Category Archives: Local News
Amazon sued by warehouse workers over COVID-19 screening pay
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at w...
Oct 6, 2021
Teacher gives lesson to thug
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - A field trip to a park turned into a lesson on law and order when the teacher was assaulted. The teacher and students from a Sioux Falls private school were at Dan Dugan p...
Oct 6, 2021 Marco Verch / CC
South Dakota hunting lodge serving disabled veterans
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - A South Dakota hunting lodge is getting national attention for its services for disabled veterans. Wings of Valor Lodge, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, operates the...
Oct 6, 2021 IIONA VIRGIN / Unsplash
Firehouse 42 project gets initial approval
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - A planned commercial development on the west side of Sioux Falls took a big step forward a tonight's City Council meeting. The Firehouse 42 development, planned for the co...
Oct 5, 2021
Zoning approved for east side Center for Active Generations location
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls City Council approved a zoning change that will allow the construction of a Center for Active Generations on the east side of Sioux Falls. Gerald Beninga, ...
Oct 5, 2021 Voters wait in line up to vote at the Center for Active Generations precinct in Sioux Falls, 8 a.m., 11/3/10. KELO.com News photo by Jon Michaels.
Council hears warning about Marijuana Licensing Lottery
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - As South Dakota prepares to implement new laws and regulations for medical cannabis, one industry expert is sounding an alarm about the license lottery set up in Sioux Fal...
Oct 5, 2021 Elsa Olofsson / CC
SFPD Daily Briefing 10/5/21: Woman sets fire underneath vehicle; Cars broken into in underground garage
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A short briefing usually means an uneventful overnight shift for Sioux Falls Police. Here are the biggest crime stories of the day according to Officer Sam Clemens. WOM...
Oct 5, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.
Islam to announce run for citywide office in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new candidate is entering the race for citywide office in Sioux Falls. Taneeza Islam says she's announcing a run Tuesday. An immigration attorney, Islam is the founde...
Oct 5, 2021 Taneeza Islam addresses the Sioux Falls City Council in January 2020.
S.D. Dept. of Health reports 15 deaths from COVID-19
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Health reports 15 coronavirus deaths since Friday. Two of the deaths were Minnehaha County residents. Active cases are down 100, from 7,325 to...
Oct 4, 2021 South Dakota COVID-19 graphic.
Westbound Russell Street on-ramp to temporarily close in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Department of Transportation says the westbound Russell Street to Interstate 29 northbound on-ramp will be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct....
Oct 4, 2021 Street construction graphic.
