Category Archives: Local News

DNC adopts SD farm support resolution
NEW ORLEANS, LA (KELO.com) -- A South Dakota farm voice is heard at the Democratic National Committee Conference in New Orleans. Parker farmer Shane Merrill proposed a resolution of support for farmer...
Tom Rooney Apr 10, 2026 Photo: SD Democratic Party

Shred event offered to protect sensitive information
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The tax man cometh next week - and to help you protect sensitive documents, the annual shred event isn't far behind. The Better Business Bureau and Sioux Empire Crime Sto...
Tom Rooney Apr 10, 2026

Police concerned about illegal, reckless use of E-bikes
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are warning of a dangerous trend, as E-bike technology and speeds increase. Lieutenant Andrew Siebenborn says juveniles are operating E-bikes and E-mop...
Tom Rooney Apr 09, 2026 Serdynska / Depositphotos.com

Auditors running hard to prepare for absentee voting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's 'crunch time' for county auditors across South Dakota. They were left with a narrow window to print ballots because the deadline for candidates to file nominating pe...
Tom Rooney Apr 09, 2026 Studioclover / Depositphotos.com

$25-thousand donation to help provide Harrisburg school lunches
HARRISBURG, DS (KELO.com) -- Local non-profit Hungry Hearts is donating 25-thousand dollars to the Harrisburg School District. The money will boost the school's Angel Fund, which provides school lunch...
Tom Rooney Apr 09, 2026 woodleywonderworks / CC

Lengthy sentence for rape/assault conviction
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- 72 years in prison for rape, assault, false imprisonment and burglary. That's the sentence for Kevin Bass, who assaulted and raped his ex girlfriend in her home in 2024. ...
Tom Rooney Apr 09, 2026 vladek / Depositphotos.com

Redlin Center displays works not seen for decades
WATERTOWN, SD (KELO.com) -- New works of famed South Dakota artist Terry Redlin are on display at the Redlin Art Center in Watertown. The pieces haven't bee seen in almost two decades. Redlin grew up ...
Tom Rooney Apr 09, 2026 Photo: visitwatertownsd.com

Housing assistance program helps hundreds in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Housing Division for the city of Sioux Falls helped nearly 19-hundred residents with home and rental unit repairs last year...and is gearing up to do more this year. ...
Tom Rooney Apr 08, 2026 Concrete Forms / CC

Pierre man held for kidnapping, aggravated assault after allegedly threatening juvenile with a gun
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 66-year old Pierre man is being held on charges including kidnapping a family member in Sioux Falls Tuesday night. The juvenile victim told police he was riding in a ve...
Tom Rooney Apr 08, 2026 Tony Webster / CC

Sioux Falls City council to review city fees
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You can expect to hear more talk about city fees in Sioux Falls over the next year, and it may affect your pocketbook. But, before we get to that stage, city officials sa...
Tom Rooney Apr 08, 2026 Ruiwei Qi / CC


