Category Archives: Local News

Brookings School District cuts teaching positions
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- Declining enrollment has the Brookings School District cutting three teaching positions for next year. The move was recommended by Superintendent Summer Schultz, who says n...
Tom Rooney Apr 15, 2026 rfaizal707 / Depositphotos.com

Early morning armed robbery includes gunfire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- An early morning armed robbery at 24th and Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls included gunfire Wednesday morning. The suspect was confronted by an employee as he attempted t...
Tom Rooney Apr 15, 2026

Parks Chief Kearney retiring
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Director Don Kearney will step down at the end of this week, after nearly 21 years of leading the department. Mayor Paul Tenhaken says Ke...
Tom Rooney Apr 14, 2026 Photo: Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation

Vermillion man sentenced on child porn charges
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- A USD employee is headed to prison for 20 years for child porn charges. Nicholas Keitges was found guilty of possessing, transporting and attempting to make child pornogra...
Tom Rooney Apr 14, 2026 JanPietruszka / Depositphotos.com

Emily's Hope receives $500-thousand from Opioid settlement fund
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Emily's Hope is receiving a half-million dollars to take its Substance Use Prevention Curriculum far and wide. The money comes from the South Dakota Opioid Settlement Fun...
Tom Rooney Apr 14, 2026

Police investigating separate hit and run collisions
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man faces a long list of charges after a high-speed trip down 57th Street Sunday night that included two crashes. 30-year old Dakota Thorstenson sped by one...
Tom Rooney Apr 13, 2026 Sioux Falls Police cruiser door. KELO.com News file photo.

Six arrested in aggravated assault stemming from stolen drugs and money
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and Sioux Falls Police have arrested a half-dozen suspects in an assault and kidnapping that took place in February. Captain Josh Ph...
Tom Rooney Apr 13, 2026 Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and Sioux Falls Police Department emblems.
Leaf and branch drop-off sites open
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- With the arrival of warmer weather, the city of Sioux Falls has opened its free leaf and branch drop-off sites. The sites are near the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds and on Cha...
Tom Rooney Apr 13, 2026

14 year old boy dies in Sioux Falls shooting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating the death of a 14-year old boy caused by a gunshot. The incident took place at about 2:45 Thursday afternoon in a home near Whittier ...
Tom Rooney Apr 10, 2026 Sioux Falls Police patch and badge.

"Unleash the Beast" weekend at Premier Center
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The "Unleash the Beast" PBR tour hits the Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls starting Friday night. The three-day event is critical for bull riders hoping to make it i...
Tom Rooney Apr 10, 2026


