Category Archives: Local News

Mask mandate for Sioux Falls?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Will there be a mask mandate in Sioux Falls? The Sioux Falls City Council will meet Tuesday night to discuss that very issue. On the agenda will be the first reading of...
Rich Keller Nov 01, 2020 Mask illustration.

Mankato man arrested after sexual contact with minors
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Mankato man has been arrested after having sexual contact with two minors. Joel Adams, 27 was arrested at a Motel on the 1500 block of North Kiwanis Avenue. Police sa...
Anson Mareus Oct 30, 2020

Scammers claiming to be from the Social Security Administration defraud Sioux Falls man of $3,700 in gift cards
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating another Social Security scam against an elder. The scammers told a 77-year-old man that his Social Security number had been used in...
Todd Epp Oct 30, 2020 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC

Latest Sioux Falls Metro coronavirus numbers as of 10/29/20
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The City of Sioux Falls reports 3,922 active coronavirus cases in the metro area. There are 285 new positive cases. The three-day average of new cases is 403.3. There ar...
Kristin Hergert Oct 30, 2020

Flandreau Public Schools go to remote learning for two weeks
FLANDREAU, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Flandreau Public Schools go to remote learning starting Monday, November 2nd, for two weeks. Flandreau Superintendent Rick Weber posted the news yesterday on Twitter. "Du...
Kristin Hergert Oct 30, 2020

Medtronic USA agrees to pay $9.2M to resolve allegations of kickbacks to Dr. Wilson Asfora
WASHINGTON (KELO.com) - Minnesota-based medical device maker Medtronic USA Inc. has agreed to pay $8.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induc...
Todd Epp Oct 29, 2020 DonkeyHotey / CC

A late night robbery and vehicle rollover Wednesday night in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A late-night robbery and vehicle rollover occurred last night in Sioux Falls. According to the Sioux Falls Police Department, Wednesday night around 11:50 officers resp...
Kristin Hergert Oct 29, 2020 Armed robbery graphic.

Latest Sioux Falls Metro coronavirus numbers as of 10/28/20
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The City of Sioux Falls reports 3,752 active coronavirus cases in the metro area. There are 382 new positive cases. The three-day average of new cases is 348.3. There ar...
Kristin Hergert Oct 29, 2020

Street construction update 10/29/20
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Street construction update: Lane Closure - East 77th Street Beginning on Thursday morning, October 29, 2020, both westbound lanes of East 77th Street will be closed for...
Kristin Hergert Oct 29, 2020 Street construction graphic.

Study says Sioux Falls has third best unemployment recovery in the nation in September
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new study says Sioux Falls has the third best unemployment rate recovery for a city in September. That's according to a report from WalletHub. Their findings based on...
Todd Epp Oct 28, 2020 Kris Horvath / CC


