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South Dakotans are Skipping Meals Due to Costs
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - As food prices keep rising, a new report found nearly a third of respondents around the Mount Rushmore State skip meals to stretch their budgets. The first-ever South Dakota Food Landscape Assessment showed food cost is the biggest issue for respondents, pointing out 13 counties in the state h...
21h ago
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No Arrests After Two Separate Weapons Calls Saturday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Police say no one is arrested after two separate weapons calls on Saturday. The first incident happened around 2:30 a.m. near 13th Street and Waltz Avenue. A caller reported a silver SUV leaving the scene after several witnesses called 911 about sounds of gunshots in the area. The second ...
21h ago

Former Gubernatorial Candidate Lars Herseth has Passed Away
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Long time South Dakota lawmaker and former gubernatorial candidate Lars Herseth has passed away. According to his obituary, he died of cancer at his home Saturday. He was a Democratic legislative leader in the State House from 1975 to 1986, and then in the Senate from 1989 - 1996. Flags will f...
21h ago

Missing 12 year old girl
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are asking for your help in finding a missing 12-year old girl. Nia Deal hasn't been seen since leaving her east side Sioux Falls home shortly after noon Saturday. She's described as 5'5" tall, weights 130 pounds and was last seen wearing a black sweater, sweat pa...
22h ago

A Rapidly Developing El Nino Will Impact South Dakota Weather this Winter
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - A rapidly developing El Nino in the Pacific Ocean will have an impact on weather across North America this winter and into next spring. We've just come through a period of unusually warm weather...but what's coming next? The Farmers Almanac is calling for quick bursts of snow and bitter cold i...
Sep 14, 2026
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No Arrests After Two Separate Weapons Calls Saturday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Police say no one is arrested after two separate weapons calls on Saturday. The first incident happened around 2:30 a.m. near 13th Street and Waltz Avenue. A caller reported a silver SUV leaving the scene after several witnesses called 911 about sounds of gunshots in the area. The second ...
21h ago

Missing 12 year old girl
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are asking for your help in finding a missing 12-year old girl. Nia Deal hasn't been seen since leaving her east side Sioux Falls home shortly after noon Saturday. She's described as 5'5" tall, weights 130 pounds and was last seen wearing a black sweater, sweat pa...
22h ago

Brandon and Sioux Falls Fire Rescue had a Busy Weekend
BRANDON, S.D. (KELO.com) - No one was injured in a house fire on the east side of Brandon early yesterday morning. The home was not occupied at the time. A number of area fire departments responded to the blaze. Sioux Falls fire and Rescue were also busy responding to a house fire in the 2800 block of West 39th street ...
Sep 14, 2026

An Alexandria Man Has Died in a Vehicle Crash
MITCHELL, S.D. (KELO.com) - An Alexandria man died Friday in a single vehicle crash near Alexandria, South Dakota. Names of the those involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2005 Dodge Dakota was traveling westbound on SD 42 near mi...
Sep 14, 2026

Brookings County Planning and Zoning subcommittee addressed the issue of a proposed 765-kilovolt power line
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- It was a packed house Thursday night as a Brookings County Planning and Zoning subcommittee addressed the issue of a proposed 765-kilovolt power line. A long line of residents testified against the line, expressing health concerns from stray voltage. They asked the subcommittee to reject t...
Sep 11, 2026
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Canaries Begin Playoffs Tonight
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.
Sep 09, 2026

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
State News

South Dakotans are Skipping Meals Due to Costs
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - As food prices keep rising, a new report found nearly a third of respondents around the Mount Rushmore State skip meals to stretch their budgets. The first-ever South Dakota Food Landscape Assessment showed food cost is the biggest issue for respondents, pointing out 13 counties in the state h...
21h ago
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Former Gubernatorial Candidate Lars Herseth has Passed Away
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Long time South Dakota lawmaker and former gubernatorial candidate Lars Herseth has passed away. According to his obituary, he died of cancer at his home Saturday. He was a Democratic legislative leader in the State House from 1975 to 1986, and then in the Senate from 1989 - 1996. Flags will f...
21h ago

A Rapidly Developing El Nino Will Impact South Dakota Weather this Winter
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - A rapidly developing El Nino in the Pacific Ocean will have an impact on weather across North America this winter and into next spring. We've just come through a period of unusually warm weather...but what's coming next? The Farmers Almanac is calling for quick bursts of snow and bitter cold i...
Sep 14, 2026
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Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Patriot Day
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Flags are flying at half-staff across South Dakota in honor of Patriot Day. It recognizes the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 - the date of the worst attack on American soil in U-S history. Governor Larry Rhoden says it's his hope that we will again come together ...
Sep 11, 2026
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Telling 'Our American Story'
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- As the United States continues to celebrate its historic 250th anniversary, the America 250 South Dakota Commission is proud to announce that America250's nationwide mobile storytelling tour, Our American Story, is seeking South Dakota stories to tell. The tour will stop in Sioux Falls at ...
Sep 11, 2026
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