Category Archives: Local News
Plea bargain in child abuse case involving daycare worker
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A former Sioux Falls Daycare worker admits to child abuse. Chelsea Struss was originally charged with 18 counts, but agreed to plead guilty to three charges in a plea dea...
Tom Rooney Feb 10, 2026

Three die in SD vehicle accidents
KYLE & ORTLEY, SD (KELO.com) -- Separate accidents on opposite corners of the state have left three people dead. Two people died after their vehicle overturned into a freezing creek Saturday morni...
Tom Rooney Feb 09, 2026 Fatal accident graphic.

Sioux Falls 5th grader takes top prize in SD Spelling Bee
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- An 11-year old Sioux Falls student is this year's state Spelling Bee champion. Oscar Quezada, a 5th grader at Challenge Center Elementary won with the correct spelling of...
Tom Rooney Feb 09, 2026 Photo Courtesy: SD News Watch

Man held in Wagner stabbing
WAGNER, SD (KELO.com) -- A Marty man has been arrested in a stabbing in Wagner. 27-year old Royce Roller is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. Wagner police found a male stabbing vi...
Tom Rooney Feb 09, 2026 stockbusters / Depositphotos.com

Burglars steal copper from construction site
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating a large burglary from a construction site in the northwestern part of the city. Information Officer Sergeant Aaron Benson says the su...
Tom Rooney Feb 06, 2026 AllaSerebrina / Depositphotos.com

Family homeless after fire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls fire and Rescue made quick work of dousing a fire on the northwestern side of the city late Thursday night. The blaze apparently started in a garage and sprea...
Tom Rooney Feb 06, 2026 House fire graphic.

Swamp Daddy's Cajun Kitchen takes top burger prize
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Bayou Stack Burger from Swamp Daddy's Cajun Kitchen comes out on top in the 2026 Sioux Falls Burger Battle. It has a bananas foster inspired topping with bacon, onion...
Tom Rooney Feb 06, 2026

Possible measles exposure in Brookings, Milbank
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- State Health officials are warning about potential measles exposure in the northeastern part of South Dakota. An adult Grant County resident has a confirmed case of measles...
Tom Rooney Feb 05, 2026 decade3d / Depositphotos.com

Sheriff's patrol car struck along I-90
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A close call for a Minnehaha County Deputy Sheriff. His vehicle was hit while he was helping a stranded driver on I-90 Wednesday. It's the third patrol vehicle that was s...
Tom Rooney Feb 05, 2026

Police chief says upcoming crime stats report will be worth celebrating
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are looking forward to releasing crime stats in coming weeks. Chief Jon Thum says crime numbers are dropping, even though the city is adding about five...
Tom Rooney Feb 04, 2026 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

