Category Archives: Local News

Woman arrested after trying to use a car to hit police officer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Around 11:30 a.m., employees at a storage facility saw some suspicious activity and believed a man was selling drugs. When police officers arrived at the facility in th...
Todd Epp May 28, 2021 Sioux Falls Police cruiser door. KELO.com News file photo.

SFPD investigating heist of $13,000 two-carat diamond from Empire Mall shop
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating the theft of a two-carat diamond worth $13,000 A jewelry store in the Empire Mall reported it stolen Thursday, but they think it wa...
Todd Epp May 28, 2021 Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash

City of Sioux Falls lawn watering schedule reminder
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- With the hot, dry weather comes lawn watering season. To utilize our water resources efficiently, the City of Sioux Falls Public Works Water Division has established a ...
Todd Epp May 28, 2021 steve p2008 / CC

Too cool for the pool
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls' city swimming pools were supposed to open for summer today (Friday) but now they won't. The weather is too cool. However, the indoor Aquatic Center is open...
Todd Epp May 28, 2021 A Sioux Falls swimming pool. Photo from the Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Department.

Sioux Falls inmate placed on escape status
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A minimum-security inmate from Sioux Falls has been placed on escape status. Inmate Cameron Guenther left his community service job site in Sioux Falls without authoriz...
Todd Epp May 27, 2021 Inmate Cameron Guenther. Photo from the S.D. Dept. of Corrections.

SFPD: Is it the red car the cops are looking for? Math police help with accident reconstruction; Good Samaritan threatened
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Here are the big stories from Thursday's Sioux Falls Police briefing. IS THIS THE RED CAR YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? While serving warrants Wednesday, Sioux Falls Police came ...
Todd Epp May 27, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Society announces Jazz and Blues Week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Even though Jazz Fest is no longer apart of the summertime experience in Sioux Falls, the Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Society has been hard at work to bring jazz music b...
Max Remington May 27, 2021 Carl Lender / CC

Expect a cool, rainy, stormy Memorial Day weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The National Weather Service has placed the KELO Radio listening area under a Hazardous Weather Outlook for the next seven days. They say expect high winds Thursday and...
Todd Epp May 27, 2021 Ian Sane / CC

The Link to start providing addiction and mental health services
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Link board of directors announced today that the facility will open on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The Link, located at 132 North Dakota Avenue, will provide 24/7 access...
Todd Epp May 27, 2021 The Link logo.

Deputies led on high-speed chase from Parker to Sioux Falls, suspect arrested
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A driver led deputies on a high-speed chase from Parker to Sioux Falls Wednesday night, driving through three spike strips in the process, according to the Turner Count...
Carter Woodiel May 27, 2021 Scott Davidson / CC


