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Madison Considers a Data Mining Center
MADISON, S.D. (KELO.com) - The City of Madison is considering a data mining center proposal from an Iowa company. The city's Board of Adjustment has already approved a conditional use permit dealing with noise levels. City Administrator Jameson Berreth briefed City Council members on the project this week, but no actio...
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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...
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1,000+ Groups Urge Trump Administration to Restore Country-of-Origin Beef Labeling
DES MOINES, I.A. (KELO.com) - At least 1,000 organizations are calling on the Trump administration to impose country-of-origin labeling rules on imported beef. With cattle herds at a 75-year low in the U.S., the administration decided to import more lean beef trimmings to lower prices at the start of this month. Congre...
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Waterfowl Season Opens this Weekend
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Waterfowl season opens in South Dakota this weekend. Hunters will take to the fields and sloughs of South Dakota early Saturday morning. As they do, Game Fish & Parks is reminding them to take care not to spread zebra mussels and other invasive species. All equipment that's been submerged ...
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The Third Annual Rooster Roundup is Set
DALLAS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Third Annual Rooster Roundup is set for early October at a game lodge in Dallas, South Dakota. The event is sponsored by Team Buche Cares, to raise money to fight food insecurity across rural and tribal communities in the state. Company President RF Buche says it's about more than just hun...
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Madison Considers a Data Mining Center
MADISON, S.D. (KELO.com) - The City of Madison is considering a data mining center proposal from an Iowa company. The city's Board of Adjustment has already approved a conditional use permit dealing with noise levels. City Administrator Jameson Berreth briefed City Council members on the project this week, but no actio...
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The Third Annual Rooster Roundup is Set
DALLAS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Third Annual Rooster Roundup is set for early October at a game lodge in Dallas, South Dakota. The event is sponsored by Team Buche Cares, to raise money to fight food insecurity across rural and tribal communities in the state. Company President RF Buche says it's about more than just hun...
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A Sioux Falls Man Pleaded Guilty to Manslaughter
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Another guilty plea in the beating death of a Sioux Falls man a year ago. Al Pigney has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, while other charges including murder and aggravated assault were dropped. He's one of four people charged in the attack at Cherry Rock Park that took the life of 51-year...
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Brookings Officials Heard Many Comments on Flock Cameras Tuesday
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Brookings city Council got an earful on the city's use of FLOCK traffic cameras last night. Police Chief Michael Drake says they're a helpful tool for law enforcement, and local safeguards against privacy invasion are in place. Some residents remain unconvinced. Brookings operates seven...
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Mystery Animal at Jewel Cave National Monument
CUSTER, S.D. (KELO.com) - Officials at the Jewel Cave National Monument are hoping a mystery animal recently spotted in the park is a porcupine. No one has received a close enough look to identify a mystery animal lurking in the park. If it's a porcupine it would be one of the first sightings since the Jasper Fire in 2...
Sep 22, 2026
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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...
10h ago

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
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Waterfowl Season Opens this Weekend
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Waterfowl season opens in South Dakota this weekend. Hunters will take to the fields and sloughs of South Dakota early Saturday morning. As they do, Game Fish & Parks is reminding them to take care not to spread zebra mussels and other invasive species. All equipment that's been submerged ...
11h ago

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Urges Consumers to Check Their Eligibility for Compensation
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley urges consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim for compensation. The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted preliminary approval to a plan to distribute settle...
11h ago
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A Judge has Denied The League of Women Voters' Request for a Preliminary Injunction
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - A judge has denied The League of Women Voters' request for a preliminary injunction over South Dakota's new voter registration law...but the league is claiming victory in the case. The law requires new voters to prove U.S. citizenship in order to vote in state elections. At issue was an errone...
Sep 21, 2026
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The Farm Bill Still Hasn't Passed
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - The U-S Senate inched closer to passing a new farm bill yesterday, with a party-line approval but the bill isn't home yet. Democrats are opposed to a provision to root out fraud in the supplemental food program. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says it was a bipartisan effort but there are co...
Sep 17, 2026

Absentee Voting Begins Friday in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.COM) - County auditors are preparing for absentee voting beginning on Friday in South Dakota. Lincoln and Brown County auditors Sheri Lund and Lynn Heupel say they have hired temp employees to help with absentee voting, and they want voters to make sure they bring IDs with them if they are voting in ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Senators from both parties ask Trump to release emergency heating oil as prices surge
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The two US senators from Maine, the state most reliant on home heating oil, asked President Donald Trump this week to tap the country's emergency stash of the ​fuel as diesel prices soar to record levels and push up hou...
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FAA says Trump arch with signal flame got no special treatment in review
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The head of the US Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday there was no political interference in the agency's air safety review of ​President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch that wil...
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Taylor Swift announces new music on 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore'
Sept 23 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift announced an expanded version of her 12th studio album titled "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore" on Wednesday, with ​four new songs written after the historic success of the record's release a year ago. "The Encore" ...
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Trump ramps up noncitizen voting prosecutions ahead of midterms
By Andrew Goudsward and Tom Hals WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is ramping up criminal prosecutions of noncitizens accused of voting in US elections as he presses claims of widespread election fraud ahead of the...
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White House denies report US is considering a diesel export ban
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