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Downtown Traffic Will be Impacted This Morning
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - This is Native American Day and traffic in downtown Sioux Falls will be put on hold for a parade later this morning. The parade begins at 11am on Phillips Avenue. Roads will be closed between 6th and 13th Streets starting at 9:30. Downtown traffic will be impacted by the parade. Attendees...
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A Minnehaha County Deputy Fights for Life After Being Shot in Friday Incident
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - An outpouring of prayers and concern, as a Minnehaha County Sheriff's Deputy fights for her life after being shot over the weekend. Police were called to the 2900 Block of South Keyrell Drive at about 7pm Friday. 30 minutes later, shots were fired and a deputy and the suspect were hit by ...
11h ago

September Rain Was Not Enough to Reduce Field Fire Risk
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - September brought rain but not enough to overcome fire risk in area fields. Farmers and firefighters worked to fight a pair of large field fires in the area over the weekend. Traffic was diverted from the area near a large soybean field fire Saturday that created visibility problems. Stro...
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Run for The Banquet set for Thanksgiving morning
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Thanksgiving morning is getting a little louder this year. Run for The Banquet, Sioux Falls' Thanksgiving Day Run, returns Thursday, November 26 at 8:00 a.m. at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds Armory Building. The event features a Kids Race, 1.5-mile, 5K and 10K run/walk options, a live DJ, off...
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Inmate leaves Minimum Security Prison facility
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A search is underway for a missing state prison offender. William Russell left the Sioux Falls Minimum Center without authorization on Friday, October 9th. Russell is a Native American male. He is 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighs approximately 175 pounds. He has brown hair, brown eyes, an...
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Downtown Traffic Will be Impacted This Morning
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - This is Native American Day and traffic in downtown Sioux Falls will be put on hold for a parade later this morning. The parade begins at 11am on Phillips Avenue. Roads will be closed between 6th and 13th Streets starting at 9:30. Downtown traffic will be impacted by the parade. Attendees...
11h ago

A Minnehaha County Deputy Fights for Life After Being Shot in Friday Incident
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - An outpouring of prayers and concern, as a Minnehaha County Sheriff's Deputy fights for her life after being shot over the weekend. Police were called to the 2900 Block of South Keyrell Drive at about 7pm Friday. 30 minutes later, shots were fired and a deputy and the suspect were hit by ...
11h ago

September Rain Was Not Enough to Reduce Field Fire Risk
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - September brought rain but not enough to overcome fire risk in area fields. Farmers and firefighters worked to fight a pair of large field fires in the area over the weekend. Traffic was diverted from the area near a large soybean field fire Saturday that created visibility problems. Stro...
11h ago
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Run for The Banquet set for Thanksgiving morning
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Thanksgiving morning is getting a little louder this year. Run for The Banquet, Sioux Falls' Thanksgiving Day Run, returns Thursday, November 26 at 8:00 a.m. at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds Armory Building. The event features a Kids Race, 1.5-mile, 5K and 10K run/walk options, a live DJ, off...
11h ago

Inmate leaves Minimum Security Prison facility
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A search is underway for a missing state prison offender. William Russell left the Sioux Falls Minimum Center without authorization on Friday, October 9th. Russell is a Native American male. He is 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighs approximately 175 pounds. He has brown hair, brown eyes, an...
11h ago
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Stampede home opener to be big event for defending champions
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- This is a big weekend for the Sioux Falls Stampede as the Herd plays its home season opener Saturday night. There will be jersey and mini championship banner giveaways, a tailgate party and the defending Clark Cup Champions will hoist last season's championship banner into the rafters of ...
Oct 2, 2026

The Jackrabbits Will Play Without Chase Mason This Weekend
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The SDSU Jackrabbits will have to go without lead quarterback Chase Mason this weekend. Coach Dan Jackson has announced that Mason will sit out this Saturday's game against Eastern Illinois. He suffered a leg injury last weekend. Coach Jackson says he's hopeful Mason will be back within a c...
Sep 23, 2026

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 9, 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
State News

New Executive Director Named for AG United of South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D (KELO.com) - AG United of South Dakota has a new Executive Director. Kelly Brandlee and her family operate a cattle ranch near Pierpont...along with Back Forty Beef and the Back Forty Beef Adventure Farm and Corn Maze. She succeeds Don Norton who recently retired.
Oct 8, 2026

Get Ready Hunters, Pheasant Season is Here
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota hunters are expecting another strong pheasant season this year. They harvested 1.35-million birds last year...the highest total in recent history. The season starts Saturday with the residents-only opener. The traditional season starts on the 17th.
Oct 8, 2026

State Legislative Candidate Taps Out of a Debate
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - State legislative candidate Neal Tapio of Watertown 'taps out' of a debate...just hours before it is to be held. He says the reason is the selection of former Legislator Lee Schoenbeck as moderator. Tapio says Schoenbeck is involved in litigation against Tapio and his company and has frequentl...
Oct 8, 2026

30 Attorneys General Push to Redirect Frozen Taliban Funds to 9/11 Victims
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley is joining in the call demanding judgements for 9-11 victims and families from frozen Taliban funds. Jackley and 29 of his colleagues are working to release $3.5-billion dollars to the families of those who were injured or died. You can read the entire press rele...
Oct 6, 2026

Beef Import Decision Draws Concern from South Dakota Ranchers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota cattle producers are questioning the Trump Administration move to allow over 600-million pounds of beef imports at a reduced-tariff rate. Producers have seen prices they receive dip since the announcement, but consumers have seen little difference in prices at the store - whi...
Oct 5, 2026
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US AI testing agency officials to move to White House, The Information reports
Oct 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is planning to move three senior officials from the Center for Advancing Innovation ​and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) to the White House, news website The Information reported on ...
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Pennsylvania coroner reports measles death, toll rises to six
Oct 12 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's Franklin County coroner on Monday reported a measles-associated death in a 39-year-old woman with several health conditions, the state's sixth death linked to the disease. In a statement posted ​on Facebook, the corone...
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Musk has spent $276 million on midterms to help Republicans retain control of Congress
By Dawn Kopecki NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Elon Musk has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 US midterm election cycle so far, $276 million of it since July to help Republicans retain control of Congress, even as Democrats' chances of retaking ​th...
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Judge blasts Trump's DOJ over 'inexcusable' tree removal at DC golf course
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A US judge said on Monday that she was "furious" with Justice Department lawyers for their conduct in a lawsuit seeking to halt the Trump administration's takeover of a historic golf course in Washington, say...
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Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to violate US ​law barring imports of Russian energy until M...
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