KELOLAND.com • 16th July 2026

Hot Summer Nites return downtown

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– Hot Summer Nites is finally back in Sioux Falls for hundreds of Corvette fans to enjoy.


The event was previously held at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds for the past six years, but many are happy to see it back in the heart of the city.


“Unbelievable. And happy. Because we are at several years in fairgrounds. It’s okay, but there’s some. Come back in downtown. Come back. People can come see the cars. Both. And the cars. There’s some best things. Best feeling, which I ca...

KELOLAND.com • 16th July 2026

Thunderbirds arrive in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– The Thunderbirds showcased their incredible piloting skills as they arrived for their upcoming performance in the Sioux Falls Air Show.


The pilots do shows all over the country where countless people get to see them in action.


“It’s incredible every single day to have this kind of opportunity. Never in a million years did I think I’d be in this position. But I’m so thankful just to be able to meet new people, inspire them and be inspired back. But and it’s it’s no...

KELOLAND.com • 12th July 2026

Brookings Arts Festival back for 55th

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — The Brookings Summer Arts Festival is back for the 55th year with artists from here in South Dakota and across the Midwest.


Artists who have been coming to the festival for years are back again to display their creations. The event welcomes more than 175 artists and represents 15 disciplines of artwork.

“Brookings is probably one of the biggest art shows in the Midwest and has been for a number of years, and it’s very well attended. You know, like I said, and peopl...

KELOLAND.com • 10th July 2026

Brookings residents campaign to treat ash trees

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) – Several people in the Brookings community are coming together to campaign against the removal of the ash trees in Pioneer Park.


Barbra first noticed ash tree removal in her own neighborhood.


“When they did start to cut the trees down, I was concerned,”Walder said.
Walder has started a campaign to raise money to treat the ash trees in the park that have been infected by the invasive Emerald Ash Borer.
“Injecting that in it will kill the Beatles as they get into the...

KELOLAND.com • 9th July 2026

Brookings prepares for 55th Summer Arts Festival

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO)– Pioneer Park is starting to fill up with the booths and tents of participating vendors as they prepare for this weekend.


The festival will include several types of art.


“We have 16 categories of art this year. One of them, I think, is fun it’s miscellaneous. And the artists get to put themselves into whatever category that they feel that they fit in. And so, 16 categories of art, we have over 12 states represented this year,” Brookings Summer Art Festival publicity...

KELOLAND.com • 8th July 2026

Sioux Falls Police Officer shot Tuesday night

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls Police Officers arrived on the scene shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday in this neighborhood after the caller reported they heard gunshots coming from inside their garage.


Officers were called to an address in the 3200 block of East 20th Street for a welfare check just before 10 p.m.


“After officers arrived, to investigate this incident, they began taking gunfire from the subject inside the garage at that location. Our officers took cover. However, the...

KELOLAND.com • 7th July 2026

Barranco leaves a strong legacy, officials say

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — David Barranco was elected to the Sioux Falls city council in 2022, representing the southeast district.


Barranco died from cancer on Monday, according to a release from the city of Sioux Falls.


During his time in office he touched the lives of those he worked with.

“Grieving the loss of my colleague David and wanting to be thoughtful about carrying his legacy forward or honoring him. It’s, it’s a lot of respecting who he worked really hard to be and how he cha...

KELOLAND.com • 4th July 2026

Dell Rapids 5K race to raise money for veterans

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (KELO) – A nice trail, a good cause, and a community ready to step up.


In Dell Rapids, two high schoolers are carrying on the tradition of a 5 to 10k race that is ran or walked in support of Disabled American Veterans for the 3rd Independance Day in a row.


“We’ve definitely put a lot of time and money into this. It’s all based on donations, so it wouldn’t be possible without all these people that come and volunteer their time and people that donate that are on our shirts...

KELOLAND.com • 4th July 2026

Local girl scouts wrap up international trip

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Several girl scouts from across the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Iowa are embarking on the trip of a lifetime.


For the members of the Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons, this international journey is the cumulation of years of hard work.


“Our mission at Girl Scouts is to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. And I think when you have a goal like this, it’s been three years in the making and then finally accomplishing that, you’re...

KELOLAND.com • 2nd July 2026

Keeping pets safe this 4th of July

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– For most families, the Fourth of July is all about traditions, barbecues, and big celebrations. But for our four-legged family members, all of that holiday excitement can feel like a total nightmare.


“Dogs thrive on predictability. Fireworks are not predictable. You have a lot of chaos that’s going on with fireworks,” Owner of Nerdy Canine Academy Missy John said.


Being prepared to help your pets out in any way this Saturday is the best way to make sure they remai...

KELOLAND.com • 1st July 2026

Highmore continues to repair storm damage

HIGHMORE, S.D. (KELO)– A devastating storm with some of the strongest winds the state has ever seen tore through Highmore Monday morning.


Trees across the town were ripped out of the ground, and homes and businesses were severely damaged.


“This isn’t going to be an immediate cleanup. It’s going to take several days for us to get back to our new normal. We’re not going back to normal, ” Carrie Stephenson, Public Information Officer with County Emergency Management, said.
Highmore Mayor Vikk...

KELOLAND.com • 27th June 2026

Brookings boutique reopens after 2024 fire

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) – The doors to Seven Songbirds Boutique in Brookings are back open at its original Main Avenue location once again.


The store’s re-opening represents a long-awaited return after a fire that destroyed several businesses in the area.


“It was devastating. We’ve been in this location since summer ’92, and you come in and there’s nothing you can do,” Englund


Store owner Shirelle Englund says giving up was never an option. After months of rebuilding, the boutique finall...

KELOLAND.com • 26th June 2026

Summer festivals’ impact on Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – As summer temperatures continue to rise, festival season is heating up.


Rock the Country is returning this weekend once again, bringing crowds expected to have a ripple effect on the city beyond the concert gates.


“We expect Rock the country to rock Sioux Falls. We expect thousands of people to be coming in for. They’re going to be all over town, not only at the fairgrounds, but they’re going to be eating, and they’re going to be shopping, and they’re going to be...

KELOLAND.com • 25th June 2026

Furniture Mission in critical need of donations

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Furniture Mission has spent days reaching out and asking the community for donations.


Without the furniture it needs, the organization is struggling to help provide for people who urgently need it.


“We’re critically low on so many furniture items, and it just means that we genuinely cannot serve our families and our clients that need it,” Development Director of Furniture Mission Makenzie Stensrud said.
The Furniture Mission prides itself on turning houses into h...

KELOLAND.com • 24th June 2026

Boosting health in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– Parks and Recreation and the Health Department are collaborating to boost community wellbeing here in Sioux Falls.


Data is currently being collected to invest in future trails, neighborhood parks, natural areas, and indoor recreation spaces to help to contribute to environmental health and overall quality of life in residents.

The overall goal is to be able to connect residents with the type of resources where they can connect with others and support healthy living...

KELOLAND.com • 20th June 2026

Sioux Falls celebrates Juneteenth

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The significance of Juneteenth stretches far beyond a single weekend for those who attended a Saturday event in Sioux Falls.


“Black history is not just a month thing. It’s not just a Juneteenth event, it’s year around. Black people have been here since the 1800’s in South Dakota and were not leaving any time soon so celebrate black joy, black excellence and really get involved in the community,” Vendor Jenna Hageman said.


The celebration inlcuded various vendors,...

KELOLAND.com • 19th June 2026

Indivisible 605 denied spot in Independence Parade

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– The Sioux Falls Independence Day Parade is back for America’s 250th birthday.


It will feature nearly 100 entries, however, one group will be missing.


Indivisible 605 says it applied to be a part of the July 4th parade back in April, but received a letter from the Sioux Falls Independence Day Parade Committee saying it will not be accepting any groups with strong political opinions.
“Our parade entry was going to be a group of people representing folks from all wal...

KELOLAND.com • 17th June 2026

Green Infrastructure projects to manage stormwater

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours, but the city of Sioux Falls has found a solution to reduce flood risk in neighborhoods while also improving water quality.


Two new green infrastructure projects act as filters for run off water and capture it before it can cause any damage.


“This is a unique type of project we’ve put into our stormwater management system,” City of Sioux Falls environmental services manager Josh Peterson says.
This system not only acts a...

KELOLAND.com • 16th June 2026

Rural communities begin absentee voting

SIOUXFALLS, S.D. (KELO)– South Dakota is facing its first-ever gubernatorial primary runoff election after none of the candidates reached the 35 percent threshold to win on June 2nd.


Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden and current governor Larry Rhoden took the most votes, so they advanced to this runoff.


Now, absentee voting is open to determine who the Republican candidate will be to take on Dan Ahlers in November.
“This is history in the making. That’s the first time we’ve ever had this. S...

KELOLAND.com • 13th June 2026

'there's a lot of joy' in Pride parade

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Joy, resilience and visibility were on display at Saturday’s Pride parade that made its way down Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls.


People lined the street to watch the event. Carson Sehr was in the parade, attending it for the first time.


“This is my first season with the Rainbow Chorus of Sioux Falls and we just had two great concerts this last week and it’s been such a great experience since I came out with my fellow chorus members and we’re going to walk in the...

KELOLAND.com • 12th June 2026

Pride grand marshal shares excitement for parade

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– Beau McGregor has enjoyed the pride parade for years.On Saturday, he’ll be the one leading it down Phillips Avenue.


“it’s such a full circle moment to find out I was grand marshal and represent Sioux Falls Pride and I founded the Rainbow Chorus five years ago with that process of healing myself,” Beau McGregor, grand marshal of Sioux Falls Pride’s 2026 pride parade, said.


McGregor says Saturday’s parade is an opportunity to spread positivity, just like he’s done t...

KELOLAND.com • 11th June 2026

Sioux Falls Pride Parade returns to Phillips

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The Sioux Falls Pride Parade returns to its original route this Saturday.


“We started the pride parade on Phillips and now we’re back for the first time this year,” Anna Brenden, the President of Sioux Falls Pride, said.


The organization has been preparing for the celebration since September 2025.


“There’s a lot of work that goes into the parade. I think most of the work has been done and now it’s just executing so yeah, I’m excited, I think the board is excit...

KELOLAND.com • 10th June 2026

Lake Poinsett hit with 70 mph wind storm

LAKE POINSETT, S.D. (KELO)– The storm only lasted a couple of minutes… but this is just some of the damage it left behind.


“The scary part about it was when we went out after the storm you know and it was pretty calm and raining a little bit went and turned to the neighbors house and there was a big hole in the roof,” resident of Lake Poinsett for 19 years Roger Hansen said.


Hansen called his neighbor, but that call didn’t didn’t prepare Sean Johnson for what he’d find when he arrived at h...

KELOLAND.com • 9th June 2026

Locals cool off at Jacobson Plaza splash pad

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Many people headed to Jacobson Plaza Tuesday to enjoy the summer weather.


“Usually we try to find something cool to do whether it be the pool or the splash pad,” Michelle Snyders said.


“It’s pretty hot so honestly this is fun and it’s free and I mean there’s always something to do and you can literally spend hours out here and not get bored,” Bethany Carroll, a nanny for the summer, said.
Friends Denae Bigelow and Michelle Snyders arrived at the splash pad early...