Category Archives: Local News

New federal changes aim to help farmers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's a way to strengthen farmers and farming. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency is making changes to the Farm Loan program to help empower local ...
Rich Keller Aug 10, 2024 ianpreston / CC

Sioux Falls entrepreneur ready for football
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Are you ready for some football? One local entrepreneur is ready, too! Sioux Falls native Gio Oromo is mixing his love of sports history with his business mind. Oromo, ...
Rich Keller Aug 10, 2024

Pavilion and Great Bear team up to present outdoor music festival
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Great Bear Ski Lodge will become home to a major music festival starting next summer. Country music sensation Sam Hunt is the first headliner to be announced. Washington ...
Tom Rooney Aug 09, 2024

Nursing student with desire to close the gap on rural nursing shortage
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- He started off pursuing a major in engineering. Now, he's on his way to help solve the problem of the nursing shortage in rural America. Dalten Bremer of Ocheydan, Iowa sa...
Tom Rooney Aug 09, 2024 mybaitshop / Depositphotos.com

Feeding South Dakota preparing for school year with popular backpack program
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- School bells will be ringing soon, and Feeding South Dakota is gearing up. They're gearing up to make sure that students who deal with food insecurity get the nutrition t...
Tom Rooney Aug 08, 2024

Panhandling creating growing problem in downtown Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls is a generous city and that's becoming a problem. Mayor Paul TenHaken addressed that problem Thursday morning, with a simple message to residents. The Mayor a...
Tom Rooney Aug 08, 2024 Blake Burkhart / CC

Body of infant found at recycling center
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are investigating the death of a young infant. Police Information Officer Sam Clemens says the body was discovered early yesterday morning. Clemens des...
Tom Rooney Aug 07, 2024 Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.

Vaping growing in popularity with teens - with many of the same risks as smoking
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- They come in 15-thousand flavors and are loaded with toxic, addictive nicotine. The South Dakota Department of Health has just compiled its 2023 Youth Tobacco Survey. Sierra P...
Tom Rooney Aug 06, 2024 EdZbarzhyvetsky / Depositphotos.com

Sioux Falls outdoor public pools to begin closing for the season
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It seems like they just opened a few weeks ago, but Sioux Falls Public outdoor pools will begin closing for the season at the end of the week. Frank Olson, McKennan and T...
Tom Rooney Aug 06, 2024 Drake Springs Pool. Photo from the City of Sioux Falls.

Equipment failure leads to water emergency in Brandon
BRANDON, SD (KELO.com -- The City of Brandon is dealing with a water emergency. There was a major equipment failure in the city's water treatment plant. Lawn watering is prohibited until repairs can b...
Tom Rooney Aug 05, 2024 City of Brandon logo.


