Three injured in plane crash at Brookings Regional Airport
Four local organizations and businesses teamed up to host an event centered on Indigenous foods and ingredients just outside of Garretson. The funds raised from the poker run will go toward completing the village and helping veterans find housing. Sidewalk Arts Festival returns to downtown Sioux Falls for 62nd year.
Sioux Falls road construction, utility projects to affect traffic within the city
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The City of Sioux Falls announced several road construction projects that will begin on Monday and will impact travel within parts of the city. Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce speeds while traveling near the construction area and may want to...
First state-funded ‘Prairie Thunder’ patrol results in 44 felony drug arrests in Sioux Falls
Hundreds of people were ticketed or arrested during a state-funded saturation patrol that put 15 additional state troopers on the streets of South Dakota’s largest city last week. The troopers labored from Aug. 27 through Aug. 29 under the banner of “Operation Prairie Thunder,” a two-pronged public safety initiative...
Local restaurant GM takes over Sioux Falls Food Tours
A restaurant manager is now the owner of Sioux Falls Food Tours. Brandon McCormack took over the operation this summer from Dana Wohlwend. He started working with her as a tour guide in 2021. McCormack is no stranger to the food scene with experience running restaurants like Chef Lance’s on...
Prison funding bill follows requests of task force.
A Ukrainian family who resettled in Watertown under humanitarian parole now faces uncertainty as their legal status nears expiration. On the one-year anniversary of Tyler Weathersby’s disappearance, his wife, Monalisa Perez, spoke with Dakota News Now about the unanswered questions a year later. Monalisa Perez sits...
Hearings Conclude For Tea Deadly Shooting Case, Judge Shifts Burden Of Proof
(Canton, SD) — A second day of testimony is complete in the case of a deadly shooting in Tea that’s bringing South Dakota’s “stand your ground” law into focus. Sixty-one-year-old Timothy Overton is charged with murdering Isaiah Morales last June, but his attorneys argue it was self-defense. The judge ruled Thursday...
Sheldon Man Taken To Hospital After Accident At Klondike
Klondike, Iowa– A Sheldon man was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital after an accident near Klondike on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 10:10 a.m., 70-year-old Marlyn Van Hill of Alvord was driving a 2016 Kenworth semi eastbound on 180th Street (A26), just east of the...
Classic cars and dog adoption at Union Social
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – While it’s empty now, come Saturday morning, the Union Social parking lot is going to be littered with cool and classic cars for the Atlas Social at Union Social. “It’s basically just a cars and coffee event. So what we’re trying to do is get a ton of cars out […]
Law enforcement grads highlight Sioux Falls’ diversity
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Friday brought a law enforcement graduation ceremony in Sioux Falls with a class that reflects the wide variety of people in South Dakota’s biggest community. For graduate Kaeley Dixon, Friday’s ceremony for the group of 21 men and women from the state law enforcement academy brings a sense...
You Can Help Sioux Falls Woman Make ‘Blessing Bags’ for Homeless
Winters can be challenging. One local Sioux Falls woman is trying to make cold winter days easier for the homeless
