Suspect steals cash register from business, SFPD investigating
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls Police Department is searching for a man who stole a cash register from a business after midnight on Thursday, December 4. Authorities say the incident happened around 12:40 am on Thursday at a business near East 10th Street and Wayland...
Police arrest Fargo man for kidnapping SF 6-year-old
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Police have arrested a man from Fargo, North Dakota, for kidnapping a 6-year-old from Sioux Falls Wednesday night. According to Sioux Falls Police Spokesman Sgt. Aaron Benson, the kidnapping occurred after 7 p.m. Wednesday. A caller said her son was taken by her friend while...
Nora Store offers up old fashioned Christmas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Visitors make their way down a country road to the Nora store, and even a curious cat stopped by to take in the scene. Outside, it’s a cold and breezy day. Inside the store, built in 1907, it is warm, cozy, and brimming with music and the Christmas spirit. The […]
Nick’s Gyros to open second location in east Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Nick’s Gyros is set to open a second location in Sioux Falls. “Nick’s Gyros has officially acquired the former Caribou Coffee at 3501 E. 10th St. as the home of our SECOND location!” the business wrote on their social media. The post said the restaurant has a targeted grand opening for […]
Sioux Falls vacates 19th street for Tre Ministry’s project
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)–In a Tuesday night meeting city councilors discussed and ultimately approved the vacation of a portion of 19th Street. The vacation request comes as part of Tre Ministries’ planned project to build residential and multi-use spaces for young adults 18-30, according to its website. Kurt...
Sioux Falls On Alert As High Risk Offender Prepares to Leave Prison
The South Dakota Department of Corrections is warning the public about the upcoming release of a high-risk offender from prison. Richie Desersa is scheduled to be released from the South Dakota Penitentiary to suspended sentence supervision on December 3. He was convicted of third-degree burglary in 2017 in Minnehaha...
Sioux Falls speeding crackdown, tougher penalties target high-speed drivers, racers
It’s “by far the bigger complaint” law enforcement receives, officers said. “Without a doubt, the single biggest complaint we hear on a very regular basis in town references speeding and reckless driving,” said Lt. Andrew Siebenborn of the Sioux Falls Police Department. “We knew we needed...
New corrections leader says SD’s synthetic drug troubles ‘not any different’ from other states
In some of his first public remarks since taking the helm of the South Dakota Department of Corrections, Secretary Nick Lamb told an oversight commission Wednesday that the state “has a long way to go” to address challenges in its prison system. Gov. Larry Rhoden appointed Lamb in late October, days after the...
Krampus arrives on Friday in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Why would grown men dress like a scary legend from folklore?. For Brian Downs, it’s about the history and the story. That’s why he’s participating in the second Krampusnacht Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Federal Plaza in downtown Sioux Falls.
DCI investigating overdose death at Jameson prison
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The South Dakota Attorney General says the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating a suspected drug overdose death of an inmate that occurred last Thursday. 37-year-old Larry Franklin was pronounced dead from a suspected drug overdose at the Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls...
