Category Archives: Local News

New hemp facility in Wakonda, SD set to open this fall.
WAKONDA, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota leads the nation in hemp harvests, but most of it still gets processed out of state. That's about to change with a new hemp facility in Wakonda set to open this ...
Alisha Reinhart Jun 17, 2025 Elena Schweitzer / Depositphotos.com

Long time police spokesman retiring
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The longtime face of Sioux Falls Police is getting ready to retire. Public Information Officer Sam Clemens is stepping down later this month after 25 years with the depar...
Tom Rooney Jun 16, 2025 Photo Courtesy: SFPD

Suspect arrested in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers
SIBLEY COUNTY, MN (KELO.com) -- The suspect in the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker and seriously wounding another early Saturday is now in police custody after a manhunt that lasted nearly two d...
Tom Rooney Jun 16, 2025 zeferli@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com

American Legion still undecided on future of Mitchell baseball program
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- The future of American Legion baseball in Mitchell is still undecided. Rape allegations against some team members in 2023 led to criminal charges, and the program was suspen...
Tom Rooney Jun 13, 2025

Mayor promoting traffic safety with t-shirt giveaway
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Mayor is offering the shirt off his back. Sioux Falls has over 180-million dollars worth of road construction underway this year, which leads to a lot of traffic dela...
Tom Rooney Jun 11, 2025 Mayor Paul TenHaken

Budget process begins at city hall
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The budget belt is getting tighter at Sioux Falls City Hall. Among those that will feel the impact are non-profits that are also dealing with cuts from the state and fede...
Tom Rooney Jun 11, 2025 Got Credit / CC

Attorney General leads colleagues in battling "trigger leads"
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- They say it's time for private mortgage information to be kept private. Marty Jackley is one of the leaders in an effort by 42 Attorneys General pushing Congress to pass t...
Tom Rooney Jun 11, 2025 Attorney General
Marty Jackley

School Resource Officers partnering with social services agencies downtown
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- School may be out for summer, but that doesn't mean School Resource Officers are on vacation. In Sioux Falls, those officers represent a beefed up presence in the downtow...
Tom Rooney Jun 10, 2025 Sioux Falls Police take a suspect into custody after a foot chase in downtown Sioux Falls, 11/2/20. KELO.com News photo by Liz Ryan.

Staffing changes coming in Mayor TenHaken's administration
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Staffing changes are in motion in Mayor Paul Tenhaken's office. Public Relations and Communications Officer Vanessa Gomez is being promoted to Chief of Staff. She replace...
Tom Rooney Jun 10, 2025

Litany of charges facing man accused of crime spree
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are piecing together a string of events involving stolen keys, stolen vehicles, broken windows and a vehicle fire. 35 year old city resident Kenneth Ho...
Tom Rooney Jun 09, 2025


