Category Archives: Local News

Sioux Falls School District anniversary tree plantings
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls School District will be celebrating its 150th anniversary during the 2021-22 school year. In the spirit of honoring the past and contributing to the fut...
Rich Keller Jun 20, 2021

Rollover on I29 near MM 52 this afternoon
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department is advising travelers to use caution while traveling northbound on I-29 near MM 52. The are on the scene of a semi vs SUV injury rollover crash.
Julia Kaye Jun 19, 2021

Local athletes competing at Olympic Trials
Vermillion, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Six USD Coyotes, four alumni and two recent graduates, will take the stage at the U.S. Olympic Trials being held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The top three finish...
Julia Kaye Jun 19, 2021 USD logo.

Free fishing for Father's Day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks says fishing and dads go hand-in-hand. GF&P is celebrating Father's Day with free entrance into all South Dakota state parks and...
Julia Kaye Jun 19, 2021

Wholestone Farms Chairman brings hog processing plant to Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Wholestone Farms is bringing a new pork processing plant to Sioux Falls. Wholestone Farms Chairman of the Board Luke Menion says, "Sioux Falls is really the only place ...
Rich Keller Jun 19, 2021

Emergency road repairs on Sioux Falls' busiest intersection to take place Monday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Beginning on June 22, 2021, the northbound outside lane will be closed just north of 41st Street on south Louise Avenue. Construction crews are set to perform concrete ...
Max Remington Jun 18, 2021 Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash

Fire damages State Penitentiary carpentry shop
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The carpentry shop at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls was damaged by fire yesterday. At approximately 12:55 yesterday, a fire broke out in the Pheasa...
Max Remington Jun 18, 2021 South Dakota State Penitentiary. KELO.com New file photo.

Union, Smithfield agree to new contract for Sioux Falls plant workers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Friday, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 304A in Sioux Falls and Smithfield Foods announced an agreement on a contract for meatpacking workers at the plant. The...
Todd Epp Jun 18, 2021 Smithfield and UFCW logos.

Sioux Falls Police looking for a man in a truck following a 13-year-old girl
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are looking for a man in a truck who has been following a 13-year-old girl. Police say that on Tuesday, the girl noticed a truck following her in the...
Todd Epp Jun 18, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Thunderstorms possible in the Sioux Falls metro this weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The National Weather Services says thunderstorms are possible Saturday and Sunday in the Sioux Falls metro area. The NWS issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook Friday: Thun...
Todd Epp Jun 18, 2021 Tobias Franz / CC


