RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- Reptile Gardens in Rapid City is reopening tomorrow after a November fire that killed 100 animals. Investigators say the fire was caused by electrical problems. Baby tortoises have begun to hatch and workers are preparing to receive new alligators from eastern Texas soon.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Both sides are pointing fingers at each other as another property tax relief plan fails in Pierre. Democratic Representative Erik Muckey of Sioux Falls says the Republican majority let a bipartisan relief effort die by bickering with each other. House Majority leader Scott Odenbach pointed to...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- State lawmakers are working on a proposal to close a loophole in South Dakota's DUI laws. Current law has penalty provisions for a sixth DUI offense, but fails to mention a fifth offense. Brookings County States Attorney Dan Nelson says that has caused problems in sentencing.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota House has rejected a bill to give voters more time to force an election on school opt-outs on property-tax levies. Supporters say the current law makes referrals unrealistic in larger districts like Sioux Falls. The bill failed on a 34-32 vote, close enough to warrant reconsi...

LINCOLN COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- A Minnesota man is being held on a 100-thousand dollar bond on child sex abuse charges in Lincoln County, South Dakota. 21-year old Zane Shurr pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of possessing child pornography. Officials found more than 14-hundred images and child sexual abuse videos on ...

LINCOLN COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- A Minnesota man is being held on a 100-thousand dollar bond on child sex abuse charges in Lincoln County, South Dakota. 21-year old Zane Shurr pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of possessing child pornography. Officials found more than 14-hundred images and child sexual abuse videos on ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls woman is accused of abusing a woman with special needs. Kimberly Marshall faces one felony charge after investigators found the victim standing at a bus stop for two hours. The woman had been wearing the same diaper for more than 24 hours, something investigators say had ha...

CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Opposition to hyper scale data centers was on full display in Lincoln County this week. County Commissioners rejected a proposed one-year moratorium on the centers to allow time to study the impact. That followed nearly two hours of emotional testimony. The board voted 3-2 to allow Planning ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You'll want to proceed with caution if you're headed to the Sioux Falls bike trails. Crews are removing ash trees that are being killed by emerald ash borers. Workers are also removing underbrush and replanting trees.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls City officials are doing some advance work on moving the Smithfield Foods plant out of downtown Sioux Falls. Part of that work is selling the benefits of creating a Tax Increment Finance District - or TIF - to cover some of the expenses of the 1.1-billion dollar plant. Dustin...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Youth Hockey Association girls varsity team will host a "Grey-Out" Game vs Aberdeen on Sunday, February 15 at Scheels Iceplex to honor former standout goaltender and Brandon native, Riley Vander Esch, as she battles diffuse midline glioma, a very rare and aggress...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- USD football coach Travis Johansen is leaving Vermillion after one season for Rutgers in the Big 10. He guided the Coyotes to the FCS quarterfinals and a final ranking of 11th in 2025. Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Vitzthum was named head coach.

BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The SDSU Jackrabbits will notice something missing during next fall's football season. NDSU is jumping from the FCS Missouri Valley Conference to the FBS Mountain West Conference for football. The Jacks and Bison will compete against each other in other sports in the Summit League and Big ...

Brookings, SD (KELO.com) -- Big news for South Dakota State women's volleyball! The team has been so successful that, despite their tournament loss, they've been invited to play in the NCAA tournament. The Jacks will face the Arizona Wildcats Friday at in California.

South Dakota (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyotes scored a thrilling five-overtime win over the weekend, downing Southern Illinois 53-51, ending the regular season on a high note. At the same time, the SDSU Jackrabbits lost their fourth in a row, falling to Illinois State 35-21. The Jacks finish their season next weekend agai...

RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- Reptile Gardens in Rapid City is reopening tomorrow after a November fire that killed 100 animals. Investigators say the fire was caused by electrical problems. Baby tortoises have begun to hatch and workers are preparing to receive new alligators from eastern Texas soon.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Both sides are pointing fingers at each other as another property tax relief plan fails in Pierre. Democratic Representative Erik Muckey of Sioux Falls says the Republican majority let a bipartisan relief effort die by bickering with each other. House Majority leader Scott Odenbach pointed to...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- State lawmakers are working on a proposal to close a loophole in South Dakota's DUI laws. Current law has penalty provisions for a sixth DUI offense, but fails to mention a fifth offense. Brookings County States Attorney Dan Nelson says that has caused problems in sentencing.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota House has rejected a bill to give voters more time to force an election on school opt-outs on property-tax levies. Supporters say the current law makes referrals unrealistic in larger districts like Sioux Falls. The bill failed on a 34-32 vote, close enough to warrant reconsi...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling to commit a juvenile to the Department of Corrections for making a terrorist threat at a school. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the ruling makes it clear that violent threats against schools will be taken seriously. The cas...

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Feb 27 (Reuters) - Pentagon ​chief ‌Pete Hegseth ‌said ​on ⁠Friday ⁠that he was ​ordering ⁠a ⁠cancellation of ​all ​Defense Department attendance ‌at ⁠Ivy League institutions ⁠starting ‌academic ⁠year ​2026-2027. (Reporting ‌by Ismail ​Shakil; ⁠Editing...

Feb 27 (Reuters) - The United States will ​invest over $1 ‌billion in research into new and sustainable ‌farm ​practices, ⁠following an ⁠additional $200 million in funding, the Environmental Protection ​Agency as well ⁠as the ⁠departments of ​Agricultu...

By Daniel Wiessner Feb 27 (Reuters) - Two transgender men in Kansas filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to strike down a new state law that invalidated the driver's licenses and birth certificates of more than 1,000 transgender people. The American Civil...

Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday charged 30 more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service last month in protest of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement ​operation. The indictment vastly increases the...

By Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday raised the prospect of a "friendly takeover" of Cuba, telling reporters at the White House that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was dealing with the ...