Meteorologists Were Carefully Monitoring Area Storms on Wednesday Afternoon
MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) — An unexpected chance of severe weather cropped up late Wednesday afternoon, forcing people in the area to keep their eyes to the skies. At 4:55 p.m., the National Weather Service Sioux Falls Office posted on social media that a cluster of showers and storms had developed near the Minnesota
Sioux Falls Teens Can Get Fit This Summer With Free Planet Fitness Passes
Sioux Falls teens can stay active this summer with a free gym pass from Planet Fitness, perfect for those who might otherwise be glued to screens and sleeping in.
Driver nearly strikes police officer with vehicle
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls police are searching for a man who nearly struck an officer with his car. The officer was responding to a handicapped parking violation report at a business near 12th and Kiwanis shortly before 9pm Wednesday night. Information officer Aaron Benson says the...
South Dakota student makes it to 2nd round of national spelling bee
(South Dakota News Watch) - The student representing South Dakota in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington made it to the second round of this week’s competition. Oscar Quezada, who attends Challenge Center Elementary School in Sioux Falls, correctly spelled “taoiseach” in the first round but stumbled in the
Thousands of dollars worth of tech stolen from SF business, police investigating
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The SFPD is investigating after an unknown subject stole thousands of dollars worth of tech from a Sioux Falls business. Sioux Falls Police responded to a business near West 69th Street and South Minnesota Avenue for a theft report on Tuesday, May 26.
What Mayor Paul TenHaken leaves behind as Sioux Falls says goodbye
Alone in his prison cell, Sam wrote a two-page letter to the Sioux Falls Mayor. During his eight-year tenure, Paul TenHaken received plenty of notes, phone calls, social media posts – some to say Hello or Thank you , some begging him to get the hell out of City Hall already. He has read every single one. But when Sam’s
SFPD searching for driver who failed to identify himself, fled police
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The SFPD is searching for a driver who failed to identify himself and fled police, almost hitting an officer during a stop on Wednesday night. Authorities say that the incident happened around 9:00 pm at a business near 12th Street and Kiwanis Avenue...
Handicap violation leads to aggravated assault Wednesday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A handicap violation led to an officer almost getting struck by a vehicle Wednesday night. Around 9 p.m. Wednesday, an officer at a business near 12th Street and Kiwanis Avenue was investigating a handicap parking violation in the parking lot of that business, Sioux Falls Police Sgt. Aaron Be
Retired culinary arts teacher turns homework business plan into west-side cafe that will offer...
A newly retired teacher is putting her practice business plan to work. Janelle Whempner, who most recently taught culinary arts classes at Career and Technical Education Academy, has always had her students write a business plan for a bakery. “I did my own assignment, so I wrote a business plan...
GoodSpirits Fine Wine & Liquor to close
A family-owned business at 41st Street and Minnesota Avenue will close this summer. GoodSpirits Fine Wine & Liquor has tentatively set July 13 as its last day. It has been in operation for 28 years. The decision was made as a family, said Nicky Dahm, who took over managing the...

















