Sioux Falls home sales drop, prices rise
Closed sales for houses in Sioux Falls dropped more than 20 percent in September versus the same time last year, while prices trended up. There were 174 homes sold last month in the city, compared with 220 a year ago, according to the Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire Inc.
As soybean market sinks advice for stressed farmers is a phone call away
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Due to the loss of the Chinese market resulting from current trade policies, agricultural experts tell KELOLAND News that it’s very likely some farmers will sell their soybeans at a loss this year. And that will cause a lot of stress. That’s why the Avera Farm and Rural Stress Hotline […]
Sioux Falls Film Director Nick Simon Unleashes ‘Coyotes’ This Halloween
After nearly a decade in the making, Sioux Falls filmmaker Nick Simon finally shares his darkly comedic vision "Coyotes" with the world.
Northwest Iowa daycare provider sentenced in child endangerment case
INWOOD, Iowa (Sioux County Radio) - An Inwood, Iowa woman has been sentenced following a 2022 investigation into two child endangerment incidents at her daycare. Twenty-seven-year-old Hannah Olson was accused of injuring one child and delaying medical care for another. Authorities say a six-month-old in Olson’s care...
Sioux Falls City Council approves annexation of land for data center
The first hyperscale data center in Sioux Falls is now one step closer to becoming a reality. City Council unanimously approved to annex the land for the data center’s development. That means the land is officially within city limits and the owner, LA-based company Gemini Capital, is required to...
Witnesses testify on Ledbetter murder case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls murder trial remains on track to start later this month in Lincoln County. Jimmie Ledbetter, Jr. is accused of murdering his wife, Angie Scholl, one year ago this month… not long after she filed for divorce. Last week, the state requested a psychiatric exam after learning that...
Number of parolees on the run plummets, parole supervisor reports
SIOUX FALLS — There are fewer parolees on the run in South Dakota today than at any point since 2010, the Board of Pardons and Paroles heard Thursday. In recent years, there have been around 3,600 people on parole supervision in the state at any given time. In early 2022, nearly 500 of them were […]
New Falls Park dam to bring upper falls to life
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Falls Park and the area upstream are about to look different. A city project to replace a dam on the Big Sioux River is about a month away from completion. In the upper portion of Falls Park near the Steel District, visitors can see construction in the river itself. The […]
Crews respond to fire near North Cliff Ave.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Crews are responding to a fire near North Cliff Avenue. Black smoke can be seen on the KELOLAND Falls Park Live Cam. According to the Sioux Falls Police Department call log, a grass fire was reported at North Cliff Avenue and East Chambers Street. According to PulsePoint, 14 emergency...
Pennington Co. Jury convicts Ezekiel Mayweather
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Pennington County jury has convicted Ezekiel Mayweather, 24, of aiding and abetting first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Esther Wolfe. Wolfe was shot once in the head and killed on Pine Street in February 2024. Prosecutors charged Mayweather...
