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Campaign mailer generates cease and desist order from legislators
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- 15 South Dakota legislative candidates are asking for a cease and desist order over a campaign mailer. The mailer was sent by Dakota First Action, a political action committee. It aligns the legislative candidates with Gubernatorial Candidate Toby Doeden, even though they've endorsed a different...
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Election night voting tabulation changes should produce quicker results
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You can expect quicker results on election night this year. In the general election two years ago, results were delayed until the day after the election in Pennington, Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties. Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson says she worked on a new law that makes way for e...
1h ago

Dealing with parole problems leads to new issues
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Solving one problem, while creating another. That's how Lt. Governor Tony Venhuizen describes the process of improving the state's response to parole problems. Governor Rhoden is focused on sending parole violators back to prison, which is creating overcrowding problems at county jails i...
1h ago
Deuel County residents to vote on proposed power plant zoning permits
DEUEL COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- Deuel County farmers say one power plant is enough. A second plant is proposed for the area just north of Toronto, and zoning permits have been approved. Residents circulated petitions to force a public vote to overturn the permits. That vote will be part of the Deuel County ballot nex...
1h ago

Mosquito season about to arrive
SOIUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota has one of the highest infection rates in the nation for West Nile virus, so mosquito control is a serious matter. Sioux Falls Public Health Program Manager Jaimie Roggenbauer says this spring's cool weather has kept the skeeters in check so far, but that will soon change wit...
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Election night voting tabulation changes should produce quicker results
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You can expect quicker results on election night this year. In the general election two years ago, results were delayed until the day after the election in Pennington, Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties. Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson says she worked on a new law that makes way for e...
1h ago
Deuel County residents to vote on proposed power plant zoning permits
DEUEL COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- Deuel County farmers say one power plant is enough. A second plant is proposed for the area just north of Toronto, and zoning permits have been approved. Residents circulated petitions to force a public vote to overturn the permits. That vote will be part of the Deuel County ballot nex...
1h ago

Mosquito season about to arrive
SOIUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota has one of the highest infection rates in the nation for West Nile virus, so mosquito control is a serious matter. Sioux Falls Public Health Program Manager Jaimie Roggenbauer says this spring's cool weather has kept the skeeters in check so far, but that will soon change wit...
21h ago
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Garretson holding info meeting on proposed chemical warehouse expansion
GARRETSON, SD (KELO.com) -- Garretson residents will get the chance to express their concerns about a chemical warehouse expansion tomorrow night. The City Council is hosting a community info night, where representatives of Nachurs Alpine-a farm related micro fertilizer plant-will explain their plans. Recent incident...
21h ago

Police looking for shooting suspect
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are searching for a suspect in an early-Monday-morning shooting incident. An argument began in an apartment building on the city's northwest side near West Maple and North Career Avenue. The disturbance moved outdoors, where a single shot was fired, but no one was inju...
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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

Creighton/USD matchup set for the Pentagon
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 ...
May 06, 2026

Storley wins unanimous decision in Pentagon main event
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.
May 04, 2026
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Stampede win series, advance to Western Conference Finals
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.
Apr 29, 2026
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Campaign mailer generates cease and desist order from legislators
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- 15 South Dakota legislative candidates are asking for a cease and desist order over a campaign mailer. The mailer was sent by Dakota First Action, a political action committee. It aligns the legislative candidates with Gubernatorial Candidate Toby Doeden, even though they've endorsed a different...
22m ago

Dealing with parole problems leads to new issues
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Solving one problem, while creating another. That's how Lt. Governor Tony Venhuizen describes the process of improving the state's response to parole problems. Governor Rhoden is focused on sending parole violators back to prison, which is creating overcrowding problems at county jails i...
1h ago

Regional drug kingpin headed to prison for 45 years
RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- 45 years in Federal Prison for a regional drug kingpin. 43-year old Juan Sertuche was arrested in 2023 with 15-hundred fentanyl pills. That followed the arrest of couriers under his direction who possessed 19 pounds of methamphetamine. After his arrest he directed others to continue the d...
21h ago
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SD responds to federal anti-fraud plan request
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota ranks high in preventing Medicare and Medicaid fraud, and the state is working to keep it that way. The Department of social Services has submitted its plan of safeguards to the federal government, which was requested following the discovery of fraud in other states. South Dakota...
21h ago
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Influx of parole violators creates emergency expansion in Minnehaha County jail
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The statewide crackdown on parole violators has created an emergency at the Minnehaha County Jail. Sheriff Mike Milstead says his office was forced to do an emergency expansion into jail space that wasn't expected to be needed for more than a year. The Sheriff says that was necessary beca...
May 27, 2026
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US first-quarter GDP growth revised lower to 1.6% pace
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth was not a strong as initially thought in the first quarter, and momentum is set to slow this quarter, with the war ​with Iran stoking inflation and squeezing households finances. Gross domestic produ...
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Fearsome dinosaur-era marine reptile was the T. rex of the sea
By Will Dunham May 28 (Reuters) - Tyrannosaurus rex was a huge land predator during the twilight of the age of dinosaurs. But it was not the only T. rex that terrorized the Cretaceous Period. There also was a marine reptile named Tylosaurus rex - the T...
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US weekly jobless claims increase marginally amid low layoffs
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week amid relatively low layoffs, despite the dragging war with Iran. Initial claims ​for state unemployment benefits rose 5,000 to...
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CNN files suit against Perplexity alleging unlawful content distribution
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