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Lead Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Lead, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on October 30, 2026. Vivian Rose One Feather, age 32, was sentenced to...
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Madison Police Cite Multiple Juveniles, Arrest Two Adults in Underage Drinking Investigation
MADISON, S.D. (KELO.com) - On October 31st, 2026, at approximately 11:05 PM, the Madison Police Department responded to a report of underage drinking at a residence in the 400 block of NW 2nd Street. Officers obtained a search warrant for the residence. During the execution of the warrant, multiple juveniles were cited...
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DOJ's Commitment to Election Integrity and Protecting Americans' Right to Vote
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - One of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) most important missions is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections, and protecting the right to vote for U.S. citizens across the United States. The DOJ has sent election monitors in support of this mission since the enactme...
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November Highlights Veterans' Mental Health Challenges and Available Support Resources
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - November is an opportunity to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's veterans while also raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges many veterans face. By increasing understanding and encouraging support, we can help ensure veterans receive the care and resources they...
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A Sioux City Woman is Headed to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
DES MOINES, I.A. (KELO.com) - April Nikkel, 37, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on October 29, 2026, to 168 months' imprisonment. Nikkel pled guilty on May 18, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of distributing methamphetamine within 1,000 fe...
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Lead Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Lead, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on October 30, 2026. Vivian Rose One Feather, age 32, was sentenced to...
18h ago

Madison Police Cite Multiple Juveniles, Arrest Two Adults in Underage Drinking Investigation
MADISON, S.D. (KELO.com) - On October 31st, 2026, at approximately 11:05 PM, the Madison Police Department responded to a report of underage drinking at a residence in the 400 block of NW 2nd Street. Officers obtained a search warrant for the residence. During the execution of the warrant, multiple juveniles were cited...
19h ago

DOJ's Commitment to Election Integrity and Protecting Americans' Right to Vote
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - One of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) most important missions is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections, and protecting the right to vote for U.S. citizens across the United States. The DOJ has sent election monitors in support of this mission since the enactme...
20h ago
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A 34-Year-Old Rosebud Woman Has Been Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Rosebud, South Dakota, woman convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter. The sentencing took place on October 26, 2026. Crystal McCloskey, age 34, was sentenced to two years and four months i...
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Sioux Falls Police are Investigating an Arson
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Sioux Falls police are investigating an arson case from early yesterday. A resident was working on a vehicle in his garage and took a break around 1 AM. He looked outside a short time later and saw smoke. After putting out the fire he found a bottle with a rag stuffed into it. No arrests ...
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Stampede home opener to be big event for defending champions
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 ...
Oct 2, 2026

The Jackrabbits Will Play Without Chase Mason This Weekend
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...
Sep 23, 2026

Canaries Begin Playoffs Tonight
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.
Sep 9, 2026

Jackrabbits rank #1 in Missouri Valley football
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...
Jul 15, 2026

Stampede going for Clark Cup Championship
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.
May 22, 2026
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November Highlights Veterans' Mental Health Challenges and Available Support Resources
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - November is an opportunity to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's veterans while also raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges many veterans face. By increasing understanding and encouraging support, we can help ensure veterans receive the care and resources they...
21h ago

Election Day is Here and Campaigns are Making a Final Push with Text Messages
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Campaigns are making their final pushes with a barrage of election text messages. The text ads from parties, political action committees and candidates should be ending right after the election. University of South Dakota Professor of Gender and Public Policy Julia Hellwege says the campaigns ...
21h ago

South Dakota Correctional Task Force Approves Recommendations to Reduce Recidivism
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - A statewide task force with orders from Gov. Larry Rhoden to revamp programming to reduce recidivism in the state prison system agreed on a series of recommendations Thursday. Thursday's Correctional Task Force meeting was scheduled to be the penultimate gathering. The committee will meet once...
Oct 30, 2026

South Dakota to Receive $2.6 Million in a Settlement with General Motors
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will receive $2.6-million dollars in a settlement with General Motors. GM tracked and sold information to data brokers, who sold it to insurance companies for rate-setting purposes...all without informing drivers that was happening. Consumers ca...
Oct 30, 2026

'No on Amendment L' Campaign Faces Scrutiny Over $2.2 Million in Mostly D.C.-Based Funding
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Campaign finance reports reveal the 'No on Amendment L" campaign is guilty of the accusations it has leveled against Amendment supporters. The L-no campaign committee has raised over $2.2-million dollars - nearly all of which came from organizations based in Washington, D-C. The money has...
Oct 29, 2026
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Abdul El-Sayed becomes first Muslim elected to US Senate
By Nathan Layne DETROIT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's open US Senate seat on Tuesday, according to media projections, becoming the first Muslim elected ​to the chamber while preserving a crucial Democratic seat in the party...
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Singapore to amend haze law to widen investigation powers
SINGAPORE, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Singapore will introduce amendments to its transboundary haze legislation to empower the government in its investigations into business practices that cause ​air pollution, Environment Minister Grace Fu said on Wednesday. •...
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Democrats seize Congress in sweeping midterm repudiation of Trump
By Joseph Ax, Brad Heath and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Democrats seized control of both the Senate and House on Tuesday, scoring sweeping victories in Republican strongholds for the first time in generations as tens of millions of voter...
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Hakeem Jeffries poised to become speaker of US House of Representatives
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Democrats' midterm election win puts Hakeem Jeffries in line to become the first Black speaker of the US House of Representatives, with the dual challenge of opposing President Donald Trump while bridg...
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Analysis-Trump hand-picked Senate candidates. Republicans paid the price
By Jacob Bogage, Jarrett Renshaw, Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump asked voters to pretend he was on the ballot in the midterm elections and handpicked Republican candidates in some of the country's mo...
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