Krampus visits downtown Sioux Falls for holiday photos
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Krampus took over the 12th Street Plaza Friday evening as the winter beast roamed around downtown Sioux Falls taking photos with families. Organizers said Krampus comes from Alpine folklore and is not part of any religious fear story. “It’s great to have everyone...
A new home for First Tee-South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — First Tee-South Dakota is located in seven communities across the state, from Aberdeen to Pine Ridge to Sioux Falls. The nonprofit offers lessons in golf and life, and impacts tens of thousands of kids every year. Early December is not prime time for golf in Sioux Falls, but there’s...
Tracking app on daughter’s phone helps locate, bring her to safety
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - It’s a nightmare situation...getting a call from your child that they’re in danger. That’s what was facing a Sioux Falls family yesterday afternoon. Sergeant Aaron Benson tells us what happened. “Her 15-year-old daughter had texted her saying that she was...
Avera pediatrician weighs in on Hepatitis B vaccine
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A federal vaccine advisory committee, comprised of several Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointees, has delayed a vote to decide whether the hepatitis B vaccine should be given out immediately after birth. This advisory panel is taking the time to review the language of...
2 kidnappings; Michigan woman’s Alford Plea; Clipper coming
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Here’s a look at this morning’s top stories for your KELOLAND On the Go. Sioux Falls Police responded to two kidnappings Wednesday afternoon. The first case involves a 15-year-old girl who met someone she’d believed to be a 16-year-old boy on social media. Police say it turned out to be […]
Burst pipe floods Children’s Home Shelter for Family Safety
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Friday was a difficult day for the Children’s Home Society of South Dakota’s Shelter for Family Safety. Leaders said a sprinkler pipe burst Friday morning, causing flooding in parts of the building. Roughly two and a half inches of water covered...
Rock Valley teen driver in fatal accident
HUDSON, SD—An 18-year-old Rock Valley resident was driving when a 14-year-old Hudson, SD, boy fell from a pickup and was killed when it ran him over last Saturday. Teague Jacob Rus was driving a 2011 Ford F-250 north on 488th Avenue near 294th Street one mile southeast of Hudson. The pickup was pulling a male on a...
Winter Storm Warning For South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for most of Southeast South Dakota, Southwest Minnesota, and Northwestern Iowa.
As former Sioux Falls mayor Rick Knobe marks his 79th birthday, he continues to...
I turn 79 today (Saturday, Dec. 6.) You don’t need to call, write, or send flowers. However, small, unmarked paper money will be accepted. (I hope you are laughing. I am). It’s not a milestone birthday. Although I’m told by an 84-year-old friend, all celebrated birthdays are milestones.
Opening statements in SF murder trial set for Wednesday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Opening statements in a Sioux Falls murder trial are set for Wednesday at the Minnehaha County Courthouse. The now-40-year-old Edward Brinkley is accused of killing 28-year-old Richard Sowers of Sioux Falls, who was discovered in a hallway outside his downtown apartment in March 2024....

















