Westside Recreation Center marks first year with new indoor play space
The Sioux Falls Westside Recreation Center is marking its first anniversary with a new indoor playground. It’s designed for kids 11 and younger and features a multilevel play structure that includes slides, a rock wall and a toddler area. “We know indoor play is a priority for our community...
Multiple vehicles involved in injury crash on I-29
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– A large injury crash has been reported on I-29 near Canton. As of 7:45 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office said the inside lane is back open. According to the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office Facebook page “There is a large 8-9 vehicle injury crash on I-29 MM54 (just south of Fairview […]
Throwback Thursday: The Coliseum
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On this edition of Throwback Thursday, Lori Kent with the Local Lou Podcast tells us about the Coliseum in Sioux Falls. “We’re looking at the Coliseum, which a lot of people have been kind of buzzing about this week. There was a plan released that talks about how the Minnehaha County Administration Building has outgrown its footprint on...
Sioux Falls to get new Avera children’s hospital with $35M gift
SIOUX FALLS — Families across the region will soon have greater access to pediatric health care, thanks to a $35 million gift from philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano, according to an announcement by Avera Health . The donation is the largest single gift in Avera's history and will support the construction of a new children’s hospital in Sioux Falls. The new facility, to be named Avera Golisano...
Chicago man sentenced to more than 10 years in South Dakota federal drug case
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison on drug charges in South Dakota, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Antonio Baker, 32, was sentenced to 10 years and five months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. He was also fined and ordered to pay a $100 assessment to the Federal...
Lyon County man flown to Sioux Falls after UTV crash
A Doon man was flown to a Sioux Falls hospital after a UTV crashed into a parked semi.
SFFR responds to afternoon structure fire in Sioux Falls Wednesday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire just after 2:00 pm on Wednesday. The fire was on the 3500 block of Gateway Boulevard. Once on the scene, crews found light smoke coming from a third-floor apartment. Inside, crews found smoldering insulation...
SFPD looking for information in string of car and garage burglaries in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Police in Sioux Falls are asking the public for information in a string of car and garage burglaries that happened on Wednesday in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls Police responded to a burglary on April 22 near West 77th Street and South Crane Avenue...
Sioux Falls man convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Sioux Falls, SD, man was convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering on April 20, 2026. Milton Galicia-Vasquez was sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in federal prison, 2 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Driver in 2024 deadly central Sioux Falls crash gets 40 years
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The driver who caused a deadly crash in central Sioux Falls nearly two years ago has been sentenced to 40 years in the state prison. Judge Douglas Barnett sentenced Damion Laurelez at the Minnehaha County Courthouse Thursday morning. The judge did not suspend any of Laurelez’s 40-year prison sentence. Earlier this […]
