Category Archives: Local News
Democrats to hear from top of the ticket candidates at McGovern Day Dinner
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Democratic party will feature its top candidates at a McGovern Day dinner June 6th. U-S Senate candidate Julian Beaudion, U-S House candidate Nikki Gronl...
May 08, 2026
Drug distribution ringleader loses appeal
ABERDEEN, SD (KELO.com) -- A regional drug kingpin has lost his appeal on a prison sentence of more than 30 years. Edwin Salinas was convicted by a federal jury in Aberdeen, and sentenced last Septemb...
May 08, 2026 Clyde Robinson / CC
Haggar named South Dakota's Prosecutor of the Year
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Minnehaha County State's Attorney Daniel Haggar is South Dakota's Prosecutor of the year. The award was announced at the South Dakota State's Attorneys Association annual...
May 08, 2026 Minnehaha County State's Attorney Daniel Haggar
Police searching for armed robbery suspect
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are investigating an armed robbery at a business near East 10th and Charlotte Avenue. A man pointed a black handgun at a female employee, forcing her t...
May 08, 2026
Email threat against Sioux Valley School in Volga under investigation
VOLGA, SD (KELO.com) -- The Brookings County Sheriff's Office is investigating a threat emailed to a staff member at Sioux Valley School in Volga. The sheriff's office says the email contained the sta...
May 07, 2026
Law enforcement writing tickets as saturation patrols resume
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Street racing and exhibition driving are on the rise again this spring in Sioux Falls. So are saturation patrols by area law enforcement. Saturation patrols were conducte...
May 07, 2026 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.
Uncertainty kicks off tourist season in SD
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's tourism industry enjoyed a record year in 2025, but what about this year? With gas prices jumping over four dollars per gallon, that's a big question mark....
May 07, 2026
Information exposed in Sioux Falls School cyber breach
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Families are being notified of a cyber security incident by the Sioux Falls School District. The district's "Canvas" learning platform left information, including names, ...
May 07, 2026
Burglary, kidnapping charges filed in Sioux Falls case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Four young suspects face a number of charges for burglary and kidnapping last month. Two females and two males, ranging in age from 19 to 23, are accused of taking a fema...
May 07, 2026
Lake Mitchell dredging project beginning to take shape
LAKE MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- It only passed by 30 votes, but the project to clean up Lake Mitchell is moving ahead. The project has been held up by a number of issues, but one of them - constructio...
May 07, 2026
