pull over a 2020 Ford M...
Jun 11, 2026 Brookings County Sheriff's badge. Photo from BCSO Facebook page.
GOED approves incentives for new Smithfield Foods plant
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The new Smithfield Foods plant is on the short list of projects receiving a shot in the arm from the state. The Board of Economic Development has approved nearly $30-mill...
Jun 11, 2026 Smithfield plant. KELO.com file photo.
Bishop Dudley House asking for help
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Bishop Dudley House is asking for help in keeping the cupboards full for summer. Executive Director Madeline Shields says the shelter is full, with plenty of hungry c...
Jun 11, 2026 Courtesy Bishop Dudley Hospitality House.
Sanford Health expanding Sioux Falls Medical Center campus
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sanford Health is adding a new clinic space on the Sanford USD Medical Center campus in Sioux Falls to provide dermatology and plastic surgery services. Medical Building ...
Jun 10, 2026 Sanford Health logo.
Grants help finance major replacement well for city of Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's been one of the most reliable sources of water for Sioux Falls residents for over 70 years. Now, its replacement will keep Well 25 producing into the future at five ...
Jun 10, 2026 photosky / Depositphotos.com
Sioux Falls golf courses setting records
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- City-owned golf courses in Sioux Falls are setting new records. Landscapes Golf Management has operated the city's three municipal courses for eight years. During that ti...
Jun 10, 2026 emmolos / CC
