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S.D. ACT scores hold steady
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's ACT scores held steady this year, and remained above the national average. But, overall scores have dropped from 21.7 to 21.1 since 2020. Still, Education Secretary Joe Graves says the scores show South Dakota schools are doing a solid job of preparing students for college.
Oct 16, 2024
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Governor Noem intervenes to defend ban on gender affirming care
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Kristi Noem says it's about protecting South Dakota kids - and the state's "Help Not Harm" law. That law was passed in 2023. It bans transgender affirming medical procedures among minors, procedures she calls harmful and irreversible. She and nine of her colleagues filed a...
Oct 16, 2024
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County commissioners accused of treason in election dispute
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Minnehaha County Commissioners are being accused of treason...and they don't take very kindly to the accusation. The charge came during the public comment section of the commission meeting. At issue is a lack of control over RV'ers who license their vehicles in South Dakota, and register...
Oct 16, 2024
Dakota State Applied Research Lab taking shape
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The steel framework for the Dakota State Applied Research Lab is beginning to take shape on the northwest edge of Sioux Falls. As that happens, Applied Research Corporation leaders - CEO Andrea Thompson and COO Stacy Kooistra - are in Washington. Dakota State President, Dr. Jose Marie Gr...
Oct 15, 2024
Attorney General Jackley on team fighting new rule providing medical care for DACA children
BISMARCK, ND (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley is part of the team arguing against a proposed Biden Administration rule dealing with immigrant children. The rule would expand health insurance coverage to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - or DACA - recipients on November 1st. The hearing is being hel...
Oct 15, 2024
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Governor Noem intervenes to defend ban on gender affirming care
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Kristi Noem says it's about protecting South Dakota kids - and the state's "Help Not Harm" law. That law was passed in 2023. It bans transgender affirming medical procedures among minors, procedures she calls harmful and irreversible. She and nine of her colleagues filed a...
Oct 16, 2024
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County commissioners accused of treason in election dispute
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Minnehaha County Commissioners are being accused of treason...and they don't take very kindly to the accusation. The charge came during the public comment section of the commission meeting. At issue is a lack of control over RV'ers who license their vehicles in South Dakota, and register...
Oct 16, 2024
Dakota State Applied Research Lab taking shape
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The steel framework for the Dakota State Applied Research Lab is beginning to take shape on the northwest edge of Sioux Falls. As that happens, Applied Research Corporation leaders - CEO Andrea Thompson and COO Stacy Kooistra - are in Washington. Dakota State President, Dr. Jose Marie Gr...
Oct 15, 2024
Police asking for public's help in another shooting case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- No arrests, but Sioux Falls police are investigating a pair of shooting incidents. One took place Sunday evening in an apartment on North Prairie Avenue. A man pulled a gun and shot himself in the leg accidentally, but says he felt threatened and shot a second man in the leg. The other ...
Oct 15, 2024
Grand Theft indictment for Sioux Falls man
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man has been indicted on Grand Theft charges. Matthew Wilson, 39, was indicted by a Lincon County Grand Jury for "exercising unauthorized control" over the Lincoln County Fraternal Order of Police Union funds. The theft occurred between this past July and Septembe...
Oct 12, 2024
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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
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S.D. ACT scores hold steady
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's ACT scores held steady this year, and remained above the national average. But, overall scores have dropped from 21.7 to 21.1 since 2020. Still, Education Secretary Joe Graves says the scores show South Dakota schools are doing a solid job of preparing students for college.
Oct 16, 2024
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Attorney General Jackley on team fighting new rule providing medical care for DACA children
BISMARCK, ND (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley is part of the team arguing against a proposed Biden Administration rule dealing with immigrant children. The rule would expand health insurance coverage to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - or DACA - recipients on November 1st. The hearing is being hel...
Oct 15, 2024
Inflation gobbles up teacher pay increases
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- If you can't pay your rent, you have to make realistic choices about your job. That's the unhappy situation for many South Dakota teachers. All of the state's school districts increased teacher pay between 2017 and 2023, some by as much as 40%. But, according to a South Dakota NewsWatch repo...
Oct 14, 2024
Attorney General pressing Tik Tok to turn over information on minors using the platform
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It's time for Tik Tok to cooperate - or else. That's the position of Attorney General Marty Jackley and about two-dozen of his colleagues. It's the same pattern as the investigation into Facebook. The Attorney's General want the companies to release evidence on how they handle information ga...
Oct 14, 2024
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Municipal League members line up in opposition to Initiated Measure 28
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- State lawmakers are concerned about the impact of Initiated Measure 28. At a minimum, it will cost the state about 124-million dollars in lost revenue. At a maximum, the budget hole could grow to over 640-million, depending on how the ballot language is interpreted. The main focus for t...
Oct 14, 2024
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By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Billionaire Mark Cuban chided fellow billionaire and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday for his proposal to issue fresh tariffs on most Chinese goods, argu...
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Suspected teen school shooter and his father indicted by Georgia grand jury
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - A grand jury indicted a 14-year-old alleged shooter and his father who bought him the gun on Thursday in the September slaying of two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school, affirming initial charges br...
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Musk's X seeks to steer lawsuits to conservative court in Texas
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X has updated its terms of service to steer any disputes by users of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter to a federal court in Texas whose judges frequently deliver victories to conservative l...
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