Category Archives: Local News
Employees at two Sioux Falls businesses test positive for COVID-19
PIERRE, S.D. - State Health officials announced Wednesday, April 15, that two separate employees at two different businesses in Sioux Falls have tested positive for COVID-19. The individuals reported ...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020
Smithfield Foods closes two additional packing plants
SMITHFIELD, Va. (KELO.com) — Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that it will close its Cudahy, WI and Martin City, MO facilities beginning later this week. Its Cudahy dry sausage and bacon p...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020
Sioux Area Metro driver tests positive for coronavirus
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — A Sioux Area Metro bus driver in Sioux Falls tested positive for COVID-19. The driver tested positive on Tuesday, April 14, and last drove for SAM paratransit on F...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020
Avera joins study of plasma therapy as coronavirus treatment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Avera has joined a national coalition to test the effectiveness of convalescent plasma as a therapy for COVID-19 patients. The Food and Drug Administration announc...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020
TenHaken called 'Mayor Mussolini' and worse
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken says he’s been called Hitler, “Mayor Mussolini” and everything in-between for proposing a strong stay-at-home ord...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020
Smithfield Foods is still the S.D. coronavirus hotspot
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Of the 1,168 reported coronavirus cases in South Dakota, 518 are with Smithfield workers and another 126 are from people who are friends or family of Smithfield wo...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020
S.D. COVID-19 cases increase by 180, 179 in Minnehaha County
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — South Dakota’s coronavirus cases increased by 180 since yesterday for a total of 1,168. That includes 6 deaths, which are unchanged. 329 people have recovered. Mi...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020
Fairgrounds food giveaway continues with a few tweaks
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Tomorrow’s joint food giveaway at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls continues but with a few tweaks. Minnehaha County emergency manager Jason Gearman ...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020
Mayor TenHaken chats with CNN's Chris Cuomo, gets offer of help
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — During his appearance last night on Chris Cuomo’s show on CNN talking about Sioux Falls’ challenges with the coronavirus, the talk show host asked Mayo...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020
Best Buy to furlough 51,000 hourly U.S. store employees
(Reuters) – Best Buy Co Inc said on Wednesday it would furlough about 51,000 hourly U.S. store employees and that its sales dropped about 5% in the first two months of the current quarter, as th...
Todd Epp Apr 15, 2020


