Sioux Falls SD

Kayla Essem prayed she’d get arrested. The 32-year-old from Sioux Falls said she had been on and off drugs since she was in high school — fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and meth. Addiction was the only thing she was destined for, she believed, after seeing family members struggle. Years of drug use frayed her self-confidenc

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Here are some Saturday events to bust your boredom: It’s another weekend of music at Levitt at the Falls. Saturday night, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers take the stage at 7 p.m. The show is free. Head to the Fall Festival at the Country Apple Orchard near Harrisburg. There […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) – The Sioux Falls School District is going on offense to fight opioid abuse, thanks to a $1 million grant from a settlement with Opioid producers. Fentanyl seizures have increased three-fold since 2018, and overdose deaths in South Dakota increased 2%. Student Support Services Coordinator..

When a family steps in privately to save children from crisis, the path to a permanent home can become a decades-long legal battle.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Brandon Fire Rescue was called to Interstate 90 to help cool down pigs in a trailer that had a flat tire. A semi-truck and trailer got a flat tire between the Brandon exit and the Minnesota border. At the time of the flat tire, the temperature was 81 degrees in […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– A man who crashed into a house, killing two teenagers in 2024, is now appealing his sentence after it was reduced. Damion Laurelez has now filed an appeal of his sentence, for the 30 years he would serve, to the South Dakota Supreme Court, according to court records.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– The City of Brookings and Linchpin Corp. have agreed to terminate the development agreement for redevelopment of the Armory property. This building is in downtown Brookings. Linchpin’s plans for this building included event space, a restaurant, and an upscale hotel. “The decision reflects the

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls man admits to shooting at two Sioux Falls police officers in July of last year. Police were looking for Deondre Black Hawk in the area of West 10th Street and South Garfield Avenue on July 7, 2025. He was wanted on three felony warrants and was also […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - In a post on social media, the Sioux Falls Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Teagan Robinson. She was last seen at Washington High School wearing black Nike sweatpants, a black Nike zip-up hoodie with a white shirt underneath, and black Nike

VanceThompson Vision is pleased to announce the addition of Aaron M. Ricca, MD, and the return of retina care to their practice. Dr. Aaron M. Ricca is an established, board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in vitreoretinal disease. Dr. Ricca will join VanceThompson Vision in January 2027, relo