South Dakota – News

by Staff reports

Friday morning collision occurred near Riverside Road

by Samantha Armstrong

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)-- The KELOLAND Lewis Drug Pet Food Drive kicked off today in downtown Sioux Falls. Over 4,500 pounds of dog and cat food were collected, and over 2,200 dollars were donated. […]

by Karlee Phillips

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – An author-illustrator duo is opening up about their new book that sheds light on postpartum depression. Author Stephanie Hanson is all smiles as she tells us about her […]

by Anya Joseph

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- People across the country are remembering an author and activist. Gloria Steinem was known for being a symbol for the U.S. women's movement and remained an advocate for […]

by Makenzie Huber

Kayla Essen prayed she’d get arrested. The 32-year-old from Sioux Falls said she had been on and off drugs since she was in high school — fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and meth. Addiction was the […]

by Staff reports

The lake’s beaches were closed on Friday, July 31 due to high levels of algae and microcystins in the water and are now open

by Travis Fossing

BRANDON, S.D. (KELO) -- The employees of a family-owned produce farm in Brandon will be hard at work this Labor Day weekend. Fall is within sight, but the growing season is still going strong at […]

by Ariana Figueroa

WASHINGTON — A District of Columbia Superior Court judge Friday seemed inclined to bar any new felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn, after the Trump administration accused the […]

by Marshall Mitchell

Local officials push for continued improvements at Mitchell’s Cadwell Sports Complex

by Staff reports

DWU continues play at the Labor Day Classic on Saturday with matches against Saint Francis (Ind.) and Ottawa (Kan.).

by Rae Yost

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Labor Day has its origins with labor unions in the early 1880s, and while such unions are still active today, South Dakota is among the states with the lowest rate of […]

by Michael Doorn

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)-- A man who crashed into a house, killing two teenagers in 2024, is now appealing his sentence after it was reduced. Damion Laurelez has now filed an appeal of his sentence, […]

by Jennifer Leither

Eight students earn college credits while exploring health care careers firsthand

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- A man criminally accused of causing his nine-year-old daughter's death when the ATV he was driving rolled atop her on July 4 will put his future in the hands of a jury early […]

by C.S. Hagen

Part 2: In the second of two stories, Joel LaFromboise's death prompts questions from his family about the moments leading up to the shooting and the investigation that followed.

by Joshua Haiar

South Dakota’s 2026 general election debate season begins Saturday at the State Fair in Huron. The South Dakota Farmers Union is hosting a debate between Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden and Democratic […]

by Billy Mawhiney / Sioux Falls, Executive Director, South Dakota Afterschool Network

About 60,000 South Dakota children need after-school or summer care, while only 20,000 are served. Cost, distance and transportation remain major barriers, especially in rural and tribal communities.

by Trey Houchin

Red Raiders have leaned on veteran leadership to open the season with a 6-1 record.

by Marcus Traxler

DWU begins home slate, GPAC schedule by hosting Nebraska foe

by Marcus Traxler

County leaders will hold a public meeting on Sept. 22 regarding the plan for a 0.5% sales tax increase.

by Rae Yost

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Longtime lawyer and advocate for many causes and organizations in South Dakota, Rollyn "Rolly" Samp, 82, died on Tuesday, according to his obituary. "It is with deep […]