Category Archives: Local News

Minnesota man convicted of crossing state lines to have sex with an underage Hartford girl
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Minnesota man will serve over 11 years in prison after being sentenced for traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Nathan Paul Grondah...
Todd Epp Jun 17, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

SFPD: Kids take a joyride in unlocked car; Cops catch 'shots fired' suspect; Alert patrol officer stops a LGBTQ flag burning
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police talk about kids stealing cars, more shots fired, and catching a flag burner in Thursday's briefing. KIDS TAKE JOYRIDE IN UNLOCKED CAR WITH KEYS IN IT...
Todd Epp Jun 17, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Iowa man faces federal charges in Sioux Falls bank robbery
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- An Iowa man faces federal charges connected with a Sioux Falls bank robbery earlier this year. Phillip Christopher Hanten, 40, from Waterloo, Iowa, has been indicted by...
Todd Epp Jun 17, 2021 U.S. Attorney's Office seal.

Work to begin on I-90 Exit 406 bridge near Brandon
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Department of Transportation says a bridge crew will be performing work on Interstate 90 westbound at Brandon Exit 406 beginning Wednesday, June 23 thro...
Todd Epp Jun 17, 2021 Exit5 406 area near Brandon, S.D. From Google Maps.

Avera plans east-side Sioux Falls family health center
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Avera today broke ground on a new Avera Medical Group Family Health Center in the Dawley Farm development in eastern Sioux Falls. "Similar to the Avera Medical Group Fa...
Todd Epp Jun 17, 2021 Artist's renderings of new Avera east-side facility. Graphics from Avera.

SFPD: Fake warrants scam; Keys in truck = no truck; Stabbed woman won't give up the perp
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Here are the highlights of Wednesday's Sioux Falls Police briefing. ANOTHER FAKE WARRANTS SCAM Another Sioux Falls resident gets scammed on a fake warrant scheme. Sioux...
Todd Epp Jun 16, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Intersection closure-Fifth Street and Fairfax Avenue
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Beginning at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2021, the intersection of Fifth Street and Fairfax Avenue will be closed. The City of Sioux Falls Street Division will be perfor...
Todd Epp Jun 16, 2021 Intersection of 5th Street and Fairfax Avenue, Sioux Falls, S.D., from Google Maps.

The City of Sioux Falls is addressing 'the digital divide'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Access to technology impacts many aspects of residents' lives. But some individuals face barriers to technology that can affect everything from applying to a job to exc...
Todd Epp Jun 16, 2021 Ged Carroll / CC

Sioux Falls Area Humane Society now open for in-person pet adoptions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is now open for in-person pet adoptions. The shelter went to virtual and low touch adoptions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Th...
Todd Epp Jun 16, 2021 Sioux Falls Area Humane Society logo.

City Council considers $21 million TIF on the former site of Sioux Steel
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls City Council is considering a proposal to support a request for a $21,500,000 Tax Increment District (TIF) at the former Sioux Steel location. The funds wi...
Kristi Golden Jun 15, 2021


