Sioux Falls SD

Coyotes roam the Hollywood Hills, not the South Dakota prairies, in the newest feature film from screenwriter and director Nick Simon. The Sioux Falls native saw his latest movie, named aptly enough “Coyotes,” premiere at Fantastic Fest film festival in Austin, Texas, bringing a comedy-horror film that occupied his...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A Sioux Falls woman accused of abusing or neglecting a disabled adult, kidnapping and concealing a felony in connection with a rape case was back in court today.  Amanda Huff, 47, was arrested in March alongside her husband, Kyle Huff.  Kyle Huff is accused of raping the same woman for […]

HARRISBURG, S.D. (KELO/AP) — Tuesday marks 10 years since Harrisburg High School’s then-assistant principal’s heroic actions defused a terrifying situation: the kind of day that has become part of the story of so many schools across the country in recent years. Ryan Rollinger tackled a student who had shot the...

Members of the advisory board that oversees state prison operations want to meet more often, tour facilities and keep a closer eye on inmate work and rehabilitation programs. The Corrections Commission met virtually a week and a day after lawmakers voted during a special legislative session to build a $650 million,...

ROCK RAPIDS—A 21-year-old Worthington, MN, woman was cited about 12:05 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, in Lyon County on charges of first-offense possession of a controlled substance — marijuana and operating a nonregistered vehicle. The citing of Lizbeth Barahona stemmed from the stop of a 2023 Hyundai Elantra clocked...

Sioux Falls is on pace to record another record year for homicides, but overall violent crime remains flat, including a big drop in assaults. Law enforcement officials and Mayor Paul TenHaken unveiled semi-annual crime statistics Tuesday, showing large reductions in stolen vehicles, as well as a major effort to...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — What’s long been known as Pheasantland Industries will have a new name next month. Come November 1, the South Dakota Department of Corrections offender-work programs will be known as Dakota Core. Pheasantland Industries associate director Rene Stolsmark made the announcement on Wednesday during...

Scammers have targeted people applying for conditional use permits from Minnehaha County, seeking to swindle them out of thousands of dollars, the leader of the Planning and Zoning Department is warning.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —Losing a child is one of the hardest things a parent could ever go through, and for many people who have gone through that, it can be hard to share their story. However, one Sioux Falls couple has decided to be open and honest about their loss, to let others know […]

Come Wednesday, all federal funding for public media will cease because of a law that Congress passed this summer, which raises the question, what role will public media play in the future? Well, NPR's David Folkenflik traveled to South Dakota seeking answers. DAVID FOLKENFLIK, BYLINE: I visited a suburb of...