Category Archives: Local News
City planners looking for public input on Shape Sioux Falls 2050 plan
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The City of Sioux Falls' Planning and Development Services team invites the public to share input and prioritize recommendations on the draft Shape Sioux Falls 2050 compr...
Sep 04, 2025
Weekend cocaine bust in Minnehaha County
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sunday traffic stop leads to a cocaine arrest in Minnehaha County. Two men from New York were headed to Mitchell with a pound of cocaine. They're being held on 50-thous...
Sep 03, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
Operation Prairie Thunder made 174 drug arrests in 3 days
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden says "Operation Prairie Thunder" is producing big results. He told KELOLAND News officers made 174 drug arrests - including 44 felonies - in just ov...
Sep 03, 2025
Sioux Falls police investigate early morning gunfire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- No injuries and no property damage, but Sioux Falls police are investigating several reports of early-morning gunfire. Officers received 10 different calls between 5:30 a...
Sep 03, 2025 Sioux Falls Police cruiser. KELO.com News file photo.
South Dakota State Representative, Erik Muckey, pushes back on National Guard being sent to Washington D.C.
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Rhoden is sending a dozen South Dakota National Guard troops to Washington, DC despite criticism. He says he backs President Trumps' push to make DC safer. State Repr...
Sep 03, 2025 South Dakota House District 15 Erik Muckey
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Sioux Falls City Council approved 5-Year contract with ambulance service
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council has approved a new 5-year contract for Ambulance service with PatientCare EMS, but not without criticism. The proposal has won the support of...
Sep 03, 2025 Paul Long / CC
South Dakota DOC Kelly Wasko resigned
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A political firestorm leads to the resignation of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko. 20 state lawmakers wrote an open letter to Governor Rhoden saying they had no confidence ...
Sep 03, 2025
Boil water advisory for Northeast Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The City of Sioux Falls' Water Division has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for portions of its distribution system near Arrowhead Parkway and Veterans Parkway...
Sep 02, 2025
1.3 Billion up for grabs in tonight's Lottery drawing
Lottery fever is spreading, as no one won the 1.1-billion dollar Powerball Jackpot last night. It's expected to grow to 1.3-billion for tonight's drawing. There was another 2nd place winner in South D...
Sep 02, 2025 S.D. Lottery logo.
South Dakota's Public Utilities Commission race heats up
Public Utilities Commissioner race in South Dakota is starting to heat up. Former state legislature, Don Haggar, of Sioux Falls put his hat into the ring. His background is in real estate, banking and...
Sep 02, 2025
