Metro-area unemployment edges up to 1.8 percent
The unemployment rate in the Sioux Falls metro area ticked up to 1.8 percent in May from 1.7 percent in April — but remained the lowest in the country. Sioux Falls shared the lowest rate with Bismarck, North Dakota, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For the...
Smithfield Forges Ahead With Sioux Falls Project, Selects Contractor
Smithfield Foods has selected Chicago-based Epstein as the design-build contractor for its planned $1.3 billion packaged meats and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, S.D., a project state officials have described as the largest business investment in South Dakota history. The new 1.1 million-square-foot fac
Severe weather expected tonight in parts of KELOLAND
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Good morning KELOLAND! Another very warm summer day is ahead for the region as thunderstorm chances arrive later today and tonight. We did start the morning with a lone thunderstorm near Gregory. That cell soon fizzled by 5am. More thunderstorms have been developing in the Mobridge area in fa
Sioux Falls Getting $15 Million From Billionaire Bezos Fund
Sioux Falls is set to receive a $15 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund.
New way to license pets online in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Starting Wednesday, there will be a new way for Sioux Falls residents to license pets. The Sioux Falls Police Department has partnered with DocuPet to make licensing pets easier online. The license lasts anywhere from one to three years. The fee is $5 per year if the pet is spayed […]
5th Annual ‘Chip in for Vets’ Golf Tournament taking place August 18
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The 5th Annual ‘Chip in for Vets’ Golf Tournament is taking place on August 18. Deb Metzger joined Dakota News Now with more on the upcoming tournament. “We started this five years ago. It’s for the American Legion Auxiliary in our...
988 signs installed in Winner, seven other towns to bring awareness that help is...
The South Dakota Department of Social Services and The Helpline Center have partnered with businesses and organizations to install 988 signs at outdoor areas to bring awareness that the crisis lifeline is available. A total of 112 permanent aluminum signs are being placed in eight South Dakota communities: Winner, Huro
‘Try Something Different’: Dan Ahlers Challenges One-Party Rule, Targeting Healthcare and Housing in Rapid...
RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Ahlers says nearly 50 years of single-party control has left the state lagging on essential services, from education funding to […]
California man dies after medical emergency at Lewis & Clark
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A California man died after a medical emergency on Lewis and Clark Lake Monday. A news release from Nebraska Game and Parks said Knox County 911 Center received a report of a man who had been injured while operating a personal watercraft west of Gavins Point Dam. The caller reported […]
Fourth of July draws record crowds, fewer complaints in Sioux Falls
City officials and business leaders on Monday, July 6, confirmed a safe and successful three-day Fourth of July weekend in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls Police Department public information officer Aaron Benson cited 25 fewer firework complaints than last year and said law enforcement only issued warnings. From July 3 throu

















