Category Archives: Local News
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jun 18, 2021 Tobias Franz / CC
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jun 17, 2021 Artist's renderings of new Avera east-side facility. Graphics from Avera.
