Category Archives: Local News
Shred event set for Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, DS (KELO.com) -- With the tax season behind us, now is a good time to take steps to protect yourself from fraud. Crime Stoppers is conducting its annual shred event in Sioux Falls Saturda...
Tom Rooney Apr 17, 2026

Federal prosecutors racking up successes in drug cases
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Piece by piece, a major drug ring is being taken down in Federal court in Sioux Falls. A Los Angeles man will spend the next 23 years in federal prison for his role in a ...
Tom Rooney Apr 16, 2026 JanPietruszka / Depositphotos.com

Sioux Falls man guilty of methamphetamine trafficking
SOIUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says 49-year old Courtney Richmond was convicted of trafficking methamphetamine. Richmond faces a maximum penalty of a ten-million dollar fine an...
Tom Rooney Apr 16, 2026

11th annual Big Sioux River Cleanup being planned
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Big Sioux River is in need of its annual cleaning, and organizers are looking for some help. The city of Sioux Falls is partnering with the nonprofit 'Friends of the ...
Tom Rooney Apr 16, 2026 Downstream view of the Big Sioux River

Sioux Falls man sentenced for trafficking fentanyl
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- He's believed to have trafficked over 13-thousand fentanyl pills in the Sioux Falls area. Now, 33-year old Elizeo Kalimba is headed to federal prison for 19 years. He was...
Tom Rooney Apr 15, 2026 Jeff Anderson / CC

Sioux Falls School Board approves tentative budget
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls School District tax levy is projected to decline by more than 23-percent in 2027. The School Board has given preliminary approval to a $343-million spendi...
Tom Rooney Apr 15, 2026

Dispute over Lincoln County veterans memorial
CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a memorial that's intended to honor military veterans, so veterans are wondering why they weren't consulted. The Lincoln County Commission has approved a scaled down vers...
Tom Rooney Apr 15, 2026 trongnguyen / Depositphotos.com

City Council asked to approve TIF District for Railyard project
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council is being asked to approve $8-million dollars in tax increment financing to support a major change in the downtown rail yard area. Developer J...
Tom Rooney Apr 15, 2026

30 year prison term handed down for rape
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Minnehaha County Judge is giving a rapist 30 years to consider his actions. Brian Jensen was convicted of rape and assault in a trial last September. The victim says he...
Tom Rooney Apr 15, 2026 Boytaro1428 / Depositphotos.com

Recycling on the decline in Sioux Falls - they're playing games to keep it going
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They're playing a game that has a serious goal of increasing recycling in Sioux Falls. Millennium Recycling is launching the "What Goes Where" word puzzle challenge which...
Tom Rooney Apr 15, 2026 AllaSerebrina / Depositphotos.com


