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Slow Down in School Zones
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office is reminding drivers to slow down in school zones. Reduce your speed, put your phones away, and watch for students walking and on bicycles Deputies have increased patrols in the morning drop-offs and afternoon pickup. Your cooperation helps keep these...
16h ago

Sioux Falls School District is in Need of Substitute Teachers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.COM) - The Sioux Falls School District is heading into the new school year with a full staff, mostly. The district says it has filled most of its teaching positions, save for a few vacancies for subs and support staff. Thousands of students return to the classrooms this week and the district say...
17h ago

Farm to School Grants Awarded to Four Districts in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (Kelo.com) - The South Dakota Department of Education's Division of Child and Adult Nutrition Services (CANS) is pleased to announce four additional awards for the Farm to School grant to advance local projects. This brings the total Farm to School grantees to ten, bringing the total award dollars to $99,4...
17h ago

Marty Jackley Joins 16 Other Attorneys General in Raising Concerns Over Climate-Related Financial Activism
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. "These firms stand t...
18h ago

More Women Will Have Access to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com)- The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is expanding eligibility for the All Women Count! (AWC!) Program by lowering the minimum age from 30 to 21, allowing more South Dakota women to access breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. The expanded eligibility will take eff...
18h ago
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Slow Down in School Zones
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office is reminding drivers to slow down in school zones. Reduce your speed, put your phones away, and watch for students walking and on bicycles Deputies have increased patrols in the morning drop-offs and afternoon pickup. Your cooperation helps keep these...
16h ago

Sioux Falls School District is in Need of Substitute Teachers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.COM) - The Sioux Falls School District is heading into the new school year with a full staff, mostly. The district says it has filled most of its teaching positions, save for a few vacancies for subs and support staff. Thousands of students return to the classrooms this week and the district say...
17h ago

Farm to School Grants Awarded to Four Districts in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (Kelo.com) - The South Dakota Department of Education's Division of Child and Adult Nutrition Services (CANS) is pleased to announce four additional awards for the Farm to School grant to advance local projects. This brings the total Farm to School grantees to ten, bringing the total award dollars to $99,4...
17h ago

Stanley County Schools Begin Year with Bell-to-Bell Phone Restrictions
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - As students return to classrooms in Stanley County today, they will be adjusting to a significant change: personal smartphones and other electronic devices will no longer be part of the school day. The Stanley County School District has adopted a bell-to-bell cell phone policy, meaning st...
Aug 24, 2026
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University of Sioux Falls has a New Collegiate Sport
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The University of Sioux Falls is offering a new form of competition in chess. The university announced it as a new collegiate sport, giving students a chance to get involved. The school currently has a club chess program...but not a competitive program. It's expected to begin in the fall ...
Aug 24, 2026
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

Marty Jackley Joins 16 Other Attorneys General in Raising Concerns Over Climate-Related Financial Activism
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. "These firms stand t...
18h ago

More Women Will Have Access to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com)- The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is expanding eligibility for the All Women Count! (AWC!) Program by lowering the minimum age from 30 to 21, allowing more South Dakota women to access breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. The expanded eligibility will take eff...
18h ago

A Union County 4H Member Will Represent South Dakota Nationally
UNION COUNTY, S.D. (KELO.com) - A 4-H member from Union County is about to represent the state on the national livestock stage. Carley Crist of Wakonda has been selected to join South Dakota's delegation at this year's North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. The expo is happening Nove...
Aug 24, 2026

Appeals Court Dismissed an Appeal by Alleged Gang Members
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley says an Appeals court got it right in dismissing an appeal by alleged gang members. The action opens the way for deporting suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang. Jackley was among 24 Attorneys General who enacted the Alien Enemies Act to remove violent non...
Aug 21, 2026

Some Canadian Tariffs on Hold for Now
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A 50% tariff on some Canadian products is on hold for now and that's good news for South Dakota according to Senators Mike Rounds and John Thune. Thune says Canada and Mexico are the top two trading partners for the U.S. as well as for South Dakota. They're both hoping differences can be ...
Aug 20, 2026
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Meta, US states have discussed settling teen social media harm case, Bloomberg News reports
Aug 25 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms and state attorneys general have discussed a potential mid-trial settlement of a lawsuit accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be ​addictive to young users, Bloomberg News reported on...
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Cyclosporiasis cases in US climb to 17,180, CDC says
Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 17,180 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in ​the United States, an increase of 1,464 cases from a week ago. Here are some details: • The CDC said it has received rep...
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Explainer-What are H-1B visas for skilled workers and what changes loom?
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. employers seeking to hire skilled foreign workers can use the federal government's H-1B visa program for a fee, allowing tech and other professionals from abroad to work in the United States for a few years. U.S. Pre...
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Spain plans new, stricter data centres rules, sources say
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US appeals court blocks FCC plan to expand discounted political advertising rates
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday blocked a move to extend discounted broadcast television advertising rates to political party and joint fundraising committees ahead of ​midterm elections in Novemb...
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