Category Archives: Local News
Separate pileups on Interstates 29 and 90 injure eleven
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Blizzard conditions cause separate pile-ups involving dozens of vehicles Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 29 and 90 in South Dakota. The South Dakota Highway Patrol sa...
Dec 24, 2020
Goose hazing begins next week in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Next week you may hear loud noises coming from the Sioux Falls Airport. Don't panic. Animal Control is probably just out goose hazing. This happens when ponds start to ...
Dec 24, 2020
Teen connected in shooting death of 16 year old arrested
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Local authorities have apprehended a teenager whom they say was involved in the shooting death of another Sioux Falls teen earlier this month. Early Wednesday morning, ...
Dec 23, 2020
Xcel Energy ramping up staffing in preparation for winter storm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) --With a winter storm predicted to hit parts of the Upper Midwest, Xcel Energy is gearing up additional crews who will work to get the lights back on if customers lose pow...
Dec 23, 2020 Excel Energy logo.
Flashing blue lights added to some of SD DOT's snowplow fleet
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Interim Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt says the blue lights will add more visibility to ensure plows can clear roads while also improving safety for motorists and ...
Dec 23, 2020
Blizzard Warning in effect until 9 pm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It looks like we'll have a white Christmas after all! The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Blizzard Warning in effect from 6 am until 9 pm. A major ...
Dec 23, 2020
Street construction update 12/23/20
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Street construction update: Lane Closure - Arrowhead Parkway Beginning on Wednesday morning, December 23, 2020, the northern most eastbound through lane on East Arrowhe...
Dec 23, 2020 Street construction graphic.
COVID-19 Story #3: Smithfield plant was a national hotspot
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The coronavirus pandemic was the biggest story of the year, not just nationally but across our region. Here's the number three COVID-19 story of 2020 as selected by the...
Dec 23, 2020 2020 Stories of the Year graphic
2020 COVID-19 stories of the year: Number 4: Three governors one pandemic
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - As the world rang in the New Year this time last year, health officials in China were reporting a cluster of cases of what they deemed as pneumonia in the Wuhan, Hubei P...
Dec 22, 2020 2020 Stories of the Year graphic
Winter returns to the area just before Santa
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- At least for parts of the KELO Radio listening area, winter makes a nasty return, just in time for Christmas travel. The National Weather Service says there will be "bl...
Dec 22, 2020 NWS watches and warnings map, 12/22/20.
