Category Archives: Local News
Coronavirus cases down in U.S., S.D., and Sioux Falls metro
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The New York Times' coronavirus tracker says the virus is down in the United States, South Dakota, and the Sioux Falls metro area. In Minnehaha County, there were 32 ne...
Feb 11, 2021 COVID-19 update graphic.
Sustainable Community Grant Program accepting applications for 2021
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sustainable Community Grant is a Public Works initiative designed to encourage nonprofit organizations to apply for up to $10,000 in funding for projects that help ...
Feb 10, 2021
Emergency Street Closure –Marion Road
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Beginning immediately on February 10, 2021, South Marion Road will be closed to through traffic between West 55th Street and West 57th Street. The City of Sioux Falls P...
Feb 10, 2021 Area of emergency road closure, 55th Street and Marion Road area. Google Earth map.
Lennox school bus engulfs in flames, no one hurt
LENNOX, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Lennox School District School bus became engulfed in flames Wednesday morning west of the Worthing exit on I-29. There were 12 school children on the bus. Authorities repo...
Feb 10, 2021 A Lennox School District school bus is enfulfed in flames around 7:40 a.m., 2/10/21 near SD Hwy 44 and 470th Ave. Photo from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
House fire on 7th Ave. in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Crews responded to a house fire on South Seventh Avenue in Sioux Falls Tuesday night. They were called in at about 10:15 and put the fire out in about a half an hour. T...
Feb 10, 2021
Daily trends show coronavirus down in U.S., S.D. and Minnehaha County, up in Lincoln County.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Daily coronavirus trends tracked by the New York Times shows the virus decreasing in the United States, South Dakota, and Minnehaha County. However, the virus increased...
Feb 9, 2021 COVID-19 update graphic.
Local meatpacking workers, union call for COVID-19 vaccinations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Two local meatpacking employees say they and their colleagues in the food industry should be a priority for getting vaccinated against the coronavirus. Antonio Jimenez,...
Feb 9, 2021 Sandra Sibert, a worker at Smithfield in Sioux Falls (left), and Antonio Jimenez, a worker at JBS in Worthington, Minn., talk about their workplaces and the coronavirus on a news conference sponsored by the UFCW's union, 2/9/21.
Sioux Falls meth trafficker sentenced
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- John Thin Elk, 43, of Sioux Falls was sentenced to 106 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute a...
Feb 8, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Vaping cartridge sale leads to armed rip-off
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A vape sale gone bad has police looking for a suspect who pulled a gun. Sioux Falls Police say a 19-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy met a guy online to sell him so...
Feb 8, 2021 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.
Where and when to donate blood this week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Demand for blood donations remains high amid the pandemic. The Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank says it's risen by about a third since March and hasn't let up over the ...
Feb 8, 2021
