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McCook Lake being refilled two years after flood
MCCOOK LAKE, SD (KELO.com) -- Nearly two years after a devastating flood, the McCook Lake Association is refilling the lake with water from the Missouri River. The water level is now about seven feet below its normal depth of ten feet. The level will rise about two inches per day as it's refilled. Officials are hopi...
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K9 deployment results in Sioux Falls man's arrest
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man is behind bars today after an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon. The Police Violent Crimes Unit had been looking for 36-year old Richard Olson of Sioux Falls for the past week on a federal weapons violation. When officers blocked him at a gas station near Russ...
Apr 01, 2026

Southeast Technical College receives million dollar gift for Abdnor Center
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a timely gift that will have a huge impact. Marmen Energy has hired a number of graduates from Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls at its facility in Brandon, and likes what it sees. The company is donating a million dollars for the planned James Abdnor Center for Advanced Ma...
Apr 01, 2026

SD Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway open for applicants
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- State Education Department officials are looking for those who want to go to the head of the class. Applications are open for the 4th Cohort of the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway. It gives teacher aides and paraprofessionals the opportunity to become certified teachers. DOE Dire...
Apr 01, 2026
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First of three GOP Gubernatorial debates highlights differences
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Property rights and eminent domain took up a fair share of last night's Republican Gubernatorial debate hosted by KELOLAND-TV. Larry Rhoden and Dusty Johnson expressed the need to protect property owner rights while remaining open for growth. Jon Hansen and Toby Doeden focused on concern...
Apr 01, 2026
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K9 deployment results in Sioux Falls man's arrest
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man is behind bars today after an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon. The Police Violent Crimes Unit had been looking for 36-year old Richard Olson of Sioux Falls for the past week on a federal weapons violation. When officers blocked him at a gas station near Russ...
Apr 01, 2026

Southeast Technical College receives million dollar gift for Abdnor Center
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a timely gift that will have a huge impact. Marmen Energy has hired a number of graduates from Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls at its facility in Brandon, and likes what it sees. The company is donating a million dollars for the planned James Abdnor Center for Advanced Ma...
Apr 01, 2026

Suspect in rape, child sexual contact case in custody
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They call him one of the most wanted men in Minnehaha County, and now Caleb Moran is behind bars. Moran was wanted for rape and sexual contact with a child dating back to 2012 when the girl was five years old. Moran lived in the same house as the victim at the time. She reported the sex...
Apr 01, 2026

New Guinness record - and plenty of spuds to go around
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- A record-setting patriotic display with a quarter-million Idaho potatoes at a Mitchell grocery store. County Fair food Store manager Justin Luther says the best part is being able to give most of the potatoes away. Susanne Gale of Feeding South Dakota says the donation will help a lot of pe...
Mar 31, 2026
Yankton man changes plea, receives life sentence
YANKTON, SD (KELO.com) -- A Yankton man has been sentenced to life in prison in a grizzly murder case from early last year. Craig Nichols, Jr. was scheduled to stand trial this summer, but changed his plea to guilty but Mentally Ill on a 2nd Degree murder charge. Nichols stabbed Heather Bodden over 70 times and sever...
Mar 31, 2026
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Coyote women advance to WNIT Great 8
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women were on fire Thursday night, so it's on to the 'Great 8' of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Coyotes jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Pepperdine - all of those points scored by Patience Williams. They'll host Montana State Sunday afternoon at the Sanfor...
Mar 27, 2026

Stampede clinch regular-season Western Conference title
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Stampede have claimed the regular-season Western Conference title for the first time since 2013. They'll hold home ice advantage through the Western Conference final, with their first playoff game April 17th. This is the third time in franchise history the Herd have surpa...
Mar 26, 2026

USD Coyote women face first WNIT test
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women's basketball squad is on the national stage, facing Pepperdine in the Super 16 in the Women's National Invitational Tournament Thursday night. The Coyotes are led by guard combo Angelina Robles and Molly Joyce in USD's seventh WNIT run. The Coyotes won the WNIT in 201...
Mar 26, 2026

Pentagon to host South Dakota's first WNBA game
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sanford Pentagon will host the state's first-ever WNBA game next month. The Phoenix Mercury, coached by Sioux Falls native Nate Tibbetts, will take on the Chicago Sky April 25th. The Mercury will also host a youth basketball clinic at the Pentagon April 24th.
Mar 24, 2026
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Sioux Falls serving up championship welcome for Summit League fans
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's official. March Madness has arrived in Sioux Falls with the Summit League men's and women's basketball championships. The first game is Wednesday night, featuring ORU and Kansas City. The city is going all out, creating 'Summit League Central' at Jacobson Plaza at The Falls, free p...
Mar 04, 2026
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McCook Lake being refilled two years after flood
MCCOOK LAKE, SD (KELO.com) -- Nearly two years after a devastating flood, the McCook Lake Association is refilling the lake with water from the Missouri River. The water level is now about seven feet below its normal depth of ten feet. The level will rise about two inches per day as it's refilled. Officials are hopi...
23h ago

SD Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway open for applicants
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- State Education Department officials are looking for those who want to go to the head of the class. Applications are open for the 4th Cohort of the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway. It gives teacher aides and paraprofessionals the opportunity to become certified teachers. DOE Dire...
Apr 01, 2026
Wellspring Community School / CC

First of three GOP Gubernatorial debates highlights differences
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Property rights and eminent domain took up a fair share of last night's Republican Gubernatorial debate hosted by KELOLAND-TV. Larry Rhoden and Dusty Johnson expressed the need to protect property owner rights while remaining open for growth. Jon Hansen and Toby Doeden focused on concern...
Apr 01, 2026
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Noem "devastated" by accusations against husband
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Former Homeland Security Secretary and Governor Kristi Noem says she's devastated. That follows accusations that her husband Bryon lives a double life that includes cross-dressing and communicating with fetish models online. In a statement given to the New York Post, family representativ...
Apr 01, 2026

$8-million approved for Richmond Dam project
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota lawmakers approved spending over eight million dollars to repair the dam and spillway at Richmond Lake near Aberdeen. Governor Rhoden signed the bill, and it carries an emergency clause, so it takes effect immediately.
Mar 31, 2026
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