Category Archives: Local News

Street construction update 10/06/20
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Street construction update: Lane Closure - North Westport Avenue Beginning on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, the southbound lane of traffic on Westport Avenue will be clos...
Kristin Hergert Oct 06, 2020 Street construction graphic.

Sioux Falls School District announces free breakfasts and lunches for students
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls School District is notifying parents and guardians that breakfasts and lunches for students will be free. The free lunches are made possible by a U.S. A...
Todd Epp Oct 05, 2020 Mike Licht / CC

Type O blood donors needed says Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A surge in elective surgeries, treatment of medical issues and traumas has generated an increase demand for blood in the local community. Community Blood Bank is asking...
Kristin Hergert Oct 05, 2020

Family pet cat rescued from house fire Sunday morning in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Fire Rescue respond to a house fire Sunday morning with a report of occupants still inside. When the crews arrived smoke and flames were coming from the low...
Kristin Hergert Oct 05, 2020

Latest Sioux Falls Metro coronavirus numbers as of October 4
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The City of Sioux Falls reports 1,105 active coronavirus cases in the metro area. There are 116 new positive cases. The three-day average of new cases is 117. There are ...
Kristin Hergert Oct 05, 2020

Rowena armed robber thwarted
ROWENA, S.D. (KELO.com) -- An attempted robbery ends peacefully. Saturday the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to an attempted robbery in progress call at a business in Rowena. The Min...
Rich Keller Oct 04, 2020 Armed robbery graphic.

Accident leads to gunfire in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A vehicular accident leads to gunfire. Friday night around 7:24 p.m. Officers of the Sioux Falls Police Department responded to multiple calls of gunshots in the 900 Bl...
Rich Keller Oct 03, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Minnehaha County Auditor Bob Litz retiring Dec. 31
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Minnehaha County Auditor Bob Litz is retiring at the end of the year. His office sent out a letter today with the announcement. Litz says he's retiring December 31st. H...
Todd Epp Oct 02, 2020

CDC report on Smithfield COVID-19 outbreak in Sioux Falls was redone with ‘watered down’ safety recommendations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A first version of a CDC report with safety recommendations for workers at the Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls, where a major COVID-19 outbreak occurred, was appr...
Todd Epp Oct 02, 2020

Sioux Falls Police looking for missing teenage girl
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are looking for a missing teenage girl. Layla Rummel is a 13-year-old girl who left her home last night (Thursday) and does not have needed medicatio...
Todd Epp Oct 02, 2020


