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Avera Has a New Baby Record
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Avera McKennan Hospital officials say a record number of babies were delivered in July. The hospital welcomed 264 babies last month, breaking the previous record of 230. The hospital says they delivered eight sets of twins. July 14th was the hospital's busiest day with 13 births. They sa...
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Documentary Spotlighting Homelessness in Sioux Falls will air at the State Theatre Next Week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new documentary on homelessness in Sioux Falls is airing at the State Theatre next week. Proceeds from each showing of 24 Hours on 8th Street will go towards various non-profit organizations including Midwest Street Medicine, the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House, South Dakota Urban Indi...
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Wagner Shooting Suspect Found Dead
WAGNER, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The suspect in a deadly shooting near Wagner was found dead in Council Bluffs over the weekend. The shooting happened Friday in the Wagner North Housing area. James Perdue was involved in a standoff with a fugitive task force for several hours, when gunshots were heard from inside the residen...
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South Dakota Board of Regents Seeks Nearly $25 Million for Technology Upgrades
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) --The South Dakota Board of Regents is requesting nearly 25-million dollars for technology improvements. The proposal comes from a budget request, which includes four-point-five-million dollars in funding for maintenance repairs and a one-time request of 20 million to invest in the Future R...
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Play Golf With a Tour Pro: AARP South Dakota Sweepstakes Offers a Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's a chance of a lifetime to play golf with a tour professional. AARP South Dakota is one of the sponsors of this year's Sanford International PGA Champions tournament. AARP is sponsoring the "Go for the Green" sweepstakes, which will allow three people to play with a Tour of...
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Avera Has a New Baby Record
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Avera McKennan Hospital officials say a record number of babies were delivered in July. The hospital welcomed 264 babies last month, breaking the previous record of 230. The hospital says they delivered eight sets of twins. July 14th was the hospital's busiest day with 13 births. They sa...
A few moments ago

Documentary Spotlighting Homelessness in Sioux Falls will air at the State Theatre Next Week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A new documentary on homelessness in Sioux Falls is airing at the State Theatre next week. Proceeds from each showing of 24 Hours on 8th Street will go towards various non-profit organizations including Midwest Street Medicine, the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House, South Dakota Urban Indi...
A few minutes ago
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Wagner Shooting Suspect Found Dead
WAGNER, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The suspect in a deadly shooting near Wagner was found dead in Council Bluffs over the weekend. The shooting happened Friday in the Wagner North Housing area. James Perdue was involved in a standoff with a fugitive task force for several hours, when gunshots were heard from inside the residen...
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South Dakota Board of Regents Seeks Nearly $25 Million for Technology Upgrades
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) --The South Dakota Board of Regents is requesting nearly 25-million dollars for technology improvements. The proposal comes from a budget request, which includes four-point-five-million dollars in funding for maintenance repairs and a one-time request of 20 million to invest in the Future R...
11m ago

Play Golf With a Tour Pro: AARP South Dakota Sweepstakes Offers a Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's a chance of a lifetime to play golf with a tour professional. AARP South Dakota is one of the sponsors of this year's Sanford International PGA Champions tournament. AARP is sponsoring the "Go for the Green" sweepstakes, which will allow three people to play with a Tour of...
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Local Sports

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

Coyote softball team makes the top 25
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- One final honor for the 2026 USD Coyotes softball squad. They were ranked #19 in the final poll of the Softball America top-25 poll - their first time to make the list. The 'Yotes also made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever.
May 19, 2026

Creighton/USD matchup set for the Pentagon
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Red takes on blue in South Dakota this November - and it has nothing to do with politics. The USD Coyote women's basketball team squares off against the Creighton Blue Jays at the Sanford Pentagon November 11th. Creighton has made four of the past five NCAA tournaments. USD played deep ...
May 06, 2026

Storley wins unanimous decision in Pentagon main event
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Webster native Logan Storley is the winner of this weekend's PFL Sioux Falls main event. He won in a unanimous decision at the Sanford Pentagon, taking his record to 19 & 4. With the win, Storley could be in the mix to be the next welterweight title challenger.
May 04, 2026
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State News

Sturgis Traffic Count
STURGIS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 86th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which runs from Aug. 7-16, 2026. The traffic counts to date for the nine locations entering Sturgis for the 20...
Aug 14, 2026

Attorney General Marty Jackley Says License Plate Readers are a Powerful Law Enforcement Tool
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says license plate readers are a powerful law enforcement tool, but public privacy needs protection. He plans to propose legislation to provide that protection. He cited this year's disappearance and death of 14-year-old McKenna Wendel as an investigation strength...
Aug 13, 2026

Heat Stress Caused Thousands of Cattle to Die
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Ranchers are dealing with thousands of dead cattle from heat stress during last month's heat wave. The National Weather Services says it was the second-hottest July on record in Rapid City and the warmest month on record throughout the contiguous United States. South Dakota State Universi...
Aug 13, 2026

Independent Candidate Brian Bengs Spoke with Voters in Aberdeen This Week
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KELO.com) -- With Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Julian Beaudoin dropping out, Independent Candidate Brian Bengs is pushing for Republican votes to oust Senator Mike Rounds. That will be no easy task, as the two-term Governor and two term Senator has a loyal following. Bengs calls himself a Teddy Roos...
Aug 13, 2026

South Dakota Will Seek Further Review of an Appeals Court Ruling
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will seek further review of an Appeals Court ruling that prohibits the state from enforcing a new election law. The law moved the election-year filing deadline for ballot question petitions to nine months but was the subject of a lawsuit filed by...
Aug 12, 2026
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Canadian farmers fight heavy disease threat as harvest approaches
By Ed White WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Canada's durum, spring wheat, canola and pulse crops have been fighting an intense and expensive battle with widespread crop diseases provoked by the first wet year this decade. "We sprayed everything ...
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Chile-led team maps Antarctic plant genome in a step towards climate-resilient crops
By Fabian Cambero and Nicolas Cortes SANTIAGO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A team led by Chilean researchers has produced the most complete genetic map yet of one of only ​two flowering plants that grow naturally in Antarctica, potentially helping the developm...
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Tupac shooting trial begins with opening statements
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A former street gang leader accused of masterminding the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas faces opening statements on Monday in a murder trial tied to a long-unsolved crim...
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Indonesian mother 'grateful' after emergency birth during 7.7 quake
By Ananda Teresia NAGEKEO, Indonesia, Aug 17 (Reuters) - As the earth shook around her, tearing apart homes, buildings, and bridges in eastern Indonesia, Maria Florida Nogo Kelen was giving birth to her daughter. The 39-year-old went ​in for emergency ...
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By Colleen Howe and Sudarshan Varadhan BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (Reuters) - China turned away enough clean energy to power Mexico for a year in the six months through June as its grids hit their limits, while networks in many other nations such as Aus...
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