Category Archives: Local News

Study says Sioux Falls ranks #3 for best small cities for renters
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new study says Sioux Falls is the third-best small city in the nation for renters. Cities were rated on employment, the relative cost of renting, and school quality. ...
Todd Epp Jun 08, 2021 Naomi Hébert / Unsplash

SFPD: Burglars steal cars; No report yet on double-fatal accident; Minn. murder suspect still on the lam; More unlocked cars and converter thefts; Drunk guy gets mugged
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It was another full briefing Tuesday by the Sioux Falls Police. BURGLARS BREAK-IN STEAL KEYS THEN CARS The authorities are looking for the culprits who broke into a use...
Todd Epp Jun 08, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Crews respond to Sioux Falls house fire
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Crews responded to a house fire in central Sioux Falls early Tuesday morning. They were called to a home on East 28th street next to the Woodlawn Cemetery. Everyone in ...
Carter Woodiel Jun 08, 2021 House fire graphic.

Marijuana ordinances on the agenda
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) - On Tuesday, both Minnehaha and Lincoln County Commissions as well as the Sioux Falls City Council will be considering ordinances for permits and licensing for medical mari...
Kristi Golden Jun 07, 2021 Elsa Olofsson / CC

High flying tech keeps police and public safer
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police were able to nab their suspect from a car chase Friday night even though the suspect was hiding in a field. The officers used a drone to survey the fie...
Kristi Golden Jun 07, 2021 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.

Rep. Johnson meets with farmers on corn and soybean prices, future
VALLEY SPRINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Despite the semi-drought and drought conditions in South Dakota, Congressman Dusty Johnson says producers he's been talking to say the crops are doing ok. Johnson me...
Todd Epp Jun 07, 2021 U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, in light blue shirt, talks about the soybean and corn crops with South Dakota farmers near Vallley Springs, 6/7/21. Photo from Cong. Johnson's Twitter page.

Six men sentenced in meth and money laundering case in federal court
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Six men are convicted of conspiracy to distribute drugs and conspiracy to launder money in federal district court. Four of the six defendants are from the Sioux Falls a...
Todd Epp Jun 07, 2021 tsbxbby / CC

Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office looking for Minnesota murder suspect
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Minnehaha County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for a murder suspect from Minnesota. They say they tried to apprehend Miguel Angel Nunez, Jr., 18, Monday afternoon in t...
Todd Epp Jun 07, 2021 Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office emblem.

SFPD had a busy weekend; Assaults on officers, car chases, a shooting, a hammer assault, and a possible arson
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police had a busy weekend with a number of serious crimes. Here are the lengthy highlights from Monday's police briefing. POLICE MAY HAVE FOUND DARK SUV INV...
Todd Epp Jun 07, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

South Dakota Air National Guard airmen fight fire on base in Afghanistan
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- 6 firefighters of the Air National Guard's 114th fighter wing in Sioux Falls recently battled a large fire on Kandahar Air Field, the base they were working at in Afgha...
Max Remington Jun 07, 2021


