Category Archives: Local News
Groundbreaking set for new men's penitentiary
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Officials will break ground Wednesday on a new Men's prison in Sioux Falls. Plans for the prison were finalized last year after months of legislative and committee work. ...
Apr 21, 2026 S.D. State Penitentiary. Photo by Mayor Paul TenHaken.
Another day with ballots for absentee voting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Minnehaha County is among those still waiting for ballots to arrive for absentee voting in the June 2nd Primary election. Absentee voting was supposed to begin last Frida...
Apr 21, 2026
DSU maintaining healthy enrollment as other colleges and universities struggle with demographic cliff
MADISON, SD (KELO.com) -- They call it the demographic cliff, and it's threatening the existence of colleges and universities across the country. Enrollment numbers have been declining in elementary a...
Apr 21, 2026
Homeowners sue city of Sioux Falls over proposed location of new Smithfield plant
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Homeowners impacted by the proposed new location of a Smithfield Foods Plant are suing the city of Sioux Falls. 21 people have signed on to the lawsuit, saying the city r...
Apr 21, 2026 Photo Courtesy: Rick Larsen
Homelessness the top priority for Sioux Falls Mayoral Candidate Jamie Smith
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls residents will elect a new mayor this year. Five candidates are on the ballot, and this week we'll hear from those candidates. State legislator and former Dem...
Apr 21, 2026 Rep. Jamie Smith (D-Sioux Falls). LRC photo.
Avera Health receives $35-million gift for children's hospital
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's the largest gift in Avera Health's history, and it will help support construction of the $165-million care tower being built on the Avera Hospital Campus. B. Thomas ...
Apr 20, 2026 Avera Health logo.
City Council to consider land gift to add to The Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Falls Park is about to grow. The Sioux Falls City Council will consider accepting a gift of 1.3-acres of land near the quarry at Falls Park Drive and Weber Avenue. It wou...
Apr 20, 2026 Photo: Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office warns of scam
CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is warning about a scam involving Venmo accounts. A person claiming to be "Deputy Brown" has been requesting payments, and several people h...
Apr 20, 2026
Arrowhead Parkway closed for several weeks
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A key traffic artery in eastern Sioux Falls is closed for several weeks starting Monday morning. Arrowhead Parkway will be closed east of Veterans Parkway. Crews will reb...
Apr 20, 2026 Street construction graphic.
Mayoral candidate David Zokaites outlines priorities
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Five people will be on the ballot in the race to win the Mayor's office in Sioux Falls. This week, we'll hear from the candidates as they enter the home stretch of the ra...
Apr 20, 2026 Sioux Falls Mayor candidate David Zokaites
