NDHP bloodhound helps track missing boy in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol’s bloodhound, K9 Gary, and his partner Trooper Nevon Heisler helped in the search for a missing 10-year-old in South Dakota. The boy was reported as a runaway around 1:30 in the morning late last week in sub-zero temperatures.
Emily’s Hope receives $100k grant to expand education
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Emily’s Hope, a South Dakota nonprofit that raises awareness about substance use disorder, has received a $100,000 grant to launch a new campaign. The campaign will educate South Dakota students and parents about the dangers of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and provide families with...
South Dakotan jailed for cocaine at casino
LARCHWOOD—A 34-year-old Sioux Falls, SD, man was arrested about 11:35 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, on a charge of first-offense possession of a controlled substance — cocaine at Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort northwest of Larchwood. The arrest of Kade Michael Schievelbein stemmed from staff finding a small...
Update on Dunham Park shooting
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Monday, there are significant developments in a deadly shooting at a Sioux Falls park. More than a year and a half after the crime, one of the suspects admits to firing a gun and shooting multiple people in the middle of the day at Dunham Park. 33-year-old Walter Stewart has […]
Family leaves Las Vegas hospitality scene for Midwest move to Sioux Falls
This piece is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. When a Broadway tour, a concert or a special event decides to come to the Washington Pavilion in downtown Sioux Falls, John Jenkins is among the first people to interact with the organizers. “I’ll go over all the technical details...
One seriously injured in three vehicle crash north of Sioux Falls early Monday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - One person was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash six miles north of Sioux Falls early Monday, January 26. A 2018 Buick Enclave driver was heading south on SD Highway 115 near mile marker 95 when they began drifting over the center line.
Chick N Max closes at Lake Lorraine
Chicken restaurant chain Chick N Max is ending its franchise model, prompting the closure of the Sioux Falls restaurant at Lake Lorraine. The location at 2201 S. Lorraine Place opened in 2023. The local owners “ultimately became the last remaining franchisee after the franchisor folded, and without the economies of...
South Dakota Weather Alert Today: −30° Wind Chills Hammer Sioux Falls This Morning, Slow...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. South Dakota wakes under a pale winter sky as engines strain, breath crystallizes, and the cold feels instantly punishing. Even brief exposure stings. South Dakota remains under an intense Winter Weather...
First Lutheran Church stays with ELCA after vote
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Following a congregational vote held at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, the results concluded that First Lutheran Church will not terminate its affiliation with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls said the vote failed by seven votes....
FIRST LEGO League State Championship hosted in Sioux Falls
A building competition took place in Sioux Falls on Saturday, bringing in 20 teams from all over the state for the FIRST LEGO League State Championship.

















