Category Archives: Local News
Good Samaritan Village COVID-19 cases identified
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Five residents and two employees at the Good Samaritan Village skilled nursing facility in Sioux Falls have the coronavirus. And a worker at the group’s assi...
Apr 16, 2020
Friday food giveaways continue at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — In conjunction with the Tuesday – Thursday Food Giveaways at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, the Faith Temple Food Giveaway will be giving away 700 boxes of suppl...
Apr 16, 2020
S.D. coronavirus numbers rise to 1,311
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — The overall number of South Dakota coronavirus cases increased by 143 cases to 1,311 today. That’s according to the S.D. Department of Health. Seven have died, an...
Apr 16, 2020
Street construction update 4/16/20
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Street construction update: Construction to begin on 85th Street Beginning on Friday, April 17, 2020, West 85th Street will be closed to thru traffic from Tallgras...
Apr 16, 2020
Sioux Falls Stay at home order moves forward despite some councilors' concerns
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — A “stay at home” ordinance for the city of Sioux Falls passed its first legal hurdle Wednesday. The Sioux Falls City Council passed a first reading of ...
Apr 16, 2020
Activists push for eviction moratorium in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Activists continue to push for a moratorium on evictions in Sioux Falls amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Will Anderson of the Sioux Falls Tenants Rights Union told the ...
Apr 16, 2020
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Apr 15, 2020
