UNDATED (KELO.com) -- U.S. farmers are several years into an economic downturn, and some experts say it could last several more years. The Iowa Farm Bureau reports net farm income dropped by 53% between 2022 and 2024, with increased input costs taking most of the blame. Iowa Farmers Union President Aaron Lehman says ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It's primary runoff election eve, and South Dakota Republicans are still waiting to hear Aberdeen Businessman Toby Doeden's choice for a running mate. The Dakota Scout reports four are on the short list. They are: former State House Speaker Steve Haugaard, Rapid City legislator Taffy Howard, ...

RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- Western South Dakota is breaking some records residents would like to avoid. The Rapid City airport reached 112 degrees Sunday, breaking the previous record of 111 set in 2006. Triple digits will be scattered across the region again for Monday. Younger adults are encouraged to check on e...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are investigating the deaths of two 80-year old residents that happened Saturday morning. They answered a call for a stabbing and gunshot wound shortly after 8am, finding a deceased woman. They also found an 80-year old man with serious injuries, who died at a hospital...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police have at least one suspect in a string of vehicle break-ins that happened last week. They say investigators tracked and apprehended a juvenile late last week. A vehicle that was stolen during the burglary spree was also returned to its owner. They're still investigatin...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are investigating the deaths of two 80-year old residents that happened Saturday morning. They answered a call for a stabbing and gunshot wound shortly after 8am, finding a deceased woman. They also found an 80-year old man with serious injuries, who died at a hospital...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police have at least one suspect in a string of vehicle break-ins that happened last week. They say investigators tracked and apprehended a juvenile late last week. A vehicle that was stolen during the burglary spree was also returned to its owner. They're still investigatin...

SIOUX CITY, IA (KELO.com) -- The first of two suspects in the death of McKenna Wendel appears in court Monday. Wendel's uncle, Mark Milk will make his initial court appearance in Sioux City, where he's expected to submit a plea. The second suspect, Jon Rogness, is scheduled to make his initial appearance August 6th. ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Southeastern South Dakota residents are braving the heat to clean up weekend storm damage. 80-mile an hour winds whipped through Sioux Falls and the surrounding area Saturday night, damaging buildings, and downing trees, branches and even a few power poles. Sioux Falls has opened its bra...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Mayor Christine Erickson's first week in office was focused on study and transition. The study is on budget matters as she prepares to deliver her first Mayoral Budget message next week. Her transition team is working to identify what's working and what needs focused attentio...

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...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It's primary runoff election eve, and South Dakota Republicans are still waiting to hear Aberdeen Businessman Toby Doeden's choice for a running mate. The Dakota Scout reports four are on the short list. They are: former State House Speaker Steve Haugaard, Rapid City legislator Taffy Howard, ...

RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- Western South Dakota is breaking some records residents would like to avoid. The Rapid City airport reached 112 degrees Sunday, breaking the previous record of 111 set in 2006. Triple digits will be scattered across the region again for Monday. Younger adults are encouraged to check on e...

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- A record $50-million price tag for 'Gus the T-Rex' of South Dakota is expected to draw more fossil hunters. The money is being split between those that excavated the fossil and the landowners where Gus was found. Experts estimate it took 25-thousand hours of labor to uncover the remains and five...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Unemployment rate dropped slightly, landing at 2% in June. That's the lowest rate in the nation, and an improvement of .1% from May. The nation's unemployment rate also declined from 4.3 to 4.2% in June.

HURON, SD (KELO.com) -- Braggin' rights on baggin' skills are up for grabs at the South Dakota State Fair. The State Retailers association is sponsoring the Best Bagger Competition. It's the first step in a national competition that carries a ten-thousand dollar top prize.

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By Andrew Chung July 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow implementation nationwide of his executive order aimed at tightening rules for mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elec...

July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on ​Monday called ‌on the Senate to pass a bill to ‌make ​daylight ⁠saving time ⁠permanent amid opposition to the measure. The U.S. House ​of Representatives this month ⁠passed ⁠the bill to ​make daylight...

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - The head of the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday urged Congress to resolve a months-long standoff over competing aviation safety measures and approve significant ​reforms. NTSB Chair Jen...

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