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South Dakota GOP to select new leader
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A change at the top of South Dakota's Republican party. State chairman John Wiik won't seek a second term. The Dakota Scout reports there are three people interested in the post. Former state House Majority Leader Lee Qualm, "Vote No on H" chair Ezra Hays, and anti-carbon pipeline ...
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Parks and Rec to unveil new master plan for Falls Park
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a plan that's been three years in the making - and it replaces a plan that was developed 30 years ago. The Sioux Falls Parks and Rec department is revealing new plans for the park that showcases the namesake of the city. This morning, as a leadup to a public open house on the plan t...
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Next phase of Minnesota Avenue construction may be on hold
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It appears as though major construction on another section of Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls will have to wait a year. Nine-million dollars cut from an Aquatics bond was intended to repay the city's reserve fund for the purchase price of the Sanford Wellness Center on Tea/Ellis Road. P...
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Lower construction numbers part of city revenue shortfall
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Higher interest rates and inflation are taking some of the luster out of the Sioux Falls economy - and the city budget. City councilors are pulling in the reins on spending because of declining sales tax revenues. One of the areas of concern is new construction. City Finance Director Sh...
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Second suspect arrested in Dunham Park homicide
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- He was considered armed and dangerous, but the long arm of the law has brought in the second suspect in a deadly Sioux Falls shooting. 28-year old Lamont Burks, Junior was arrested in South Carolina Tuesday afternoon. He faces several charges, including first degree murder in the late Au...
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Parks and Rec to unveil new master plan for Falls Park
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a plan that's been three years in the making - and it replaces a plan that was developed 30 years ago. The Sioux Falls Parks and Rec department is revealing new plans for the park that showcases the namesake of the city. This morning, as a leadup to a public open house on the plan t...
8h ago
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Next phase of Minnesota Avenue construction may be on hold
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It appears as though major construction on another section of Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls will have to wait a year. Nine-million dollars cut from an Aquatics bond was intended to repay the city's reserve fund for the purchase price of the Sanford Wellness Center on Tea/Ellis Road. P...
8h ago
Lower construction numbers part of city revenue shortfall
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Higher interest rates and inflation are taking some of the luster out of the Sioux Falls economy - and the city budget. City councilors are pulling in the reins on spending because of declining sales tax revenues. One of the areas of concern is new construction. City Finance Director Sh...
8h ago
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Second suspect arrested in Dunham Park homicide
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- He was considered armed and dangerous, but the long arm of the law has brought in the second suspect in a deadly Sioux Falls shooting. 28-year old Lamont Burks, Junior was arrested in South Carolina Tuesday afternoon. He faces several charges, including first degree murder in the late Au...
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Car/Pedestrian accident sends 5 to hospital
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A two vehicle/Pedestrian accident sent five people to the hospital this morning, two in serious condition. Two vehicles collided at the intersection of 41st and Sertoma, shortly after 8:00 am Tuesday, then struck a pedestrian standing at the corner. The crash is still under investigation...
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Sioux Falls entrepreneur ready for football
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Are you ready for some football? One local entrepreneur is ready, too! Sioux Falls native Gio Oromo is mixing his love of sports history with his business mind. Oromo, a Senior Marketing major at USD has opened his business "Cosy Thrifts". He specializes in sports merchandise l...
Aug 10, 2024
Augie granted conference membership a year ahead of schedule
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Augustana University's hockey team is getting a one-year jump on conference membership. Central Collegiate Hockey Association Commissioner Don Lucia says Augie's support of its hockey program is impressive, and allowing them to compete in the regular season and conference championship is ...
Jul 17, 2024
Canaries on a roll
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Ryan Zimmerman carried a perfect game into the eighth inning on Wednesday and Josh Rehwaldt drove in four as the Canaries topped Gary SouthShore 9-1 at the Bird Cage Wednesday night. Rehwaldt belted a 429-foot homerun in the sixth inning to open the scoring and added a two-run double in t...
Jul 11, 2024
Canaries make it three in a row, lead the league
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Canaries are riding a three-game win streak after beating the Lincoln Saltdogs 6-to-2. Josh Rehwaldt smacked a 475-foot homer and Trevor Achenbach drove in two runs. It was also Mike Meyer's 300th career win as Canaries manager. The number one Canaries will continue thei...
Jun 28, 2024
Augie women drop tournament opener
LONGWOOD, FL (KELO.com) -- It's do or die for the Augustana University softball squad in the NCAA Division Two National Finals. They dropped a two-to-one decision to second-seeded University of Texas, Tyler yesterday in extra innings. The Vikings have a chance to pull it together with a day off today in the double-el...
May 20, 2024
State News
South Dakota GOP to select new leader
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A change at the top of South Dakota's Republican party. State chairman John Wiik won't seek a second term. The Dakota Scout reports there are three people interested in the post. Former state House Majority Leader Lee Qualm, "Vote No on H" chair Ezra Hays, and anti-carbon pipeline ...
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Judge dismisses Amendment G lawsuit
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- As expected, an election lawsuit involving both sides of the Abortion Amendment G on South Dakota's ballot has been dismissed. Both sides requested the dismissal. The suit challenged the petition signature collection process, but that became a moot point when the amendment was defeated.
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Attorney General calls for federal online protection for children
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It's called the Kids Online Safety Act. Attorney General Marty Jackley and 31 of his colleagues say it's time for Congress to join the effort to protect children from harmful internet content. The measure would require platforms to automatically enable their strongest safety protections, prev...
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Telemedicine in Motion program earning praise
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A 20-million dollar investment is paying big dividends for the state of South Dakota, in the area of Rural Telemedicine. It's called the Telemedicine in Motion program, and the state Health Department says it has transformed emergency medical services across the state. EMS and Trauma Administ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Sales tax revenues running low; prison costs going higher
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota just finished the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year. The Legislature's Appropriations committee was told this afternoon revenues are down. Derek Johnson of the Bureau of Finance and Management says the budget assumed three-percent growth. The farm economy is down sharply, as ...
Nov 14, 2024
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US says 13.5 tons of deadly gas released at Texas refinery in Oct incident
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said on Wednesday that 27,000 pounds (13.5 tons) of deadly hydrogen sulfide gas was released at Pemex's Deer Park, Texas, refinery on Oct. 10, causing the deaths of two contract...
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US arrests homeless man in New York Stock Exchange bomb plot
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement on Wednesday arrested a homeless Florida man and charged him with plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange after an undercover employee recorded him saying, "I feel like Bin Laden," federal offi...
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Rosenworcel to step down as US Federal Communications Commission chair on Jan. 20
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said on Wednesday she will step down from the agency that oversees U.S. telecommunications companies on Jan. 20 when Donald Trump assumes the presidency. Ro...
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Iceland volcano erupts for the tenth time in three years
OSLO (Reuters) - A volcano near Iceland's capital erupted late on Wednesday for the tenth time in three years, spewing fountains of lava and smoke, the country's meteorological office said. Iceland, with nearly 400,000 inhabitants, is located on th...
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Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wedne...
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