Rural county highway south of Hartford will close until July
HARTFORD, S.D. (KELO) — A rural county highway south of Hartford will close Tuesday and remain closed until July, the Minnehaha County Highway Department announced Thursday. According to a county news release, County Highway 151 (463rd Avenue) will close from SD 42 (265th Street) to Jeffery Street (0.25 miles south of
SF nonprofits benefit from Amazon’s rejected packages
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — “It’s like Christmas, we open it up, we don’t know what is in the box. It could be men’s clothing, it could be shoes, it could be a pot, it could be random stuff,” St. Francis House CEO, Julie Becker said. These boxes filled the St. Francis House this week because […]
Drought persists despite recent precipitation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – It has been a very dry May so far across KELOLAND but after active weather moved through earlier this week, some locations received some much needed moisture. Check out a couple of our precipitation totals from Sunday to Monday. Sioux Falls got a little...
Restaurant Roundup: New Sunday brunch, Raising Cane’s demo, pizza nights
Highball is partnering with the food truck Maple Drip to offer brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every other Sunday through July, beginning this weekend. Kids are welcome. The menu includes Maple Drip’s signature egg bake burritos and sandwiches, breakfast skillets and biscuits and gravy with hash browns and bacon. A limit
Loved ones gather to remember couple killed in weekend motorcycle crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Saturday, a tragic car accident took the lives of two people on the corner of Marion Road and Vision Drive in Sioux Falls. On Thursday night, friends and family in the community gathered to remember them at the site of the crash.
Mark Twain Elementary alumni, teachers open time capsule from 1976
Mark Twain Elementary School alumni and former teachers have unearthed history in the form of a 50-year-old time capsule containing everything from Argus Leader clippings and toys to school picture photos, boots and playground balls. The time capsule was filled and buried May 20, 1976, during the nation’s bicentennial
Melsted resigns from Augie, named Minnesota head coach
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Augustana head softball coach Gretta Melsted has resigned, as she’s set to take over the same role at Minnesota. Augustana and Minnesota both made the announcement via a press release Thursday morning. Melsted won the 2019 Division II National Championship with Augustana. She...
Avera Medical Minute: Navigating a cancer diagnosis
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A cancer diagnosis can leave you feeling uncertain as to what comes next. Patient journeys are all different, and at Avera, there are some oncologists and hematologists who specialize in treating specific cancer types. In this Avera Medical Minute, Avera oncologist Ryan Vaca...
Crooks man convicted of conspiring to distribute meth in Sioux Falls area
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A man from Crooks, South Dakota, was convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance on May 18, 2026. Cary Ludens, 50, was sentenced to 13 years and 3 months in federal prison, 5 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fu
Sioux Falls dance studio breaks ground on new facility
Heather Summers had quite the day on Wednesday, May 20. It was her last day with students at Memorial Middle School, and the dance studio she directs broke ground on a new facility. West Sioux Falls Just for Kix, one of six Just for Kix studios in South Dakota, is adding a new studio at 5016 S. Broadband Lane in Sioux
