Category Archives: Local News

The promise and peril of AI in the medical field
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- Senator Mike Rounds is pushing to put Artificial Intelligence to work on preparing for future pandemics. Students at the Sanford/USD Med school in Vermillion are right the...
Tom Rooney Oct 01, 2024 sdecoret / Depositphotos.com

Rounds aware of foreign attempts to influence election
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- For years, enemy nations have tried to sway US elections. The Senate Intelligence Committee was recently briefed about foreign attempts to interfere this election cycle....
Rich Keller Sep 28, 2024

Mike Rowe: Build Dakota Scholarship "crushing it"
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It was a birthday bash that drew a big name. Mike Rowe, the star of "Dirty Jobs", made a whirlwind tour of South Dakota's Technical Colleges yesterday to celebrate the te...
Tom Rooney Sep 27, 2024

Governor's Cup Rodeo draws biggest names on the circuit
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The gate swings open for the Governor's Cup Rodeo at the Sanford Premier center in Sioux Falls Thursday night. Only in its second year, the Governor's Cup has become the ...
Tom Rooney Sep 26, 2024 dmitriko / Depositphotos.com

Sheriff's Office asking for help in finding rape suspect
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- He's wanted for first-degree rape and sexual contact with a child under the age of 16. The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office is asking for help to find 31-year old Austin...
Tom Rooney Sep 26, 2024

Local schools honored by U.S. Department of Education as "Blue Ribbon" schools
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Several South Dakota schools are being recognized as Blue Ribbon schools - some of the best in the nation. Among them are Christ the King Elementary in Sioux Falls, and Le...
Tom Rooney Sep 24, 2024 SilvaPinto / Depositphotos.com

Local man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being beaten at party
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Pine Ridge man faces aggravated Assault, Robbery and Kidnapping charges. Police Information officer Sam Clemens says it all started late Sunday afternoon near 12th and ...
Tom Rooney Sep 24, 2024 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Story changes, but suspect still charged with kidnapping
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The number of high-profile cases is stacking up for Sioux Falls police. There are changing facts in a kidnapping case that began last week...but a Sioux Falls man is stil...
Tom Rooney Sep 24, 2024

Suspect arrested for carrying gun on school property
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A weekend scare at a Lincoln High School fundraiser has produced an arrest. Information officer Sam Clemens says a group of students outside the building saw the suspect ...
Tom Rooney Sep 24, 2024 Sioux Falls Police cruiser. KELO.com News file photo.

Police still looking for right piece of information to solve missing man case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are still looking for the information that will help them find Tyler Weathersby. The case is high visibility because he was known and loved by many, ac...
Tom Rooney Sep 24, 2024 Photo: Where Is Tyler Weathersby Facebook Page


