MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Mitchell man has been found guilty of two counts of First-Degree Rape involving children under 13 years old. Eric Mark Opperman, 48, entered a change of plea on Thursday in Davison County Circuit Court, after which he was found guilty. ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- This is Free Fishing weekend in South Dakota. No license will be required throughout the weekend. There's also free entry into state parks. The weekend is free, but all fishing and boating regulations still apply - including daily possession limits.

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- The three eaglets featured on the Minnesota DNR's EagleCam don't look much like chicks anymore. They're an estimated eight weeks old, and are almost at their full adult size. All three a healthy females that were banded by the DNR this week, and will begin flying in a few more weeks.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are asking for your help in solving a copper wiring theft that included significant vandalism. Numerous light poles were pried open along the bike trail north of Falls Park, in an attempt to steal the wiring. The value of the stolen wire and the damage to the light pol...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Construction is beginning on Fire Station 13 in Sioux Falls, near the site of the new Smithfield Plant in Foundation Park. Ground was broken for the project yesterday. The area has seen major expansion with the industrial park, as well as surrounding Southeast Technical College and new h...

MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Mitchell man has been found guilty of two counts of First-Degree Rape involving children under 13 years old. Eric Mark Opperman, 48, entered a change of plea on Thursday in Davison County Circuit Court, after which he was found guilty. ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are asking for your help in solving a copper wiring theft that included significant vandalism. Numerous light poles were pried open along the bike trail north of Falls Park, in an attempt to steal the wiring. The value of the stolen wire and the damage to the light pol...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Construction is beginning on Fire Station 13 in Sioux Falls, near the site of the new Smithfield Plant in Foundation Park. Ground was broken for the project yesterday. The area has seen major expansion with the industrial park, as well as surrounding Southeast Technical College and new h...

SALEM, SD (KELO.com) -- The former mayor of Centerville will spend the rest of his life in prison. Jay Ostrem was given three life sentences without parole. He was convicted in March in the shooting deaths of Paul and Zachary Frankus and Timothy Richmond. Ostrem was Centerville's Mayor from 2009 to 2011, and also se...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Start making plans now for a major street closing in east Sioux Falls. Arrowhead Parkway will be closed between Veterans Parkway and Highline Avenue starting next Thursday. It will allow crews to reconstruct the west side of the Arrowhead and Veterans Parkway intersection. The project is...

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.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's on to the Western Conference Finals for the Sioux Falls Stampede. The Herd downed the Lincoln Stars 5-1 Tuesday night to advance. Goalie Linards Feldbergs was credited with 24 saves. The Stampede face the Fargo Force Friday night at the Sanford Premier Center.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Stampede forward Cooper Soller is the 2025-26 USHL Rookie of the year. Soller played in all 62 games this season, racking up 49 points on 26 goals and 23 assists. Coach Ryan Cruthers says Soller's work ethic is unmatched. He's also one of the reasons for the team's success t...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Stampede fell to the Lincoln Stars in overtime Sunday night in the second game of their five game Clark Cup Playoff series. The game was scoreless after the first period, but Sioux Falls scored quickly in the second, capitalizing on a power play just 34 seconds in after a ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- This is Free Fishing weekend in South Dakota. No license will be required throughout the weekend. There's also free entry into state parks. The weekend is free, but all fishing and boating regulations still apply - including daily possession limits.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's new Health Department Workforce and Education Center will be up and running next week. The 70-million dollar facility in Pierre is in the final stages of construction. Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt says the state lab conducted nearly 150-thousand lab tests over the past yea...

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- The first class of Freedom Scholarship graduates will receive their diplomas this weekend. The students are the first to have received scholarship help all four years of College. In exchange, they have agreed to live and work in South Dakota for at least three years after graduating. The Legisl...

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- A Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement training center will be opening in North Dakota, despite calls for it to be located in South Dakota. Attorney General Marty Jackley advocated for a regional academy in South Dakota for years. He calls the North Dakota location a step in the right direct...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- We're moving closer to another election-related deadline. If you want to vote in the June 2nd combined primary and local elections, you need to be registered by May 18th. You can find information on registering at the Secretary of State's website.

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By Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward May 15 (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to announce criminal charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro next Wednesday, according to a U.S. Justice Department official, in a move that would escalate...

CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. screen legend John Travolta, star of hits such as "Pulp Fiction" and "Grease," was surprised on Friday with an honorary Palme d'Or prize at the ​Cannes Film Festival, before the premiere of his directorial ‌debut...

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration ​said Friday ‌it was sharply reducing its target for air traffic ‌control ​staffing ⁠as it vowed ⁠to modernize scheduling and increase the time employees ​spend managing traffic. The FA...

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, May ​15 (Reuters) - The ‌U.S. Justice Department on Friday announced a planned "summer ‌surge" ​of ⁠law enforcement into ⁠Washington, D.C., ahead of events surrounding the U.S. ​250th anniversary ...

By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein's third trial in New York over allegations he used his Hollywood clout to prey upon and sexually abuse women ended in a mistrial on Friday, after a jury failed ​to reach a unanim...