Category Archives: Local News
Officials ID couple killed in Mitchell crash
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- Authorities have identified the couple that died in a tragic accident on I-90 in Mitchell last week. Shane and Melynda Willis died when their pickup entered a ditch, struck ...
May 04, 2026 Fatal crash graphic.
All terrain wheelchairs for rent at GFP sites
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Wheelchair bound people can now get an up-close look at nature. The Sioux Falls Outdoor Campus and Good Earth State Park are among several state parks featuring all-terra...
May 04, 2026 Photo Courtesy: Outdoor Campus Facebook
114th Fighter Wing returns home from deployment
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A big 'welcome home' for members of the 114th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard in Sioux Falls. The unit was deployed to Savannah, Georgia as part of Operation Noble...
May 04, 2026 U.S. Air Force Col. Jon Friedman, commander of the 114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota Air National Guard, speaks during a welcome home ceremony at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota, May 3, 2026. The 114th Fighter Wing held the ceremony to honor more than 250 Airmen returning from a multi-month deployment in support of Operation Noble Eagle. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Solberg)
False reporting charge filed against man in Brookings
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 26-year old man is charged with making a false report of a shooting. Elijah Arias was driving his roommate's vehicle near Brookings and fired a revolver out of a window i...
May 04, 2026 Brookings County Sheriff's badge. Photo from BCSO Facebook page.
Music Festival on Ice
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls figure Skating Club unveils its annual Spring Show Saturday. The Music Festival on ice will have performances at 1 and 6:30pm at the Scheels IcePlex. The ...
May 01, 2026 Fydorov / Depositphotos.com
Man wounded in neighborhood shooting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Police are investigating a Wednesday night shooting incident near 10th and Summit Avenue that left a 25-year old man with a wound to his leg. The victim told police the s...
May 01, 2026 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.
Two adults die, two children injured in Mitchell crash
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- Two people are dead and two small children injured following a crash in Mitchell Thursday. Their pickup entered the ditch and struck a guard cable, fell onto Rowley street a...
May 01, 2026 Fatal crash graphic.
Parks & Rec planning new park with help of residents
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Parks and Rec is rolling out its vision for Wild Meadows Park. It's a four-acre site near Veterans Parkway at 6th Street. Neighborhood surveys show residents ...
May 01, 2026 Sioux falls parks and recreation
SFFR to honor fallen colleagues
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Fire and Rescue will "Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters". They'll join departments across the country Saturday night to observe National Fallen Firefigh...
May 01, 2026 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com
Sioux Falls unemployment rate inches higher - still low
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Unemployment has moved slightly higher in Sioux Falls. Until recently, the rate was below 2 percent, which is below the state-wide average. Now, it's at 2.5%, which is ab...
Apr 30, 2026 Kevin Smith / CC
