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Regional farm economy slips again
OMAHA, NE (KELO.com) -- The regional farm economy is slipping further into negative territory, according to the monthly Rural Mainstreet Index from Creighton University. High input costs and low commodity prices remain as the biggest problems. Over half of the community bank CEO's surveyed in the report say grain pri...
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Connecting with your neighborhood - there's an app for that!
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a new way for Sioux Falls residents to know their neighborhood - or at least know some of what's going on. The city has unveiled Neighborhood Connect, an online platform that shows what's being planned and built in neighborhoods across the city. Residents can also sign up for alerts...
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Farm group calls egg pricing settlement 'inadequate'
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Iowa farm activists are criticizing a settlement between the Justice Department and three egg companies on price collusion. Iowa-based Versova Management Cooperative and companies in Mississippi and Arizona were ordered to pay $1.8-million dollars and donate 53-million eggs. Advocacy grou...
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Avera acquires CNOS
DAKOTA DUNES, SD (KELO.com) -- Avera has acquired CNOS - the Center for Neurosciences, Orthopedics and Spine - based in Dakota Dunes. It includes over 350 staff members, including 100 physicians and other specialists. Avera is also acquiring the Sioux Point Clinic and six other locations in Iowa and Nebraska.
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Triple digit temperatures spread across South Dakota
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- Triple digit temperatures across South Dakota, with a few exceptions. Sioux Falls, Chamberlain, Watertown and Aberdeen are the only larger communities in the state that haven't seen a day above 100 so far this year. Rapid City has seen five straight days above the century mark, but thunderstorm...
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Connecting with your neighborhood - there's an app for that!
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a new way for Sioux Falls residents to know their neighborhood - or at least know some of what's going on. The city has unveiled Neighborhood Connect, an online platform that shows what's being planned and built in neighborhoods across the city. Residents can also sign up for alerts...
5h ago

Avera acquires CNOS
DAKOTA DUNES, SD (KELO.com) -- Avera has acquired CNOS - the Center for Neurosciences, Orthopedics and Spine - based in Dakota Dunes. It includes over 350 staff members, including 100 physicians and other specialists. Avera is also acquiring the Sioux Point Clinic and six other locations in Iowa and Nebraska.
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Mayor elect names Chief of Staff
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Mayor elect Christine Erickson has selected her chief of staff. Jim David has served the City Council for 14 years, most recently as Chief Administrative Officer. Erickson says she worked closely with him during her eight years on the City council. She'll be sworn in as May...
Jul 15, 2026

City council votes to increase public records fees
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to increase fees, but the move isn't expected to affect many local residents. The fees in question are for requests for public information from commercial companies for private commercial use - most of them from out of state. C...
Jul 15, 2026
Two injured in home explosion, fire
HARTFORD, SD (KELO.com) -- Two people were injured in a house fire and explosion in Hartford Tuesday night. The victims are receiving medical care, but there's no report on their condition. The Hartford Fire Department extinguished the fire, with the help of the Crooks fire Department and Sioux Falls Fire & Rescu...
Jul 15, 2026
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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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Triple digit temperatures spread across South Dakota
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- Triple digit temperatures across South Dakota, with a few exceptions. Sioux Falls, Chamberlain, Watertown and Aberdeen are the only larger communities in the state that haven't seen a day above 100 so far this year. Rapid City has seen five straight days above the century mark, but thunderstorm...
6h ago

Former Tribal Council member sentenced for embezzling funds from Crow Creek Tribe
CROW CREEK RESERVATION, SD (KELO.com) -- A former Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Council member will spend the next year and a half in federal prison for embezzling funds from the tribe. Kyle Loudner and tribal employee Talyn Douville admitted to opening checking accounts within weeks after Loudner was elected in 2022. The ...
Jul 14, 2026
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South Dakota T-Rex draws record bid
NEW YORK CITY, NY (KELO.com) -- He's older than dirt, and worth more than $50-million. A T-Rex nicknamed Gus was found in western South Dakota in 2021. His auction price of $50-million is a record. The 38-foot long skeleton is one of the most complete specimens ever found.
Jul 14, 2026

$69-million budget surplus for South Dakota
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It started off as a tough year, but South Dakota finished the just-completed budget year with a $69-million surplus. Sales tax revenues lagged for the first half of last year, but ramped up at the mid-way point, generating $30-million in revenue above estimates. State agencies also reverted $...
Jul 13, 2026
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$15-million settlement with gaming platform
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota has reached a $15-million settlement with Roblox, an immersive gaming and creation platform. It will protect children from online threats and enhance the state's educational system, with millions of dollars going to public and non-profit after-s...
Jul 13, 2026
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NTSB finds evidence of bird strike before fatal New York helicopter crash
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it found evidence of a bird strike before a tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City's Hudson River in April 2025 killing all six people o...
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US to revive rule that could deny green cards to immigrants using public benefits
July 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is reviving a rule that could deny permanent residency to immigrants who use public benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. The administration of Preside...
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Trump to attend World Cup final on Sunday, White House says
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain at the New York-New Jersey stadium on Sunday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. "We look forward to...
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Scientists find new monkey species in Congo's rainforest
July 16 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a new species of monkey in Democratic Republic of Congo's rainforest, distinguished by patches of light-colored skin around its mouth, Florida Atlantic University said in a statement. • The discovery mar...
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Key Republican says he won't vote for Blanche unless he meets with Epstein survivors
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