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Mitchell man pleads guilty to first-degree child rape
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Mitchell man has been found guilty of two counts of First-Degree Rape involving children under 13 years old. Eric Mark Opperman, 48, entered a change of plea on Thursday in Davison County Circuit Court, after which he was found guilty. ...
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Free fishing and park entrance this weekend
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- This is Free Fishing weekend in South Dakota. No license will be required throughout the weekend. There's also free entry into state parks. The weekend is free, but all fishing and boating regulations still apply - including daily possession limits.
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Eaglets banded and getting ready to fly
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- The three eaglets featured on the Minnesota DNR's EagleCam don't look much like chicks anymore. They're an estimated eight weeks old, and are almost at their full adult size. All three a healthy females that were banded by the DNR this week, and will begin flying in a few more weeks.
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Flagpoles damaged in theft of copper wire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are asking for your help in solving a copper wiring theft that included significant vandalism. Numerous light poles were pried open along the bike trail north of Falls Park, in an attempt to steal the wiring. The value of the stolen wire and the damage to the light pol...
9h ago

Groundbreaking for new fire station
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Construction is beginning on Fire Station 13 in Sioux Falls, near the site of the new Smithfield Plant in Foundation Park. Ground was broken for the project yesterday. The area has seen major expansion with the industrial park, as well as surrounding Southeast Technical College and new h...
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Mitchell man pleads guilty to first-degree child rape
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Mitchell man has been found guilty of two counts of First-Degree Rape involving children under 13 years old. Eric Mark Opperman, 48, entered a change of plea on Thursday in Davison County Circuit Court, after which he was found guilty. ...
8h ago
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Flagpoles damaged in theft of copper wire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are asking for your help in solving a copper wiring theft that included significant vandalism. Numerous light poles were pried open along the bike trail north of Falls Park, in an attempt to steal the wiring. The value of the stolen wire and the damage to the light pol...
9h ago

Groundbreaking for new fire station
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Construction is beginning on Fire Station 13 in Sioux Falls, near the site of the new Smithfield Plant in Foundation Park. Ground was broken for the project yesterday. The area has seen major expansion with the industrial park, as well as surrounding Southeast Technical College and new h...
10h ago

Former Centerville Mayor sentenced to three life prison terms in triple homicide
SALEM, SD (KELO.com) -- The former mayor of Centerville will spend the rest of his life in prison. Jay Ostrem was given three life sentences without parole. He was convicted in March in the shooting deaths of Paul and Zachary Frankus and Timothy Richmond. Ostrem was Centerville's Mayor from 2009 to 2011, and also se...
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Arrowhead Parkway to close for intersection reconstruction
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Start making plans now for a major street closing in east Sioux Falls. Arrowhead Parkway will be closed between Veterans Parkway and Highline Avenue starting next Thursday. It will allow crews to reconstruct the west side of the Arrowhead and Veterans Parkway intersection. The project is...
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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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Stampede win series, advance to Western Conference Finals
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's on to the Western Conference Finals for the Sioux Falls Stampede. The Herd downed the Lincoln Stars 5-1 Tuesday night to advance. Goalie Linards Feldbergs was credited with 24 saves. The Stampede face the Fargo Force Friday night at the Sanford Premier Center.
Apr 29, 2026

Soller USHL rookie of the year
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Stampede forward Cooper Soller is the 2025-26 USHL Rookie of the year. Soller played in all 62 games this season, racking up 49 points on 26 goals and 23 assists. Coach Ryan Cruthers says Soller's work ethic is unmatched. He's also one of the reasons for the team's success t...
Apr 21, 2026

Stampede heads to Lincoln tied at 1-1 with Stars in Clark Cup Playoffs
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Stampede fell to the Lincoln Stars in overtime Sunday night in the second game of their five game Clark Cup Playoff series. The game was scoreless after the first period, but Sioux Falls scored quickly in the second, capitalizing on a power play just 34 seconds in after a ...
Apr 20, 2026
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Free fishing and park entrance this weekend
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- This is Free Fishing weekend in South Dakota. No license will be required throughout the weekend. There's also free entry into state parks. The weekend is free, but all fishing and boating regulations still apply - including daily possession limits.
8h ago

SD Health Dep't. Workforce and Education center nearing completion
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's new Health Department Workforce and Education Center will be up and running next week. The 70-million dollar facility in Pierre is in the final stages of construction. Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt says the state lab conducted nearly 150-thousand lab tests over the past yea...
May 14, 2026

First cohort of Freedom Scholarship recipients to graduate
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- The first class of Freedom Scholarship graduates will receive their diplomas this weekend. The students are the first to have received scholarship help all four years of College. In exchange, they have agreed to live and work in South Dakota for at least three years after graduating. The Legisl...
May 14, 2026
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Native American law enforcement training center going to North Dakota
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- A Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement training center will be opening in North Dakota, despite calls for it to be located in South Dakota. Attorney General Marty Jackley advocated for a regional academy in South Dakota for years. He calls the North Dakota location a step in the right direct...
May 08, 2026

Voter registration deadline approaching
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- We're moving closer to another election-related deadline. If you want to vote in the June 2nd combined primary and local elections, you need to be registered by May 18th. You can find information on registering at the Secretary of State's website.
May 07, 2026
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Soccer-Street Child World Cup wraps in Mexico with trophies, music and U2
By Kurt Hall TEXCOCO, Mexico, May 15 (Reuters) - - Brazil's boys danced on a bus and Mexico's girls lifted a trophy on home soil, while U2 enjoyed the festivities as the Street Child World Cup brought music, football and celebration to Mexico. Street-c...
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YouTube, Snap and TikTok settle school district's social media addiction claims
By Diana Novak Jones and Nate Raymond May 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet's YouTube, Snap and TikTok have reached settlements in the first case set for trial in litigation seeking to force social media platforms to cover the costs ​school districts incur to co...
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Colorado governor commutes sentence of Trump-supporting former elections clerk
By Steve Gorman and Keith Coffman DENVER, May 15 (Reuters) - Colorado's governor granted clemency on Friday to former county elections clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted of illegally tampering with voting machines in pursuit of false claims the 2020 ...
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US moves to end job protections for hundreds of health department workers
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