Costco Sioux Falls seeks parking lot expansion
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Costco Wholesale in Sioux Falls is looking to expand its parking lot. Documents on the Sioux Falls Planning Commission’s agenda show the store’s petition for the rezoning of a storage lot near the warehouse. The planning commission will vote to rezone the...
SFPD investigating job site burglary
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Sioux Falls Police are investigating after multiple construction tools were stolen from a job site on Tuesday, March 24. On March 24, 2026, Sioux Falls Police responded to a job site in the area of East 18th Street and South Foss Avenue for a report of a burglary.
Sioux Falls Traffic Growing Pains
Sioux Falls may not have the rush hour chaos of bigger cities, but the roads are definitely feeling the pinch lately.
Pacsun will return to The Empire Mall this summer
Pacsun closed in The Empire Mall about four years ago because of bankruptcy, but it is making a comeback this summer. It is planned for Pacsun to replace the temporary tenant in the former Lululemon location. Pacsun filed for bankruptcy in 2016 and closed locations across the country as part...
Brookings judge sends Sioux Falls man to prison for seventh DUI
BROOKINGS — A Sioux Falls resident will be spending nearly a decade in the South Dakota State Penitentiary after being convicted for his seventh DUI in a 25-year span. Wilson J. Big Crow, 47, was sentenced by Judge David Wheeler in Brookings County Circuit Court on March 24 to 10 years in prison, with one year...
Fire contained at mobile home near Baltic
BALTIC, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Fire Departments from multiple South Dakota towns were able to contain a fire at a mobile unit east of Baltic. The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Coachman Manor Mobile Home Park for reports of a structure fire in one of the mobile homes.
Death of Teen Who Vanished During Snowstorm and Was Found in Creek Is ‘Suspicious,’...
McKenna Wendel, 14, was last seen in Sioux Falls, S.D. between late evening March 13 and early morning March 14
SFPD: Travel may be impacted for Wendel’s funeral
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Police Department will be assisting with a funeral escort for McKenna Wendel on Thursday morning. Around 10:40 a.m., the escort will be traveling from the area of West 33rd Street and South Western Avenue, east to Yeager Road, north to East 26th Street, east to South Bahnson...
Join The Community At The Lifelight Festival In Sioux Falls
From award-winning artists to thrilling sports activities, this year's Lifelight Festival promises something special for everyone in the family.
Throwback Thursday: Francis Gale Carpenter
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On this edition of Throwback Thursday, Lori Kent with the Local Lou Podcast tells us about Francis Gale Carpenter. “She was born in Albion, New York, in 1845, but she died here in Sioux Falls in 1925. So, let’s talk about that time in between. It’s really interesting because her...

















