Category Archives: Local News
First Responder Day at the Great Plains Zoo
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's First Responder Appreciation Day at the Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History on the 4th of July. As a way of saying thank you to all firefighte...
Jun 27, 2021 Great Plains Zoo logo.
Soak your fireworks for the fire department
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Three house fires and multiple dumpster fires were reported in Sioux Falls last summer due to the improper disposal of fireworks. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue says when the ...
Jun 27, 2021
Union County fatal rollover
(ELK POINT, S.D.) -- A woman died early this morning in a one-vehicle crash north of Elk Point on Interstate 29. The South Dakota Highway Patrol reports the Dodge Caravan she was driving entered the m...
Jun 26, 2021 Fatal crash graphic.
Turner County Fatal
LENNOX, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A crash west of Lennox Friday afternoon left one dead. The South Dakota Highway Patrol reports the driver of a Pontiac Grand Am lost control on a gravel road, went into the ...
Jun 26, 2021
The dam, it's dry in Dell Rapids
DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- As the lack of measurable rainfall continues, the Big Sioux River water levels are dwindling. Linsey Duffy of Dell Rapids photographed the difference in water levels at...
Jun 26, 2021 Dam at Dell Rapids Dec. 2019 & June 2021. Photos by Linsey Duffy
SFPD: Police back to looking for Jeep in hit-and-run; Man fights flowers; Late night flasher still at large
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- With the weekend on the horizon, Sioux Falls Police are on par to be busy with crime across the city. Here's a look at what was discussed at Friday's police briefing. S...
Jun 25, 2021
Several upcoming construction projects slated for Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Summer months in Sioux Falls are often accompanied by warm weather, green foliage, and orange traffic cones. Below is a list of upcoming projects that are set to begin ...
Jun 25, 2021
Lt. Jonathan Thum appointed next Sioux Falls police chief
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Mayor Paul TenHaken Friday announced the appointment of Jonathan Thum as the next Chief of Police for the Sioux Falls Police Department. Thum is currently a Lieutenant ...
Jun 25, 2021 SFPD Chief of Police Jon Thum.
Photo: City of Sioux Falls.
PHOTO: SFPD looking for a white Jeep Compass in hit-and-run of bicyclist after all
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are back to looking for a white Jeep Compass and not a white Chevy Tahoe as they released Thursday. Sioux Falls Police have released a still from sur...
Jun 25, 2021 Still from surveillance footage of suspected Jeep Compass in hit-and-run. Photo from the SFPD.
Car T-boned near Harrisburg, one person hospitalized
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- One person was hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash east of Harrisburg Thursday evening. The sheriff's office says a Mazda ran through a stop sign on 273rd street a...
Jun 25, 2021 Photo via Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
