One Rock Valley Teen Dies After Accident North Of Perkins Corner, One Airlifted To...
Rock Valley, Iowa — One Rock Valley teen has died, and one was airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital after an accident near Rock Valley on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. The Iowa State Patrol reports that at about 2:35 p.m., a 17-year-old juvenile from Rock Valley was driving a 2007 Cadillac Escalade six miles east of...
South Dakota’s Secrets To Happiness: Insights From Sioux Falls
With South Dakota landing high on the happiness charts, it's clear that the right location can lead to a fulfilling life.
Native American graduation rates trail state averages
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The graduation rates for Native American students in Sioux Falls and statewide are about half of the district and state averages. However, improvements to Native American education make officials hopeful for the future. During a recent school board work session, these numbers were...
Lawmakers react to cuts in prison, changes resulting from change in price limit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Governor’s Office released details regarding the layout of the new prison and where cuts were made to fit the price tag agreed to by the Project Prison Reset Task Force. At the final task force meeting, the firms responsible for constructing...
Jacobson Plaza ready to roll with skate rental, special events ahead
Roller-skating has started at Jacobson Plaza, including skate rental. Park namesake Garry Jacobson donated about 300 pairs of roller and in-line skates that children and adults will be able to use on the ice ribbon. Since the plaza opened its playground, splash pad and dog park in July, “it’s been...
Fire Rescue division chief takes on new role serving hometown
This week’s Up-and-Comer is Luke Smidt, division chief for Sioux Falls Fire Rescue. I was born and raised in Sioux Falls, went to high school here and Augustana for college. My wife and I lived all over the country for a few years — East and West Coast — but ultimately came back to be closer to family and a great...
Trial date to be set in Edgerton, MN, murder case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The case involving an Edgerton, Minnesota, man accused of murdering a Sioux Falls woman is one step closer to going to trial. Defense lawyers and prosecutors appeared before the judge Tuesday in a video conference hearing in Minnesota. There is no plea deal in the state of Minnesota’s case...
Every Time Jeopardy! Mentioned South Dakota This Year
South Dakota showed up six times on Jeopardy! in 2025, with trivia clues going far beyond Mount Rushmore.
The Breaks Gets Cracking at Larger Sioux Falls Roastery
Ready for a bigger break into South Dakota and beyond, Sioux Falls-based The Breaks Coffee Roasting is more than doubling its roasting capacity while spreading out production tasks in a larger roasting facility less than a mile from its original space. In the new high-ceilinged 2,000-square-foot facility, a...
Sioux Falls hosting walk to end rare disease
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On September 27, the ‘CMTA Sioux Falls Walk 4 CMT’ will begin in Cherry Rock Park to combat Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. CMT is an inheritable, neuromuscular disease that affects 135,000 people in the U.S., including an estimated 100 people in the Sioux Falls area.
