SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -The area of South Dakota affected by drought is shrinking. In fact, some parts of the state saw record rainfall this week. Huron received more than three inches November second. It's expected to be drier through the weekend and into next week.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - After four consecutive sold-out events, the Sioux Falls Sports Authority is taking the Sioux Falls Boxing Classic to a bigger stage. The fifth annual event will move to the Sioux Falls Convention Center on Thursday, January 21, 2027, creating an opportunity for more fans and businesses to...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) - Western South Dakota residents are about to see their electric rates rise. The Public Utilities Commission reduced a rate hike proposal from Black Hills Energy. Still, the company's base rates will increase by 21%, and total bills are expected to rise by more than 13%. It's the company's f...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Goodwill is offering its "Boots to Suits" program to active-duty military and veterans again this year. Anyone with proof of military service can get a $40 store voucher that can be used at any Goodwill of the Great Plains store. Goodwill is also offering job training and commun...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Authorities say state prison offender Lee Smith has died. Smith, age 78, passed away November 5th while in the infirmary at the Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls. Smith was serving a five-year sentence for aggravated assault against law enforcement out of Pennington County at the time of his ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - After four consecutive sold-out events, the Sioux Falls Sports Authority is taking the Sioux Falls Boxing Classic to a bigger stage. The fifth annual event will move to the Sioux Falls Convention Center on Thursday, January 21, 2027, creating an opportunity for more fans and businesses to...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) - Western South Dakota residents are about to see their electric rates rise. The Public Utilities Commission reduced a rate hike proposal from Black Hills Energy. Still, the company's base rates will increase by 21%, and total bills are expected to rise by more than 13%. It's the company's f...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Goodwill is offering its "Boots to Suits" program to active-duty military and veterans again this year. Anyone with proof of military service can get a $40 store voucher that can be used at any Goodwill of the Great Plains store. Goodwill is also offering job training and commun...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Authorities say state prison offender Lee Smith has died. Smith, age 78, passed away November 5th while in the infirmary at the Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls. Smith was serving a five-year sentence for aggravated assault against law enforcement out of Pennington County at the time of his ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Christmas is the season of giving, and sometimes the smallest gifts make the biggest difference! This holiday season, The Banquet Sioux Falls and Lewis Drug are once again teaming up for Shower Our Guests with Care, inviting the community to help provide essential personal care items to n...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- This is a big weekend for the Sioux Falls Stampede as the Herd plays its home season opener Saturday night. There will be jersey and mini championship banner giveaways, a tailgate party and the defending Clark Cup Champions will hoist last season's championship banner into the rafters of ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The SDSU Jackrabbits will have to go without lead quarterback Chase Mason this weekend. Coach Dan Jackson has announced that Mason will sit out this Saturday's game against Eastern Illinois. He suffered a leg injury last weekend. Coach Jackson says he's hopeful Mason will be back within a c...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Canaries begin playoffs Wednesday evening. They'll host the Kansas City Monarchs in game 1 of the West division Series. It's the fourth consecutive year the Canaries have made the playoffs, and the eighth time in franchise history. First Pitch is set for 6:30.

BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The SDSU Jackrabbits are the football team to beat in the powerful Missouri Valley Conference this season. Coach Dan Jackson calls it a great honor, but he says preseason polls don't define the season. The Jacks won the conference in 2023 and 2024 when they were ranked number one in the pr...

MUSKEGON, MI (KELO.com) -- The Sioux falls Stampede Hockey Club go for it all Friday night. They're in Muskegon taking on the Lumberjacks in Game 3 of the Clark Cup Championship Finals. They have a 2 games to none lead in the 5-game series, and could make it a clean sweep.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -The area of South Dakota affected by drought is shrinking. In fact, some parts of the state saw record rainfall this week. Huron received more than three inches November second. It's expected to be drier through the weekend and into next week.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Influenza is beginning to make its way across South Dakota, with 451 cases reported statewide. As flu activity increases, health officials are reminding residents that getting a flu shot is one of the best ways to help protect themselves and others during the upcoming flu season. Influenza, co...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Nearly half of South Dakota voters participated in Tuesday's general election, according to unofficial results released by the Secretary of State's Office. The November 3, 2026, election saw statewide voter turnout of 49.37%, with a total of 310,298 ballots cast. Official election results will...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - More than 17,000 pounds of prescription drugs taken out of circulation in the region. That's the tally from the recent Drug Take Back Day in the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. The Drug Enforcement Administration says the bi-annual event reduces the risk of accidental overdoses.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Senate Majority Leader John Thune is about to become Minority leader following yesterday's elections. He says he'll work with President Trump to 'stop the worst impuses of Democrat extremism." He has served in the Senate since 2005 and is in his fourth term.

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By Jonathan Stempel Nov 5 (Reuters) - Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok sued California to block enforcement of a new state law intended to limit the risk of addicting children under age 16 to online platforms. The law, known as Assembly ​Bill 1709, pr...

LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Residents living near a major Chinese-controlled cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo have sued the mine's operator for $6.3 million, alleging that pollution harmed their ​health, according to UK-based corporate wat...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits slipped to a 57-year low last week, pointing to labor market resilience, though uncertainty over the drawn-out conflict in the Middle Ea...

By Francesca Halliwell LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Actor and filmmaker Jordan Firstman wanted his directorial debut, "Club Kid", to reveal a side of himself audiences had not seen before. "In my real life, ​I'm very sensitive. I'm very emotional," he tol...

FRANKFURT, Nov 5 (Reuters) - More than 100 European companies have warned that proposed reforms of the EU carbon market could sharply raise costs for ​energy-intensive industries before they have the means to ‌decarbonise, threatening investment and pr...