Category Archives: Local News
Authorities identify Chancellor man killed in one vehicle accident
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — State authorities identify a Chancellor man as the victim of a fatal one vehicle crash Wednesday morning. The S.D.Department of Public Safety says the victim is 56-year...
Apr 12, 2020
Gov. Noem's statement on Smithfield's indefinite closure of its Sioux Falls plant
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — Gov. Kristi Noem’s office issued the following statement this afternoon about the temporary shutdown of the Smithfield Foods meat packing plant in Sioux Falls. On...
Apr 12, 2020
A snowy Easter Sunday in the region
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Besides not being able to attend Easter services in person and having to stay home because of the coronavirus, the Sioux Falls area saw snow and wind last night an...
Apr 12, 2020
Smithfield shutting U.S. pork plant indefinitely, warns of meat shortages during pandemic
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor, said on Sunday it will shut a U.S. plant indefinitely due to a rash of coronavirus cases among emp...
Apr 12, 2020
Smithfield to close Sioux Falls plant indefinitely
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Smithfield Foods has announced that it will close it’s Sioux Falls pork processing plant indefinitely as a result of an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. The closu...
Apr 12, 2020
Mayor TenHaken asks Gov. Noem to consider a shelter in place order
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken has asked Governor Kristi Noem to consider a shelter in place order for Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties because of the coronavirus o...
Apr 11, 2020
Sanford Health offers COVID-19 testing for those impacted by Smithfield outbreak
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Sanford Health is offering COVID-19 testing for those impacted by the Smithfield outbreak as well as others exposed to the virus in Sioux Falls. To minimize wait times, ...
Apr 11, 2020
Gov. Noem, Mayor TenHaken pen letter to Smithfield requesting 14 day closure
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in cooperation with Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken penned an open letter to Smithfield Foods to suspend operations for 14 days. ̶...
Apr 11, 2020
Lincoln County Sheriffs offer birthday surprise
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The Lincoln County Sherriff’s office are now offering their services to more than those reporting a crime. The sheriffs’ office took to social media le...
Apr 11, 2020
Name released In Turner County fatal crash
CHANCELLOR, S.D. - A Chancellor, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Chancellor. A 2004 Dodge Durango was northbound on 461st Avenue w...
Apr 11, 2020
