SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Great Bear Recreation Park is growing, thanks to a gift of land from the Jeff and Tammie Broin family. The 20 acres will serve as natural conservation space to be enjoyed by hikers and bikers. Mayor Christine Erickson says the gift strengthens the area as a 'four-season destination.&q...

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Three golden eagles are back in the wild where they belong after being treated for injuries. They were all found in the Black Hills and were stabilized at the Black Hills Raptor Center. They were transferred to Bramble Park Zoo in Watertown as they recuperated and were released at the For...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A Kitchen manager at Hibachi Grill and Buffet in Sioux Falls has entered a plea agreement for employing illegal immigrants. Min Lin was arrested for harboring aliens in April of 2025. Other charges will be dismissed under the agreement. He was arrested along with three others, including t...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Parking fees appear to be on their way up in Sioux Falls. City councilors heard of the plan during an informational meeting yesterday. The plan also calls for expanding enforcement hours for paid parking from 9am to 7pm Monday through Saturday.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Sioux Falls police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a weekend shooting incident that wounded a juvenile. Guillermo Lopez-Carreno admitted he chased and shot at the victim's car, saying it cut him off . He's charged with aggravated assault and discharging a firearm at an ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Great Bear Recreation Park is growing, thanks to a gift of land from the Jeff and Tammie Broin family. The 20 acres will serve as natural conservation space to be enjoyed by hikers and bikers. Mayor Christine Erickson says the gift strengthens the area as a 'four-season destination.&q...

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Three golden eagles are back in the wild where they belong after being treated for injuries. They were all found in the Black Hills and were stabilized at the Black Hills Raptor Center. They were transferred to Bramble Park Zoo in Watertown as they recuperated and were released at the For...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A Kitchen manager at Hibachi Grill and Buffet in Sioux Falls has entered a plea agreement for employing illegal immigrants. Min Lin was arrested for harboring aliens in April of 2025. Other charges will be dismissed under the agreement. He was arrested along with three others, including t...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Parking fees appear to be on their way up in Sioux Falls. City councilors heard of the plan during an informational meeting yesterday. The plan also calls for expanding enforcement hours for paid parking from 9am to 7pm Monday through Saturday.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Sioux Falls police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a weekend shooting incident that wounded a juvenile. Guillermo Lopez-Carreno admitted he chased and shot at the victim's car, saying it cut him off . He's charged with aggravated assault and discharging a firearm at an ...

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.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley is joining in the call demanding judgements for 9-11 victims and families from frozen Taliban funds. Jackley and 29 of his colleagues are working to release $3.5-billion dollars to the families of those who were injured or died. You can read the entire press rele...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota cattle producers are questioning the Trump Administration move to allow over 600-million pounds of beef imports at a reduced-tariff rate. Producers have seen prices they receive dip since the announcement, but consumers have seen little difference in prices at the store - whi...

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- Public Utilities Commission candidate Frank Kloucek was trying to push the doors open for Friday's Artificial Intelligence gathering at the school of mines. The discussion featured Senator Mike Rounds and representatives of leading AI developer Anthropic. Kloucek is concerned because attendance ...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- There's new leadership at the Chiesman Center for Democracy at USD, but the focus will remain the same. Dr. Matthew Fairholm of the Political Science Department has been named the new director. The Center is best known for its polling activities, but Dr. Fairholm says the purpose goes bey...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The 2026 camping season isn't officially over yet, but you can already get prepared for next season. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks department has opened sales for resident annual park entrance licenses. The licenses cost $40 each, or $60 if you buy two at the same time. They'll provi...

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By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Democratic Party officials sued US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking a court order blocking his administration from using taxpayer money to pay for ​election-related TV ads. The lawsuit, filed by th...

CHICAGO, Oct 7 (Chicago) - Seven current and former students at Lincoln University of Missouri sued the state on Wednesday, alleging it violated the US Constitution and federal civil rights law by systematically underfunding the historically Black univ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The US Transportation Department said on ​Wednesday it is ‌proposing to boost grants for major transit projects by 10% in ‌areas ​that have ⁠above-average marriage and ⁠birth rates. Democrats criticized the plan that would...

Oct 7 (Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul spoke with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, and he offered federal ​support as the state responds to a measles ‌outbreak, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednes...

Oct 7 (Reuters) - The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it would soon propose scrapping a Biden-era rule aimed at curbing ​large leaks of methane from oil and ‌gas operations. The move is part of a broad Trump administration effort t...